Julien Grobbelaar

Julien Grobbelaar has a diverse work experience spanning over 17 years. Julien started their career as a Software Engineer at aap3, where they worked on various projects for Cisco Systems, focusing on the IOS IPv6 component. After two years, they joined Cisco Systems directly as a Senior Software Development Engineer, working on the release required for field trials of the Quantum Virtual Broadband Node. In 2015, they joined Nephelo, a Cisco funded startup, as a Senior Software Development Engineer, where they played a key role in launching the Ultra Services Platform at Mobile World Congress 2016. In 2017, Julien became a Staff Software Engineer in Site Reliability Engineering at Neo4j. Currently, they hold the position of Head of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) at Bobsled.

Julien Grobbelaar attended Stellenbosch University from 2001 to 2005, where they obtained a B.Eng degree in Electrical and Electronical with Computer Science. Prior to that, from 1996 to 2000, they attended St Stithians Boys College in Randburg, Johannesburg, although no degree or field of study information is provided for this period. Julien Grobbelaar also holds certifications in CCDA, CCNA, and CCNP from Cisco, although the specific dates of obtaining these certifications are not provided.