
Patrick Charbonnier
Senior DevOps Architect | Kubernetes & Cloud
Salary / Daily rate
Brussels, Belgium
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
DevOps Architect with 20+ years in cloud infrastructure and enterprise solutions. Led GitOps-driven Kubernetes environments, built custom operators in Go, and scaled healthcare software to 80% of Belgian hospitals. Specialized in GCP/Azure, Terraform automation, and secure cloud-native architectures that drive business transformation.
Work experience
Cloud Architect
EUROCONTROL
May 2021 - Present
5 years 6 months
Brussels Region, Belgium
In my role as a Cloud Architect, I am responsible for designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based solutions that align with Eurcontrol's business goals. My work is pivotal in transitioning the existing infrastructure to the cloud, ensuring that clouds services are scalable, reliable, and secure.
DevOps Technical Lead
Datavillage
May 2025 - Aug 2025
4 months
Brussels Region, Belgium
At Datavillage, I architect and implement GitOps-driven Kubernetes environments, integrate advanced DevOps practices with secure data-sharing solutions, and provision Google Cloud infrastructure using Terraform. My role spans infrastructure design, cloud-native application deployment, custom Kubernetes operator development, and automated cloud resource provisioning. • Designed and maintained a GitOps ecosystem using Argo CD for multi-environment application management, including Helm-based deployments and secrets handling via Sealed Secrets. deployments and secrets handling via Sealed Secrets. • Developed a custom Kubernetes operator in Go (using Kubebuilder) to automate user provisioning, Keycloak realm configuration, MongoDB client creation, and role assignment via an external authorization service. authorization service. • Led the migration of Helm chart structure to a standardized Argo CD multi-project layout, improving deployment consistency and maintainability across clusters. • Implemented end-to-end testing environments using kind, testcontainers-go, and Helm to validate Kubernetes operator features both locally and in CI pipelines. • Provisioned and managed Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Standard and Autopilot clusters with Terraform, including VPC and subnet configuration, secondary IP ranges, firewall rules, workload identity, secure boot, and confidential nodes. identity, secure boot, and confidential nodes. • Automated Google Cloud IDS setup and ensured compliance with Vanta security controls
Domain Architect
Euroclear
May 2020 - May 2021
1 year 1 month
Brussels Region, Belgium
“Domain Architect in charge of CI/CD Tribe enabling a smarter DEVOPS culture with the IT4IT™ Reference Architecture; my main goal is to facilitate the standardization of components and interfaces, allowing teams to seamlessly interchange parts without disrupting the entire value chain. All the DEVOPS culture is materialized in Microsoft Azure clouds computing service and OpenShift Framework ”
Domain Architect
ING
Apr 2018 - Jul 2020
2 years 4 months
Belgium, WI, USA
Domain Architect @ Document and Content Services Tribe where we create and produce customer outbound communication , process incoming customer communications and manage the digitally customer file . We develop and deliver IT solutions and services for all digital and physical customer communications.
Solutions Architect
Touring Assurances / Touring Verzekeringen (TATV)
Sep 2017 - Mar 2018
7 months
Brussels Region, Belgium
As solutions architect I was responsible for creating a comprehensive architecture for a Touring Software and providing strategic direction throughout the development process.
CTO ● Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Strategy ● IT Healthcare Solutions ● ITaaS
Medibridge - AXIO DATA Group
Dec 2013 - Dec 2016
3 years 1 month
Brussels Area, Belgium
MediBridge provides ICT solutions, mainly through its MediMail product as well as drug information and prescription aid tools to healthcare providers in Belgium. Operating in over 17 countries worldwide, AXIO Data Group manages a portfolio of market-leading information businesses that provide critical, and often industry-standard, information and tools. I took on the role of CTO of Medibridge in 2013, coordinating the implementation of a new generation software for hospitals and General Practitioners (GP) that allows medical record exchange between healthcare actors, and facilitates the filling of prescription drugs. Managing a team of ~30 professionals, I oversaw enterprise architecture and established the strategic technology direction and vision for Medibridge. During my tenure with Medibridge, I built strong partnerships and vendor relationships while maximizing financial and operational efficiency. Results include: ● Significant improvement of help desk, business developers and operational engineers’ experience and interaction ● Application deployment increase to 80% of Belgian hospitals, with client application installed in more than 3,000 General Practitioner (GP) offices
Co-Owner, Healthcare Software Development ● Enterprise Results Planning (ERP) Solutions
PCSol
Sep 2006 - Dec 2016
10 years 4 months
Liège Area, Belgium
Based in Belgium and Tunis, PC Sol is a software development provider delivering leading IT services in healthcare and Enterprise Results Planning (ERP) Solutions industry and the main supplier of IT support for Medibridge. PCSol has worked with a variety of industries, including providing ERP and logistics solutions for one of the biggest transportation companies in Europe through 2013. Finally, PCSol partnered with Medibridge, the leading player in Messaging Solutions and Drug information Services in Belgian healthcare, and in 2013, began to focus on providing 100% IT support for Medibridge. With Medibridge, we developed and deployed software suites aimed toward improved quality and efficiency of the transmission of medical information between hospitals, GPs, and specialists to benefit the patient. We also built GP software, which is deployed to over 1,000 users. PC Sol provided a unique solution, meXi mail. designed in collaboration with the medical community to respond specifically to the needs of users. In 2012, I personally led the creation an offshore site in Tunis, from identifying and acquiring the building to the hiring. I led the merging of several solutions to create MediMail, Medibridge’s key solution for Secure Medical Data Exchange and the major health communication network in the country with 14.000 users in Belgium. This fully integrated solution ensures a secure, efficient and reliable data transfer between Belgian healthcare professionals.
Owner, Principal Consultant ● Business Technology ● Start-up Operations ● J2EE Design Patterns
NextMind
Jan 2001 - Jan 2016
15 years 1 month
Brussels Area, Belgium
As an experienced business technology consultant, I have proven success in leading complete systems development lifecycle from inception, design, construction and testing through to final delivery and support. A sampling of accomplishments is below in the "Projects" section.
Consultant ● Technology Services ● Process Improvement
Navionics
Apr 2012 - Jul 2013
1 year 4 months
Italy, TX 76651, USA
Based in Viareggio, Italy, Navionics specializes in the manufacture of electronic navigation charts and systems for marine and outdoors use. I applied numerous optimizations for Navionics.
Experienced Manager ● Business Consulting ● Advanced Technology
Arthur Andersen
Jan 1998 - Dec 2001
4 years
Brussels Area, Belgium
Education
Unito Scienze Matematica E Fisica, Torino, Italy
University Degree
1989 - 1995
7 years