Summary
Thomas Soenen is a Senior Software Architect and Python developer with a decade of experience designing and delivering cloud-native, scalable systems across pharmaceuticals, industrial digital solutions, and telecom research. He combines end-to-end ownership—from architecture and development to DevOps, security, and maintenance—with hands-on expertise containerising microservices, building CI/CD pipelines, and automating ETL and testing. At Pfizer he serves as technical owner and team builder, having also hired and coached engineers at prior roles. His background in 5G research and Horizon 2020 projects gave him deep experience in NFV/SDN, MANO frameworks, and production-grade automation for telco-grade platforms. Trained originally in physics and astronomy, he brings a researcher's rigor to practical system design and a proven talent for turning complex network and data challenges into robust, maintainable software.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Don Bosco Zwijnaarde
Master of Science (M.S.) Physics and astronomy (Astronomy and astrophysics), Master of Science (M.S.) Physics and astronomy (Astronomy and astrophysics) at Ghent University
English, Dutch