Juan Roldán

DevOps & Platform Engineer 📍 Rotterdam, Netherlands

Focused on designing resilient, scalable and developer-friendly infrastructure; with a strong foundation in cloud architecture and SDLC.

About

I specialize in automation, infrastructure as code and building golden paths for developers that abstract complexity while maintaining flexibility and control.

Currently, I work at MMOX, a cybersecurity company in The Hague, where I lead the design, automation and delivery of infrastructure systems that power secure and scalable services.

I collaborate cross-functionally to reduce developer cognitive load, enable self-service capabilities and establish robust, cloud-native delivery practices.

My Work

Platform Engineering

building scalable cloud platforms powered by Kubernetes and GitOps

Infrastructure Automation

using Terraform, Crossplane and ArgoCD to provision and manage multi-cloud environments

AI & Data Projects

integrating synthetic data, observability and self-healing pipelines

Cloud Security

designing defense-in-depth strategies with AWS WAF, Cloudflare and automation-driven controls

Writing & Ideas

I write on my blog Backburner Thoughts about complexity, discipline and the creative process behind engineering. These writings help me reflect on how technology shapes human progress — and how engineers can keep evolving beyond the tools they use.

Recent topics

  • • New Tool, Same Results? Change Your Behavior First
  • • You Have Already Achieved Goals You Said Would Make You Happy
  • • The World Keeps Spinning Because the Benefits of Using Complex Tools Are Higher Than the Complexity of the Tools Itself
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Contact & Networking

Based in Rotterdam, Netherlands

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