Dennis van der Meulen, Developer in Huizen, Netherlands
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Dennis van der Meulen

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Mission-critical Engineer and Developer

Location
Huizen, Netherlands
Toptal Member Since
October 19, 2023

Dennis is a junior engineer specializing in IT security. With a background in systems implementation for operational technologies, he excels in enabling systems to communicate with each other. Dennis is currently focusing on projects in the energy industry.

PythonWindows PowerShellLinuxWindows ServerDockerAzure Active DirectoryKubernetesElasticsearchKibanaApache KafkaZabbixAzure DevOpsOpenShiftTerraformNessusQualysguard

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

Puppet, Windows PowerShell, Python, Linux, Docker

The most amazing...

...project I've worked on is the IT infrastructure for Maasvlakte 2 Wind Farm, covering everything from design to implementation.

Work Experience

Mission-critical Engineer

2021 - PRESENT
Conclusion
  • Designed, implemented, and improved a mission-critical system for operational technology solutions from the ground up to enable remote access, monitoring, logging, and data transfer.
  • Ensured compliance with the Purdue model for industrial control system (ICS) security.
  • Helped design and implement Qualys as a secure scanning tool for all customers.
  • Implemented, improved, strengthened, and managed the lifecycle of mission-critical implementations of old and new operational technology solutions.
Technologies: Windows PowerShell, Puppet, Python, QualysGuard, Azure Active Directory, Linux, Windows Server, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Azure IoT Hub, Terraform, VMware vCloud, VMware vCenter, Nessus, Ansible, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Apache Kafka, Squid, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Zabbix, Azure DevOps

Raspberry Pi Light Switch

https://git.dennisvandermeulen.nl/dennis/PiSwitch
I built a modular and Dockerized server based on Flask and REST to turn Raspberry Pi into a wifi light switch. It has the front end and integrates with the Astral Library to provide automatic turn-on and turn-off times.

Tools

Puppet, Azure IoT Hub, Terraform, Nessus, Ansible, Kibana, Squid, Zabbix

Frameworks

Windows PowerShell

Languages

Python

Platforms

QualysGuard, Linux, Windows Server, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Apache Kafka, Docker

Paradigms

Azure DevOps

Storage

Azure Active Directory, Elasticsearch

Other

VMware vCloud, VMware vCenter, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)

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