Summary
Sami Ylönen is a seasoned systemutvikler with 14 years of experience building reliable software and DevOps pipelines, currently shaping CI/CD, test automation and release processes at COWI. He combines deep .NET (Framework/Core) development experience with practical expertise in containers, Kubernetes/Rancher and on-prem/Azure DevOps migrations and automation. As DevOps manager and test lead he focuses on code quality through analysis and automated testing, driving build and release automation across complex enterprise landscapes. His background spans web, backend and infrastructure work dating back to early Linux/PHP/Perl systems and payment integrations, giving him a pragmatic, full-stack operational perspective. Based in Fredrikstad, Norway, Sami pairs hands-on engineering with long-term operational thinking—often solving release and test bottlenecks that teams don’t realize are slowing delivery.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Military service in Finnish defense forces
Vocational qualification for business and IT, Information Technology, Vocational qualification for business and IT, Information Technology at MAKK
Kangasniemen yläaste
English, Finnish, Norwegian