About

Jan Toebes

Software engineer, cloud platform specialist and Kubernetes trainer with over 20 years of experience. Founder and director of Compose IT B.V., based in Houten.

Strong at translating complex technical challenges into concrete, scalable solutions — both in code and in the classroom. As a Kubestronaut (holder of all five Kubernetes certifications) Jan is part of a select group of Kubernetes experts worldwide.

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Work experience

DHL Supply Chain
DHL Supply ChainLead Engineer
aug 2017 – heden

Cloud-native platform engineering on GCP. Multiple products built and led: parcel platform, track & trace, driver app, planning system.

Compose IT B.V.Directeur / Lead Engineer
nov 2024 – heden

Founded Compose IT B.V. as a holding and operating company structure. Services in software engineering, training and consultancy.

StackState
StackStateLead Developer & Product Owner
aug 2015 – aug 2017

Lead developer and product owner at observability startup. Scala-based distributed systems for infrastructure topology monitoring.

Xebia
XebiaFull Stack Developer & Trainer
aug 2013 – aug 2015

Full stack developer on projects at ING (trading app) and Wehkamp (OMS). Also trainer.

Diverse opdrachtgeversSoftware Architect
2004 – 2013

Software architect at Rijkswaterstaat, Bosch, PostNL, Vanderlande, BP, Yokogawa and Bronkhorst.

Certifications

Kubestronaut— Linux Foundation

Kubestronaut status is reserved for engineers who have achieved all five Kubernetes certifications from the Linux Foundation.

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Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Linux Foundation
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
Linux Foundation
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
Linux Foundation
Kubernetes & Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)
Linux Foundation
Kubernetes & Cloud Native Security Associate (KCSA)
Linux Foundation
Professional Cloud Developer
Google
HashiCorp Terraform Associate
HashiCorp
Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka
Confluent
Apache Cassandra 3.x Developer Associate
DataStax
Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)
Linux Foundation
GCP for Systems Operations Professionals
Google / Coursera
Certified ScrumMaster
Scrum Alliance
Functional Programming Principles in Scala
Coursera / EPFL
Machine Learning Foundations
Coursera

Education

2007 – 2009
Software Architecture
Open Universiteit Nederland
2005 – 2006
Post-Bachelor Business Administration
Saxion University
2001 – 2005
Informatica — Cum Laude
HAN University of Applied Sciences

Languages: Dutch (native), English (fluent), German (functional)