Marius van Zundert

start: 2025-10 end: present order: 1

As Security Officer, responsible for strategic and technical security posture. Building a resilient security framework that balances regulatory compliance with high-performance cloud architecture.

• Security Architecture & Design: Designing, implementing, and maintaining hardened security architecture for cloud infrastructure
• Identity & Access Governance: Overseeing IAM systems administration and auditing to enforce zero-trust principles
• Vulnerability & Threat Management: Managing continuous security scanning and driving technical remediation
• Compliance: Ensuring adherence to ISO 27001, ISO 9001, PCI-DSS, and GDPR frameworks
• Incident Response: Coordinating incident response and performing post-mortem analyses

start: 2019-08 end: present order: 2

Co-founder of Cerberos, partnering in all aspects of the business from high-level security consultancy to hands-on engineering of secure systems. Grounded in a "Secure by Design" philosophy balancing offensive security testing with resilient software development.

Offensive Security & Execution:

• Conducting end-to-end security audits, red team operations, and penetration testing
• Developing specialized security tools including custom Python exploit scripts and Ruby Metasploit modules
• Performing manual and automated security code audits with deep focus on PHP/Laravel vulnerabilities
• Delivering guest lectures and speaking engagements on security awareness and ethical hacking

Multi-Stack Engineering & Systems:

• Building memory-safe utilities in Rust and high-concurrency operator tools in Go
• Developing scalable web platforms using Laravel and Vue.js with integrations for AFAS, Exact, Vimeo
• Executing complex data migrations from legacy MySQL/MariaDB to PostgreSQL
• Building hardened DevSecOps deployment pipelines with automated testing

start: 2017-02 end: 2019-08 order: 3

Built secure, scalable online platforms and complex third-party integrations at this organization (originally Webcolors Group, later rebranded to You Are Digital and Spring Digital).

• Engineered robust online platforms using Laravel and Vue.js
• Developed high-stakes integrations with Exact Online, AFAS, iMuis, Vimeo, Clickmeeting, and Hostfact
• Managed production servers (Digital Ocean) and deployment pipelines via Envoyer and Forge
• Supported the team as Jira administrator and Scrum Master
• Performed regular code refactoring and security audits

Tech Stack: PHP 7.*, Nginx/Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, MongoDB, Docker, Git

start: 2016-06 end: 2017-01 order: 4

Drupal backend development in a Linux environment.

Tech Stack: Linux (Ubuntu 16.04), MySQL, Git, PHP 7, Gitlab, Drupal, Jenkins, Drush, NGINX

start: 2014-11 end: 2016-06 order: 5

Backend development using the Studio iBiZZ own CMS (WingZZ). Worked on various car selling platforms across the Netherlands, Belgium and France.

Tech Stack: PHP, MySQL, Mercurial, BitBucket

start: 2013-10 end: 2014-10 order: 6

Worked on Drupal and non-Drupal projects focusing on Marketing Solutions. Contributed to the open source deployment tool Organist.

Tech Stack: Linux (Ubuntu 14.04), MySQL, Git, PHP, BitBucket, Drupal, Drush

start: 2013-02 end: 2013-10 order: 7

Supported the design, development and testing of applications. Developed new features in existing applications and translated functional designs to technical designs.

• Created a helpdesk system (SharePoint) for call registration and monitoring
• Created documentation for existing applications and procedures
• Bugfixing across the application portfolio

start: 2011-04 end: 2013-01 order: 8

Writing strategy game related content for Channel Fireball, a leading strategy game content platform.

Publications: Article archive on ChannelFireball

start: 2005-09 end: 2013-01 order: 9

Development and maintenance of a custom-built student administration and tracking system using ASP, HTML, jQuery, MSSQL.

• User training and support (helpdesk)
• Release management (Subversion)
• Maintenance on test and production servers (backups, etc.)
• Maintenance on the developers private network including wireless guest network
• Intern coach for 3 IT interns (MBO 3/4)
• Main IT contact for customers and other departments
• General IT support and IT supply purchasing

start: 2010-06 end: 2011-01 order: 10

Cockatrice is an open-source multiplatform software for playing card games such as Magic: The Gathering over a network. Fully client-server based to prevent cheating, with single-player support. Both client and server written in Qt 4. Fully GPL licensed.

Active development alongside Max-Wilhelm Bruker and Marcus Schütz.