Summary
Sebastiaan Van Hoecke is a pragmatic technology leader and CIO with 11 years of hands-on experience in Linux, DevOps, security, ethical hacking and networking, based in Ghent, Belgium. He has grown through roles at WeGroup from internship to leading backend, infrastructure and security teams and now runs the company’s technology strategy. Sebastiaan focuses on building fast feedback cycles and CI/CD-driven DevOps culture to enable rapid, secure software delivery. His background includes practical systems work—from Active Directory automation with PowerShell to PHP/Laravel development and network/security engineering—giving him a full-stack operational perspective. Currently pursuing a microdegree in Cyber Security, he blends executive responsibility with deep technical curiosity and frequent hands-on involvement. Outside of work he shares technical insights at sevaho.io, reflecting a readiness to evangelize secure, scalable engineering practices.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Applied Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Applied Computer Science at HOGENT
VSB - Technical University of Ostrava
microdegree Cyber Security Expert, microdegree Cyber Security Expert at HOWEST Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
English, Dutch, German, French