Stefan Van Essen
Co-Owner at StevOps
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolStefan Van Essen is an experienced DevOps-focused software engineer and co-owner with 13+ years building and operating web platforms for clients like Wegener Media, De Persgroep and Elsevier. He blends hands-on backend PHP (Symfony, Zend/Laminas, Laravel) and Node.js development with production-grade operations—CI/CD, container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/Rancher), cloud (AWS/GCE) and observability stacks. At Enrise he progressed from junior to senior engineer practicing DevOps methodology, and now consults via StevOps while co-running Plansheet. Zend Certified and New Relic Performance Pro certified, he emphasizes delivering the right solution with quality rather than the fanciest tech. Based in Utrecht, he’s available for part-time consultancy and quietly pairs professional work with a passion for sports cars—reflecting a pragmatic, performance-minded approach.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor of Science - BS Communication and Media Studies at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)havo, havo at Chr. College Groevenbeek
Github Skills (200)
google-cloud-platform10
displays10
gitlab-runner10
security10
laravel-blade10
composer10
monitoring10
alpine-linux10
docker-in-docker10
wordpress10
docker-compose10
flysystem10
dependency-manager10
executable10
continuous-integration10
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
eXistenZNL/Docker-Builder
May 2017 - Jan 2023
A builder image that can be used to build projects on various builders, e.g. GitLab-CI.
Contributions:1 review, 60 commits, 51 PRs in 5 years 9 months
gitlab-cigitlab-runnerdocker-in-dockerci-cdphp
Enrise/zendserver-formula
May 2016 - Oct 2022
Saltstack formula for ZendServer, Enrise style.
Contributions:3 PRs, 4 pushes, 1 comment in 6 years 5 months
saltstackzend-server
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