Timo Saarinen
Security Architect at CGI
Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
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Top SchoolTimo Saarinen is a security architect with 10+ years of experience designing and implementing cloud and Linux-first security architectures across telecom and enterprise environments. He combines deep hands-on skills in Linux, Rust, Go, Python and Bash with practical expertise in cloud security standards (CIS, CSA, ISAE-3000), container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes), configuration management and centralized observability. Previously a senior software architect at Tietoevry, he led cross-team migrations, hardening, and intrusion detection projects while coordinating GDPR and cryptography efforts. Now at CGI, he bridges software and security architecture, favoring dependable, low-level solutions informed by years of systems and telecom development. Colleagues value his blend of pragmatic coding fluency and strategic oversight—an architect who still reaches for terminal tools when solving complex problems.
10 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
MA, Information Technology, MA, Information Technology at Lappeenranta University of Technology
English, Finnish, Swedish, German, French
Stackoverflow
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77reached
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Github Skills (86)
hugo10
parser10
sentence10
gps10
ais10
nmea10
dfinity10
feed9
gpx9
rust9
cms9
viewer9
content-management-system9
garmin9
blog-engine9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
zaari/garta
Dec 2016 - Jun 2018
Contributions:2 releases, 65 commits, 1 PR in 1 year 5 months
gpxviewergtkanalyzergtk3
zaari/nmea-parser
Oct 2020 - Jan 2023
Rust NMEA 0183 sentence parser for AIS and GNSS messages.
Contributions:9 reviews, 121 commits, 21 PRs in 2 years 3 months
sentencenmea-0183rustnmea-parsergps
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