Engineering and IT consulting for industrial, life sciences, and financial sectors
Pauwels Consulting staffs and executes long-term projects across engineering, life sciences, and IT, primarily in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. The tech stack reflects a post-acquisition or multi-client portfolio: heavy Siemens automation (Step 7, TIA Portal), enterprise Java (Spring, REST, OAuth), container orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Puppet). Active projects center on SAP S/4HANA implementation and data migration, while pain points cluster around legacy system integration and cloud transition — signaling clients in mid-to-late digital modernization phases.
Notable leadership hires: CNC Lead, SAP Information Security & Risk Lead, Medical Head
Pauwels Consulting is a Belgian consultancy founded in 1999 with over 1,500 experts across engineering, life sciences, and IT. The firm staffs projects and manages execution for mid-to-large organizations in (petro)chemical, civil engineering, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, banking, insurance, logistics, and retail. Engineering teams focus on automation, mechanical/civil design, instrumentation, and piping. Life Sciences consultants validate pharmaceutical systems, processes, and temperature-controlled supply chains. IT teams develop software applications, systems engineering, and datawarehouse solutions. The firm operates across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and beyond.
Core stack: Siemens Step 7 and TIA Portal (automation), Java with Spring, REST, OAuth 2.0, Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift (enterprise apps), Kafka and Apache Camel (integration), Terraform and Puppet (infrastructure), plus Prometheus, Red Hat/CentOS, Palo Alto Networks, and SQL.
Active projects include SAP S/4HANA implementation, data migration, digital modernization programs, clean utilities and infrastructure (Antwerp ring transformation), dashboard and report development, and integration services migration and rollout for logistics partners.
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