Henrik Jess

Resume

Years of Experience

Education

2011

Degreee in Computer Engineering

EASJ Næstved

Programming: Programming languages, program quality, software architecture, algorithms, data structures and databases

System development: Analysis, development method, software design, project work, IT tools and quality assurance

Technology: Operating systems, security, distributed systems, networks, databases and technology development

The company: Organizational and business understanding, IT development and IT security

2005

Electrical Engineering

University of Studies

Installations and installations: Design, consulting, execution and operation of electrical installations and installations. Implement intelligent solutions for buildings

Corporate management and project management: Project management and contract management, organization and management, business understanding and quality, safety and the environment as well as communication and dissemination techniques.

Technique and documentation:Electro technical theory as well as mathematics. Useing digital tools for design, documentation and quality assurance of installations and facilities.

Experience

2024 - Present

Senior DevOps Engineer

Lindhardt og Ringhof Uddannelse (LRU)

Leading the transition from Azure Web Apps to Kubernetes platforms, including container build standards, deployment pipelines, and staged migration plans. Designing reusable Bicep modules and Python tooling to automate provisioning, monitoring, and governance guardrails across environments.

Collaborating with product, security, and compliance stakeholders on GDPR, ISMS groundwork, and operational resilience initiatives.

2023 - 2024

DevOps Specialist / Kubernetes

EvryOne Group ApS

Provided Azure Cloud and AWS infrastructure using Terraform, Argo CD, Docker Swarm, and cost optimization practices while aligning developers and management on compliance needs.

Created streamlined CI/CD workflows and custom Docker images to deliver consistent environments, and guided migrations from hosted solutions to Azure Cloud and AWS production platforms. Responsibilities covered containerisation, automation, and cloud migration to enhance efficiency and scalability.

2022 - 2023

DevOps Tech Lead / Solutions Architect

Ordrestyring.dk ApS

Providing infrastructure solution based on the Azure Cloud platform, particularly in transitioning from on-premises environments to cloud-based solutions. Trying to ensure that the solution aligns with organizational goals

Leveraging GitLab and developing custom tooling, contributing to creating efficient and consistent environments for various stages of the software development life cycle (CI/CD).

Specialize in custom building Docker images for CI/CD use cases and optimizing GitLab solutions. Developing infrastructure to support Docker setups and hosting. Additionally, Infrastructure in Azure using Infrastructure as Code (IoC) principles and migrate barebone hosted solutions to Azure Cloud for production environments. Responsibilities encompass the end-to-end process of containerization, automation, and cloud migration to enhance efficiency and scalability.

2020 - 2022

DevOps / Operations / Solutions Architect

Hobbii AS

Identify functionality gaps and develop solutions to them with other teams. Providing infrastructure solutions based on amazon web services(AWS) in a fast-paced, challenging, innovative company.

Balance needs throughout the software development life cycle, from coding and deployment to maintenance and updates. Unification and automation of processes, combining code, application maintenance, and application management. Working with GitLab to manage source code repositories and developing tooling for staging, development, and runtime setup.

Involve in building and configuring Debian-based Linux servers, and setting up Amazon instances/cloud solutions.

Research, endorse, and implement network enhancements, improving system reliability and performance for retail systems.

2019-2020

ERP Specialist / Imlementation Consultent / DevOps

VK-Data

Manage multiple clients and identifying client issues. Business analysis and process design into Odoo system configuration and development, understanding client requirements. Data migration from existing solutions.

In conjunction with external devolpment team, defining testing scenarios, project planing. Development of end-user documentation and training material to support clients with the execution of Odoo Implementation. Setup Odoo financials, supply chain, manufacturing, CRM modules (and more), and handle projects issues

2017-2019

Software Engineer - DevOps / ERP

ASERGO Scandinavia

ERP Integration, Business logic implementation. Developed, implemented, and rolled out a new ERP system on project needs (Odoo).

Setting up staging environments, for testing and development. Developing DevOps tools for the local repository (GitLab), code commit, remote repository. Automated Continuous Delivery and Continuous Deployment solutions.

2016-2017

Software Engineer - DevOp / Lead Dev.

eResponse

Q&A operations, Quality control and people project management. Implementation of various internet-based applications. Expert in a variety of platforms, languages, and embedded systems - designer, developer, and tester.

Core Programming

Python

Bash / Shell Scripting

YAML / JSON / IaC DSLs

Go (Golang)

Cloud & Infrastructure

Azure Cloud Platform

AWS Cloud Platform

Kubernetes & Container Orchestration

Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform)

CI/CD & GitOps (Argo CD, GitLab)

Tools & Technologies

Cloud Platforms

Azure, AWS

Container & Orchestration

Docker, Kubernetes, Argo CD, Nomad, Traefik, Consul

Infrastructure as Code

Bicep, Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Azure Resource Manager

CI/CD & Version Control

GitLab, GitHub, Gitea, Jenkins, Argo CD

Monitoring & Observability

Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, New Relic, Pingdom, Nagios

Web Frameworks & Applications

Django, Flask, FastAPI, Wagtail, Odoo (ERP)

Databases & Storage

PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Redis, SQLite, Azure SQL, NFS

Linux/Unix Systems (30+ years)

Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, RedHat, CentOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris

Self-Hosted Infrastructure (Since 1994)

Enterprise-grade infrastructure with 10+ production services: DNS (PowerDNS, BIND9), Email platform, Multi-database environment, Container orchestration, Git hosting, Secrets management, ERP systems. 30+ years of Linux/Unix system administration with consistent high availability.

DevOps Methodology

LEAN, Agile, Object-Oriented Design, ISMS/GDPR Compliance

Professional Development

Ongoing

Infrastructure & Cloud-Native Architecture

Kubernetes Ecosystem: Advanced container orchestration, service mesh implementation (Istio, Linkerd), ArgoCD GitOps workflows, Helm chart development

Azure & AWS: Multi-cloud architecture, hybrid cloud solutions, cost optimization (FinOps), security best practices

Infrastructure as Code: Bicep module development, Terraform state management, Ansible automation, Python tooling

30+ Years

Production Infrastructure Management

Self-Hosted Enterprise Infrastructure: Operating production-grade infrastructure since 1994, evolving from bare-metal servers to modern cloud-native platforms

Key Technologies: DNS (PowerDNS, BIND9), Email systems, PostgreSQL/MariaDB clusters, Redis, NFS storage, Container orchestration, Private registry, Git hosting (Gitea), Secrets management (Vault), ERP systems (Odoo)

Continuous Learning: Evolved from bare-metal Unix to modern cloud-native architecture, staying current with industry best practices

Active

Open Source Contributions

RefactorMCP: Core contributor to Model Context Protocol server for Python refactoring - achieved 90% token cost reduction

Community Engagement: DevOps tooling development, infrastructure automation scripts, documentation contributions