Riku Halonen is a seasoned software engineering leader with 16 years of experience, now leading DevOps and production operations as System Team Lead in Tampere. He combines deep hands-on expertise in DevOps, DevSecOps and platform engineering across on-prem and cloud environments with a strong focus on security, compliance (PCI DSS, SOC 2, HIPAA) and developer experience. Riku has driven internal developer platforms, CI/CD harmonization and tool adoption (including Renovate and Snyk) while guiding migrations to AWS and infrastructure-as-code practices. His background spans embedded mobile, industrial IoT, healthcare and enterprise B2B integrations, giving him a rare cross-domain perspective on secure, scalable delivery. Known for translating regulatory constraints into practical SDLC controls, he pairs technical architecture skills with people leadership and continuous improvement instincts.
16 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Information Technology, Master's degree Information Technology at Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Engineering Software Engineering Embedded Systems, Bachelor of Engineering Software Engineering Embedded Systems at Vaasan ammattikorkeakoulu VAMK University of Applied Sciences
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