Laravel · DevOps · CyberSecurity
Kayleigh Pilgrim
Belgium-based · 17.9+ years of experience · Remote & on-site
Currently available for one, or a combination of, these roles:
- Developer: Laravel, Vue, React
- Specialist: DevOps, Linux, Security
Who am I?
About me
I'm a full-stack developer, System Administrator, DevOps Consultant and Security Expert based in Belgium.
At age 9, I wrote my first program in Qbasic on an old MS-DOS computer I had in my room. Since then, I discovered the internet and didn't stop learning. I had found my main interest.
I started working in September 2008, first as a system administrator. I now have 17.9+ years of professional experience as a developer, system administrator and security expert.
I recently completed a long consultancy role as a senior developer and project lead in a fintech environment, which gave me even more experience in architecture, team leadership, security, compliance, and building large systems that scale.
Outside of work, I read, study, draw, hike or work out. Learning is my main hobby. I like understanding how things work, whether that’s software, infrastructure, psychology, or everyday life.
Kayleigh Pilgrim
What I do best
My expertise
Development
- Laravel & PHP
- JavaScript & TypeScript
- Vue & React
- Python
DevOps
- Automation & Monitoring
- Linux
- Datacenter & Networks
- Scalability & High-availability
CyberSecurity
- Prevention
- Detection
- Testing
- Recovery
Other
- AI
- Cloud
- VoIP
- Marketing & Brand-building
A more in-depth overview
My skills
A more in-depth overview of all technologies and tools I work with.
Development
Backend: PHP, Laravel, Pest, PHPUnit, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Deno, REST APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets, RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, Elasticsearch, OAuth
Frontend: Vue, React, Inertia, Livewire, Blade, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Design, UI, UX
Database: MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, MS SQL, Database Design
Other: C, Assembly, Python, Perl, Rust, HTML5, CSS, Bash, PowerShell, C#, Lua
CMS: WordPress, Drupal, PrestaShop, Magento, WooCommerce, Concrete CMS
Linux
Distro: Debian, RedHat, Arch, Ubuntu, Fedora, Gentoo
Server: Nginx, Apache, FrankenPHP, Caddy, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, pm2, Supervisor, Asterisk, Exim, Postfix, Bind, PowerDNS, OpenSSH, Proxmox, KVM
DevOps: Puppet, Ansible, Foreman, Jenkins, Icinga2, Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, Graylog, LibreNMS, OpenNMS, Automation, Monitoring, GitHub Actions
Panels: cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, FreePBX, pfSense/OPNsense(BSD), Mailcow, Opencloud/Nextcloud, Home Assistant
Security: Hardening, iptables, nftables, Fail2ban, Suricata, Snort, Tripwire, ClamAV, ModSecurity, kernel hardening, intrusion detection
Cyber Security
Intrusion Detection: Wazuh, Security Onion, Snort, Suricata, Zeek, OSSEC, Elastic SIEM, Microsoft Sentinel, Graylog, auditd
Intrusion Prevention: Firewalls, Linux hardening, pfSense, OPNsense, CrowdSec, Fail2ban, ModSecurity, OWASP CRS, Cloudflare WAF, AWS WAF
Security Testing: Nmap, Wireshark, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Metasploit, Nessus, OpenVAS/Greenbone, Nikto, sqlmap, ffuf, gobuster, nuclei, WPScan, Hydra, John the Ripper, Hashcat, Trivy, Semgrep, Snyk
Disaster Recovery: Data recovery, Incident Response, Veeam, Acronis, Bacula, Bareos, BorgBackup, Restic, Duplicati, Proxmox Backup Server, rsync, rclone, ZFS snapshots, LVM snapshots, Timeshift, Velero, Terraform, Ansible, Puppet
Compliance & Governance: GDPR, NIS2, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, NIST CSF, SOC 2, DORA, COBIT, ITIL, OWASP ASVS, Risk Assessments, Security Policies, Audit Evidence, Vendor Risk Management, DPIAs
Compliance Tools: Lynis, OpenSCAP, CIS-CAT, Tenable/Nessus, Qualys, Microsoft Purview, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint
Other: Cryptography, PKI, TLS, Vulnerability Research, Exploit Analysis, Reverse Engineering, Threat Modeling, Log Analysis, Secrets Management
Network
TCP/IP, IPv6, HTTP/3, SSL/TLS, Routing, Datacenters, BGP, WiFi, Bluetooth, Fiber, Ethernet, Hypervisors, VPN, High Availability, VoIP, Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Huawei, Dell, NetGear, MikroTik, Ubiquiti
Microsoft
Windows Server, Windows Client, Active Directory, Exchange, IIS, Microsoft SQL Server, Hyper-V, Microsoft Sentinel, Network Load Balancing, Remote Desktop Services, DNS, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Purview
Other
Project Management: Scrum, Agile, Kanban, technical leadership, planning, documentation
Psychology & Coaching: Diploma in Applied Psychology, coaching,
Marketing: SEO, brand building, social media, content strategy
Cloud: AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Microsoft 365
AI: AI tooling, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, custom agents
Creative: Photo editing, video editing
Soft-skills: Studious, Creative, Solution-Oriented, Flexible, Responsible, Helpful, Empathic
Happy clients
Companies I've worked with
A selection of companies I've worked with over the years.
