Summary
Niels Mooren is a DevOps/Platform Engineer with eight years of experience building and operating cloud-native infrastructure for Albert Heijn and Royal Ahold Delhaize. He progressed from cashier and shift leader roles into tech, bringing a pragmatic, user-focused mindset to platform reliability and developer experience. His background includes .NET development, Docker, and cloud-native training alongside an MSc in Future Networked Systems from Trinity College Dublin. At Albert Heijn he has moved through internships and graduated roles into a full DevOps position, demonstrating rapid hands-on growth within a single large enterprise. Niels also served as a student assistant in multiple computer science courses, giving him a knack for clear technical communication and teaching. Based in the Randstad, he combines retail domain insight with platform engineering skills to streamline delivery for large-scale grocery systems.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
MBO niveau 4 Applicatie- en Mediaontwikkeling, MBO niveau 4 Applicatie- en Mediaontwikkeling at mboRijnland
Master Computer Science - Future Networked Systems, Master Computer Science - Future Networked Systems at Trinity College Dublin
Minor Cloud Native Software Development, Minor Cloud Native Software Development at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)
Bachelor's degree Informatica (Software engineering) / Hogere opleiding Software engineer, Bachelor's degree Informatica (Software engineering) / Hogere opleiding Software engineer at Hogeschool Leiden
Dutch, English, Spanish