I like building things that quietly make everyone's work a little easier.
class Younes:
def __init__(self):
self.location = "Antwerp, Belgium"
self.education = "Bachelor in Computer Science @ Karel de Grote Hogeschool, Antwerp"
self.graduated = 2026
self.current_role = "DevOps Engineer @ Peliqan.io"
self.passions = ["Platform Engineering", "Cloud", "Automation", "AI Workflows", "Security"]
def get_philosophy(self):
return "Keep it simple, automate the boring parts, and keep learning."
def say_hi(self):
print("Always happy to chat about cloud, automation or a fun side project!")
me = Younes()
me.say_hi()
- Managing the cloud infrastructure of the Peliqan data platform on AWS and GCP with Terraform, Kubernetes (EKS) and Docker
- Building automation and CI/CD pipelines, and supporting deployments
- Setting up observability and working on scalability, hardening and security of the platform
- Keeping the platform compliant with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II, and optimizing resource usage
- Supporting customers with on-premise deployments of the Peliqan agent and setting up VPN tunnels
- Second-line support on databases, data warehouses and network connectivity
- Tech: AWS (EKS), GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Grafana, CI/CD
- Wrote AI-driven notebooks and adapted existing notebooks to new customer needs
- Supported the product team by handling and following up on customer requests
- Built an automation tool to extract and export platform data end-to-end
- Investigated and resolved product issues together with the engineering team
- Helped with testing, documentation and product validation in an Agile team
- Tech: Python, Jupyter Notebooks, AI/LLMs, web scraping
- Designed and built an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) based on platform engineering principles
- Provisioned modular Azure infrastructure with Terraform for dev and production environments
- Set up GitOps with Argo CD, Traefik ingress, observability, RBAC with Entra ID and CI/CD pipelines
- Tech: Terraform, Kubernetes, Azure, Argo CD, Traefik, Entra ID, HCL
- Built AI-driven automation within Microsoft 365 to take repetitive work off people's plates
- Created Copilot Studio agents for email prioritization and end-to-end Power Automate workflows
- Automated SharePoint cleanup and governance across Outlook, Teams and SharePoint
- Tech: Copilot Studio, Power Automate, M365, SharePoint, n8n
- Provided IT support in an enterprise environment while driving automation initiatives
- Built Python automation for shipment processing and client reporting
- Automated device provisioning and onboarding with Bash and PowerShell
- Tech: Python, PowerShell, Bash
- Analyzed customer data to spot trends and support data-driven decisions
- Built predictive models in Python and turned the results into clear reports for stakeholders
- Tech: Python, machine learning, data visualization
- Graduated in 2026, with a focus on cloud, DevOps and platform engineering
- Internship: Platform Engineering at Axxes IT Consultancy
- Specialization in IT Management (Informaticabeheer)
- AWS Academy Graduate – Cloud Architecting
- AWS Academy Graduate – Cloud Security Foundations
- AWS Academy Graduate – Cloud Operations
- IBM Z Xplore – Concepts
- Model Context Protocol: Advanced Topics
A complete Internal Developer Platform built from scratch, spread over a set of repositories that each own one layer:
- Infrastructure: modular Terraform for AKS, ACR, networking, tagging and remote state, for dev and future production
- GitOps: Argo CD manages cluster config, namespaces and RBAC bindings declaratively from Git
- Golden path: a service template with Deployment, HPA, Traefik Ingress, External Secrets and Kustomize overlays, plus scripts to generate and validate new services
- Developer experience: onboarding docs, runbooks and research on tool choices, security and monitoring
- Tech: Terraform, Azure AKS, Argo CD, Kubernetes, Traefik, External Secrets, Kustomize, Entra ID
- Private
Shift planning and GPS-verified timesheets for cleaning companies. A planner schedules a shift, the cleaner checks in on site, and the distance to the location decides whether the hours count.
- Manager dashboard, cross-platform mobile app for employees (shifts, check-in/out, breaks, checklists, leave requests) and a product website
- Available in Dutch, English and French
- Tech: TypeScript, React, Expo / React Native
- Private
A native iOS fitness companion that brings training plans, workout logging, nutrition tracking (search, barcode and photo) and progress insights together, guided by a context-aware AI coach.
- Tech: Swift, AI
- In development
Full DevOps setup for a multi-platform board game system with AI services: Terraform on GKE, Kubernetes manifests, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Keycloak authentication and centralized logging with the ELK stack.
- Tech: GCP, GKE, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, GitLab CI/CD, Keycloak, ELK
- Infrastructure & CI/CD · Platform Deployment
A browser-based control center for the IBM Z mainframe: explore datasets, edit members, run REXX/Python scripts and submit JCL straight from USS through Zowe CLI.
- Tech: JavaScript, Zowe CLI, IBM z/OS
- View Project
Multiplayer arcade platform combining retro games, hardware input and sandboxed cybersecurity challenges, with real-time AI via GCP and Ollama.
- Tech: TypeScript, Electron, React, Lua, Google Cloud, Ollama, WebSockets
- View Project · Project Site
- Windows auto-provisioning: PowerShell that skips OOBE, sets up language, network, drivers and tools, and registers devices in Azure AD
- Shipment processing: Python browser automation that handles incoming shipments and sends real-time notifications
- M365 & SharePoint recovery roadmap: break-glass accounts, Conditional Access, MFA recovery and security hardening after a tenant lockout
- FSLogix Profile Auditor: PowerShell script that finds stale profiles by comparing them against Active Directory
- n8n workflows: AI-powered email triage, website uptime monitoring and Telegram alerts
- Tech: PowerShell, Python, Selenium, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, n8n
- Raspberry Pi Kiosk: auto-booting Chromium kiosk, packaged as a Debian package and hardened with AppArmor, UFW and watchdogs
- Site Snapshot: CLI that crawls a website and captures a full-page screenshot of every page (Python)
- Lumera Shopify Theme: fast, accessibility-first Shopify 2.0 theme (Liquid)
- Self-Service Kiosk: real-time ordering kiosk with admin management (Flask, WebSockets, PostgreSQL)
Dutch - Native
Berber/Tamazight - Native
English - Fluent
French - Professional working
Spanish - Elementary
Arabic - Elementary
Always happy to connect and exchange ideas, especially around:
- Platform Engineering & IDP Design
- Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- Automation & AI-driven workflows
- Cybersecurity
- Full-Stack Development
Email: younesq7@hotmail.com
Location: Antwerp, Belgium