# Everything I run is declared in code.
# This is the one resource I provision by hand.
resource "cloud_engineer" "steven_de_coeyer" {
name = Steven De Coeyer
role = "Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer"
tagline = "devops evangelist · all infra in code, since 2011"
based_in = "Ghent, Belgium" remote = true
status = open to work
}
# module "experience" — where it ran, and what I added
module "silverfin" {
role = "Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer"
period = "2017 → present" # fintech SaaS · reporting & analytics
stack = "GCP · Kubernetes · Terraform · GitLab CI · Datadog"
# terraform plan: 6 to add
+ Lead senior cloud engineers at director level — owning technical strategy
+ Scaled 15+ multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters on GCP across global regions
+ Negotiated multi-million-€ Google Cloud & Datadog contracts (commercial, not just technical)
+ Shipped MLOps & data pipelines into production — deploy, scale, observe
+ Reached tens of confident deploys/day, measured and improved with DORA
+ Built internal platforms & CLIs so every engineer ships faster
}
module "openminds" {
role = "Systems & Automation Engineer"
period = "2011 → 2017"
stack = "Chef · Linux HA · LAMP/LEMP · HAProxy · Ruby · Redis"
+ Ran high-availability infrastructure as code with Chef
+ Mentored engineers & interns — several now lead cloud & data teams
+ Spoke on automation & DevOps at conferences and meetups
}
module "independent" {
role = "Founder · Web Engineer" period = "2010 → 2016"
+ Built & hosted Rails / PHP applications for clients
+ Ran a small, profitable web studio end-to-end
}
# security — the secure path is the only path,
# for engineers and AI agents alike
policy "secure_by_default" {
surface = ["IAM", "secrets", "Falco", "network hardening"]
enforced_in = "CI policy checks · drift detection · paved roads"
posture = "proactive — controls verified continuously, not chased after"
compliance = "Visma VASP — platinum, held on merit"
}
resource "ai_practice" "daily_driver" {
tools = ["Claude Code", "local models / LM Studio", "Ralph loops"]
approach = "agent-augmented delivery — infra access on a short leash"
guardrails = "least-privilege agents · in-region data · same rules as humans"
}
locals { # capabilities — proficiency out of 5
google_cloudexpert
team_leadershipexpert
terraform / iacexpert
kubernetesexpert
ci/cd · doraexpert
linuxexpert
mentoringexpert
gitlab ciexpert
security & hardeningadvanced
ai-augmented engadvanced
awsworking
vendor_strategyadvanced
rubyadvanced
postgresqladvanced
bigquery / dwhgrowing
goworking
}
# outputs — what you actually get when you hire this
output "vendor_strategy" {
value = "Multi-million-euro GCP & Datadog deals — owns the commercial relationship, not just the console"
}
output "leadership" {
value = "Builds high-performing, autonomous teams; mentees now lead cloud & data orgs"
}
output "languages" {
value = ["Dutch — native", "English — fluent"]
}
$ terraform apply -auto-approve
Apply complete! Resources: 1 hire to add, 0 to change, 0 to destroy.
Outputs: