Richard Waal
Platform Engineer
Wormer, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolRichard Waal is a Platform Engineer based in Wormer, Netherlands with nine years of experience building and operating cloud-native platforms, currently focused on developing and maintaining Albert Heijn's Kubernetes platform at Ahold Delhaize. He brings deep Microsoft Azure and infrastructure-as-code expertise from roles across Ahold Delhaize, ABN AMRO and consultancy work, frequently automating CI/CD and networking for secure, policy-driven cloud deployments. Richard combines hands-on platform ownership with a history of freelance and consulting engagements, demonstrating an ability to design repeatable foundations that enable developer productivity. Notably, he transitioned from traditional Microsoft/VMware environments into cloud-native Kubernetes operations, blending operational rigor with pragmatic automation.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
MBO Informaticamicrosoft universityMicrosoft MCP/MCSE/MCITPITIL Foundations, ITIL Foundations at ITIL FoundationsIBM IT Specialist Master Program
English, Dutch
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (82)
python10
arm10
ssh10
ansible10
powershell10
azure10
deploying10
microsoft10
crowdin9
microsoft-azure9
automation9
devops9
arm-templates9
gcp8
hugo-theme8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
rwaal/richardsblog
Feb 2020 - Dec 2023
Contributions:8 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 10 months
rwaal/rwaal
Mar 2021 - Jan 2023
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
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