Lead Solution Architect – Azure

Candidate Description

With more than 16 years navigating engineering, energy, retail and government sectors, this professional excels in architecting secure, scalable and high-performance cloud-native platforms. Adept in Microsoft Azure, microservices, distributed systems and event-driven architectures, they couple deep technical expertise with strong architectural leadership to modernise legacy estates, drive large-scale migrations and streamline integration strategies.

Their technical acumen is demonstrated through the delivery of a multi-tenant IoT analytics platform on Azure and AKS for mining giants such as a Major Mining Company and another Major Mining Company, and the design of microservices-based retail systems at a Major Retailer processing 10 million+ daily transactions. Proficiency spans Azure services (API Management, Service Bus, Event Grid, Cosmos DB), Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines and observability stacks including Azure Monitor, New Relic and Grafana. Notable achievements include generating an additional $2 million in online revenue via Fraud-Prevention integration, saving $50 K per quarter through DevOps automation at an Energy Company, and orchestrating cost-efficient cloud migrations and performance optimisations.

A collaborative leader, they mentor cross-functional teams, establish reference architectures and enforce governance standards across global stakeholders. Comfortable communicating with executives and engineers alike, they translate complex requirements into future-ready solutions while championing Agile delivery and DevOps culture. This blend of strategic vision, hands-on capability and proven delivery record positions them as a high-impact Solution Architect ready to drive digital transformation at scale.