Martijn Scholten

About Me

Freelance Platform Engineer at MrContainer

Almere, Netherlands

I'm Martijn Scholten, a Platform Engineer with a passion for building robust, scalable infrastructure. I specialize in Kubernetes, OpenShift, AWS, and DevOps practices. Through my company MrContainer, I help organizations modernize their infrastructure and streamline their developer experience.

Experience

Over the years, I've had the privilege of working with some amazing organizations:

  • Royal Schiphol Group - Platform engineering for one of Europe's busiest airports
  • LEGO Group - Building cloud infrastructure for the world's favorite toy company
  • Nordcloud/IBM - Cloud consulting and AWS expertise
  • NXLog - Log management and security infrastructure

Expertise

My core technical skills include:

  • Kubernetes & OpenShift administration and architecture
  • AWS cloud infrastructure and services
  • Platform engineering and developer experience
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
  • CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows
  • Container orchestration and microservices

Beyond Work

When I'm not wrangling containers, you can find me training martial arts. I practice Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and have a purple belt in the "gentle art". I also enjoy cooking and reading non-fictional books.

Tech Setup

I'm a Linux enthusiast and have been installing and configuring different distro's since I have been a kid. For typing, I use the Kinesis Advantage 360 Pro, a split ergonomic keyboard that's been great for long coding sessions. At home, I run a k3s cluster for experimenting and self-hosting various services.

Get in Touch

I'm always interested in discussing platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or potential collaborations. Feel free to reach out: