René Heijnen
Senior Azure Cloud Platform Engineer
Professional Summary
Senior Azure Cloud Platform Engineer and Scrum Master with a strong background in Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Ansible) and CI/CD automation. I specialize in building standardized, maintainable cloud environments while acting as the bridge between hands-on engineering and high-level strategy. I regularly represent the infrastructure team in enterprise architecture and FinOps discussions to ensure our technical decisions are scalable and cost-effective.
Experience
Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
2020 - PresentSenior Azure Cloud Platform Engineer
Built and maintained a core library of Bicep modules and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, giving 5+ internal teams a standardized, compliant way to deploy infrastructure.
Act as Scrum Master for a team of 5. Represent the infrastructure team in Enterprise Architecture and FinOps boards to ensure technical decisions are scalable and cost-effective.
Co-lead recurring Azure governance meetings, enforcing RBAC, security guardrails, and compliance policies across the tenant.
Serve as the Azure Subject Matter Expert (SME), writing PowerShell/Ansible automations and actively mentoring junior engineers and application teams through complex deployments.
Precima, NielsenIQ
June 2020 – January 2023Software Engineer
Developed API scripts in PowerShell and utilized Bitbucket/Bamboo workflows to streamline production pipelines and CI/CD integration.
Administered AWS environments across a remote international team. Leveraged Ansible for automated configurations, Icinga monitoring, and enterprise-wide CrowdStrike distribution.
Precima
September 2015 – June 2020Application Administrator & Production Analyst
Managed Windows Server environments, Active Directory, and complex production applications (Qlik Sense/View).
Provided second-line support, automated QA checks for data integrity, and collaborated with international teams to manage AWS-hosted infrastructure.
RES Software (Ivanti)
July 2012 – July 2015Junior Product Management Analyst
Served as Scrum Master for an international development team and analyzed data usage to inform product development.
Fontys Hogescholen, Eindhoven
2010 – 2019 (Evening School)HBO ICT Management & Security
Successfully completed all curriculum modules and part-certificates alongside full-time employment. Key focus areas included Network Architecture & Design, Ethical Hacking & Network Security, IT Service Management, and Cryptology.
Arcus College, Heerlen
2004 – 2009MBO ICT Manager (Niveau 4)
Key focus areas included Cisco CCNA, Windows Server administration, Component Theory, and Network Infrastructure.