CV

Ziggy De Smet

DevOps/Automation Engineer

BelgiumNL / ENG

Professional Summary

Work in progress using https://github.com/vincentmakes/cv-manager

Timeline bugs

Career Timeline

Work Experience

DevOps Engineer

DHL Express Belgium
Jul 24 - Present
Diegem
  • As part of the Linux, I am providing technical expertise across operational and automation initiatives. Oversee and execute core platform responsibilities including vulnerability remediation, OS and middleware patching, application rollouts, server provisioning, and VM lifecycle management across heterogeneous environments. Brought in to accelerate the team’s automation capabilities, with a strong focus on Infrastructure as Code using Ansible, supported by complementary tooling and CI/CD orchestration.
  • Architect and implement scalable automation patterns, enforce idempotent and reproducible deployment workflows, and design modular playbooks and roles that serve as reusable building blocks for the wider organisation. Introduce and formalise engineering practices that reduce manual operations while maintaining full auditability, operational transparency, and controlled change processes. Drive continuous optimisation by analysing existing delivery pipelines, eliminating bottlenecks, and embedding automation‑first principles into daily operations to improve reliability, consistency, and delivery velocity.

Ops/Release Manager

BNP Paribas Fortis
May 23 - Jun 24
Brussels

Site Reliability Engineer

Nexuzhealth
Oct 21 - Feb 23
Leuven

DevOps Engineer

Nubera
Sep 20 - Present
Diegem

DevOps/Automation Engineer

Axa
May 17 - Jul 20
Brussels

DevOps Consultant

Devoteam
Jul 16 - Sep 20
Zaventem

Intern

Sigura
Feb 16 - Jun 16
Puurs

Education

Electronica/ICT

Thomas More
2013 - 2016
One the projects we realized was using a raspberry pi and cellular connection to track car statistics. Like a blackbox for a plane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY4RWn8C2G0

Skills & Expertise

Tools
DockerPodmanAnsibleAnsible Automation PlatformTerraformAzure DevOpsGithub ActionsBitbucketGithubGitJenkinsContinious Delivery DirectorGitlab
Scripting
BashPythonPowershellGroovy
Agile
JiraRally
Clouds
Google Cloud PlatformAzure
test
Sparx Enterprise ArchitectMicrosoft Visio