Ezra Hulsman
DevOps / Pega Engineer at Anamata ยท Utrecht, NL ๐ณ๐ฑ
Linux-first DevOps Engineer who automates manual workflows with Python & Bash to speed deployments and reduce friction โ driven to continuously improve systems and skills.
Skills
Dutch (Native) ยท English (Fluent)
Experience
Consultant via Anamata (2023 โ present)
DevOps & Software Engineer โ Major European bank
Sole developer of an enterprise self-service portal (React, Node.js, Oracle) used by ~20 tenants across 80+ Pega environments for pipeline management via Azure DevOps, operational audit logging, and ServiceNow ticketing. Manages incident resolution, platform upgrades, and infrastructure operations across multi-tenant DTAP environments using Ansible and AWX.
Platform & Software Engineer โ Nordic financial regulator
Replaced a legacy VM-based Pega setup โ where only 2.5 of 150 planned case types had shipped in 4 years โ with four fresh containerized DTAP environments on self-hosted Kubernetes (~18 pods each, including Kafka and SRS). Built and integrated a React portal backed by Pega's DX API with a custom OIDC flow, unifying internal and external access under strict network-separation policies and reducing the case type footprint from 150 to ~25.
DevOps Engineer โ European staffing company
Solo-built a Java/Playwright automation that replaced a daily 10โ15 minute manual health report across ~50 VMs, with CI/CD-triggered email delivery, Teams alerts, and an issue-annotation page. Created a Bash maintenance toolbox of scheduled scripts to prevent storage exhaustion and piped PDC notifications into Teams channels.
Pega Developer โ Anamata
Solo-built Anna โ a conversational AI assistant (Python, Claude, MCP) that unifies a consultancy's internal tools behind a single chat interface, giving employees natural-language access to leave tracking, case management, seat booking, and company policy instead of switching between separate apps. Also earned Pega System Architect and Business Architect certifications during this period.
Prior Experience
Junior Support Engineer โ MovingMedia BV
Replaced plaintext password storage in documentation with a Python-based OTP encryption system using XOR with random bitstrings on a secure remote VPS. Maintained client Synology NAS infrastructure and provided technical support.
Tutoring Teacher โ Self-employed
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Economics.
Education
BSc Computer Science โ Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Diploma 8.0 GPA
VWO 6 (VAVO) โ Nova College
Diploma
VWO โ Kaj Munk College
Certifications
Professional Scrum Master I โ Scrum.org
PSM IPega Certified System Architect 8.8 โ PegaSystems
CPSA 8.8Pega Certified Business Architect 8.8 โ PegaSystems
CPBA 8.8Cambridge Proficiency Exam โ Cambridge
CPE