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WHO WE ARE

About Us

Sustainable Digital Foundations

About Brigade

Since 2004, we design infrastructure and security platforms as part of a larger, preferably open ecosystem. In 2026 we rebranded LinProfs to Brigade reflecting our future.   

Brigade is a network of expert teams (called brigades), focused on deep domain expertise and a shared way of working.  Our experts are not only solving problems for our customers, they become their partners. 

We believe that enduring success is found in the power of the community. Our company philosophy is inspired by Stoicism. We believe that the community flourishes when we cooperate towards purpose driven goals. We believe that doing the right thing the right way empowers community, creativity and courage.

We are committed to creating positive impact on society, with sustainability, knowledge sharing and partnerships at the heart of everything we do.

Our Mission

Brigade brings technical excellence to support organizations with a future proof, open, sustainable and secure digital foundation.

Our Vision

To grow a community of specialists who learn, share knowledge and contribute to open digital ecosystems. 

OUR EXPERTISE

Explore our Competences

We bring technical expertise to assess, evolve and excel your digital foundation.

Tech Brigade TECH BRIGADE
Security Brigade SECURITY BRIGADE
Governance GOVERNANCE
Cloud & infrastructure
  • Canonical MaaS
    Bare metal as a service
  • OpenBMC
    Firmware & baseboard management
  • Cisco · Fortinet · Juniper
    Network & connectivity
  • Microsft Azure · AWS · GCP
    Cloud & hybrid infrastructure
  • VMware · Nutanix · Proxmox
    Private cloud platforms
  • SONiC
    Open network operating system
  • KubeVirt · Talos Linux · Harbor
    Modern compute platforms and virtualization
Engineering & automation
  • Kubernetes · AKS · EKS
    Container orchestration
  • OpenShift · Docker · Helm
    Container platforms and packaging
  • ArgoCD · FluxCD
    GitOps & pipelines
  • GitLab · Azure DevOps · GitHub Actions
    Source control & CI/CD automation
  • Ansible · Terraform
    Configuration management & Infrastructure as CodeC
  • Backstage · OpenChoreo
    Developer tooling & portals
  • Python · Bash · PowerShell
    Scripting & automation
Data & messaging
  • Apache Kafka · RabbitMQ
    Messaging & streaming
  • PostgreSQL · MySQL · Redis
    Databases & caching
  • MariaDB
    Relational database
  • Apache Airflow · Dagster
    Data orchestration
  • RedPanda · AMQ
    Event streaming
  • Jenkins · GitLab CI · Bitbucket
    Build & release tooling
Observability
  • Elastic Stack · Grafana
    SIEM & dashboards
  • Graylog
    Logging & monitoring
  • Prometheus · Zabbix · Icinga2
    Infrastructure monitoring
  • Defender for Cloud
    Security Management
  • MITRE ATT&CK · Sigma
    Detection engineering
  • Microsoft Sentinel · Google Chronicle
    Cloud-native SIEM
Identity & access
  • IAM · PAM · Keycloak
    Identity management
  • Vault · BeyondTrust · StrongDM
    Secrets & privileged access
  • Warpgate · Kyverno
    Access control & policy
  • SELinux · AppArmor
    Endpoint hardening
Testing & response
  • Nessus · Wazuh · Burp Suite
    Vulnerability & pen testing
  • CrowdStrike · Microsoft Defender XDR
    Endpoint detection
  • Velociraptor · TheHive
    Forensics & IR
Platform governance
  • ISO 27001 · NIS2
    Information security management
  • FinOps · cost optimisation
    Chargeback & rightsizing
  • NIST SP 500-53 · DPIA · BIO
    Risk & control frameworks
  • CISO leadership · vCISO
    Strategic security guidance
  • DORA · PCI-DSS
    Regulatory compliance
Agile & Product delivery
  • Scrum · SAFe · PSM · PSPO
    Agile frameworks
  • DevOps
    Engineering culture & organizational transformation
  • Lean Six Sigma BB
    Process improvement
  • BiSL · PRINCE2 · MSP
    Programme management
Tools & collaboration
  • Jira · Confluence
    Project & knowledge mgmt
  • ServiceNow · Mattermost
    ITSM & collaboration
  • Supplier & third-party mgmt
    Vendor risk management

OUR TEAM

Meet the team of Brigade

Brigade is a community of specialists who design, build and operate infrastructure and security platforms. We work as one brigade united by our mission focused on delivering sustainable digital foundations.

Member

Pieter Versteegt

Partner & Director

Brigade

Overall lead focussed on 'doing things right'. Enthousiastic and entrepreneurial Director IT.

Member

Mark Veldhuis

Partner & CFO/CISO

Brigade

Entrepreneurial CFO and Technical CISO Officer. Focus on operational efficiency.

Member

Thorkell Heida

Partner & Technical Lead

Brigade

Technical Lead focussed on 'things done right'. Platform Architect and Product Manager.

Member

Iulia Pana

Security Specialist

Brigade

Information security specialist driving compliance and project delivery

Member

Ruben Six

Security and Platform Engineer

Brigade

Engineer specialized in automation, containerization, and open source.

Member

Bart Schreuder

Product Manager

Brigade

Technical Product Manager for Hybrid Cloud Platform development.

Member

Freek Spaninks

Platform Architect

Brigade

Cloud architect with expertise in hybrid architecture and engineering

Member

Alex Polskiy

Security and Platform Engineer

Brigade

Baremetal enthusiast and platform engineer in open source, security, and automation

Member

Carina Bosch

Office Manager

Brigade

Office Manager focussed on smooth backend processes for the company

Member

Casper Kuijper

Security and Platform Engineer

Brigade

Our jack of all trades. Ethical hacker, hardware, open source, automation

Member

Nick van den Brandhof

Cloud and Security Specialist

Brigade

Information security specialist driving compliance and project delivery.

Member

Louka van Houcke

Security and Platform Engineer

Brigade

Platform Engineer for platform automation, containerization and open source.

Member

Darío Koegel-Dorfs

Platform Engineer

Brigade

Platform engineer specializing in automation, containerization and security compliance.