Robert Willemsen
Senior Principal Software Consultant at Expleo Group
Hamburg, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Willemsen is a Senior Principal Software Consultant based in Hamburg with over a decade of experience modernizing system architectures and driving quality-first delivery across ERP, SOA, portal and microservices landscapes. He blends hands-on programming (Java/JEE, C-family languages, ABAP, Web Dynpro) with strong DevOps and CI/CD practice—implementing Jenkins/Bamboo/TeamCity pipelines, containerization, and infrastructure automation. As a technical leader he has run large test automation and TestOps initiatives, led teams of 20+, and coached organizations through blueprints for quality gates, security gating and release approval workflows. His open-source work includes backend and DevOps contributions to secureCodeBox, adding Kubernetes CRD-driven cascading scans that bridge discovery with targeted security checks. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic architecture remodeling and for translating security and test strategy into repeatable, automated delivery. He pairs deep technical breadth with a history of lifting teams and processes in retail, logistics and enterprise projects.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom (FH), Wirtschaftsinformatik, Diplom (FH), Wirtschaftsinformatik at Leuphana Universität LüneburgInformatikkfm., IT, Datenbanken, Rechnungswesen, Elektrotechnik, Informatikkfm., IT, Datenbanken, Rechnungswesen, Elektrotechnik at Handelsschule Tessenowweg (H7)
English, French, German
Github Skills (7)
kubernetes10
bash10
security-scan10
kubernetes-pods10
cicd9
docker8
dockers8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
secureCodeBox/secureCodeBox
Feb 2017 - Jan 2023
secureCodeBox (SCB) - continuous secure delivery out of the box
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:4 releases, 297 reviews, 881 commits in 6 years
Contributions summary:Robert primarily contributed to the improvement of the `run_scanner.sh` script, adding functionality such as custom payloads and updated the examples. They also introduced a new hook, `nmap-subsequent-scans`, leveraging Kubernetes Custom Resources (CRDs) to trigger follow-up security scans based on the results of an initial Nmap scan. Furthermore, the user added enhancements related to the creation of cascading scans in the auto-discovery controller.
secureowasp-zapsecurity-automationsecurity-toolsbox
iteratec/security-belt
Sep 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
it-securitysecuritygamificationimproving
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