Meet: Site Reliability Engineer Roald

Roald has been part of the Warpnet team since 2016, so it's high time for a round of introductions.

Roald tell us a little about yourself!

"I am Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at Warpnet and I work for several large clients with complex challenges in northern Netherlands. I have also made multiple contributions to open-source projects such as SaltStack, Prometheus, rfcat, etc. Besides my work I like to be involved in electronics, hardware hacking, and software development..."

Interesting! And what do you like about it?

"The goal is basically that you have to try to automate yourself out of your own work through SRE practices and principles. If the environment is running stable then you can move on to the next challenge. Work is always in motion!"

Sounds good! Why did you join Warpnet?

"I got to know Warpnet during my internship and was given the opportunity to become part of the team. Within Warpnet, we are given a lot of freedom to do our own work. We are encouraged to take our own initiative. The SRE team originated from a need of our own within Warpnet and grew from there to a team of seven employees working for various clients. From Warpnet, we go the extra mile and look beyond the assignment."

"In addition, working at Warpnet is a nice mix between working for the client and working 1 day together with colleagues for Warpnet. Because of this combination, there is a lot of knowledge sharing that we take back to the client."

Besides your work, you probably do other things, right?

"Definitely! Besides IT, my biggest passion has become IGP dog sports. My parents used to have German Shepherd dogs that they actively trained with. I do this now with my own dog as well. I joined the dog club as a 14-year-old and got the chance to do pack work once. Last year I got my license again to run pack work on an official IGP exam as well and this tastes like more." "I also enjoy combining work and hobby. I did this in my blog about: Spoofing of microchips used for animal identification.

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