10+ years of progressive experience in software and infrastructure architecture, with a proven record of building and operating platforms at scale in hybrid environments.
Expert-level Azure Cloud Architect with deep knowledge of Azure services, identity, networking, and hybrid connectivity.
Expert-level Kubernetes experience (architecture, networking, security, and operations).
Expert in Terraform (or equivalent infrastructure-as-code) at enterprise scale.
Expert in Azure DevOps and modern CI/CD / GitOps practices.
Deep hands-on experience with Azure API Management (APIM), including policy configuration, security, versioning, and platform operations.
Proven success designing, operating, and evolving internal developer platforms (self-service, golden paths, adoption, and platform-as-product mindset).
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Foundry (Azure AI Foundry), GitHub Copilot, and GitHub Enterprise Managed Users, with the ability to integrate these into an enterprise Internal Developer Platform.
Expert in global load balancing, advanced network design, and hybrid connectivity patterns.
Deep hands-on expertise in cloud and platform security, including identity and access management, secrets and workload identity, network security, policy-as-code, and secure software supply chain practices.
Experience designing identity solutions for client-side applications and implementing Microsoft Entra ID as the identity provider for internal applications.
Strong practical FinOps experience: cost visibility, optimization, budgeting, and embedding cost accountability into platform design and operations.
Proven ability to design and operate secure-by-default, cost-efficient platforms in hybrid environments.
Deep hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and Azure Service Bus.
Working knowledge of Azure Databricks.
Solid experience with relational and non-relational databases, as well as caching strategies and technologies.
Demonstrated experience designing and evolving systems using monolith, micro-services, micro-frontend, and event-driven architectures.
Strong hands-on experience with C#, Python, and Go.
Strong production ownership experience, including defining SLIs/SLOs, building observability, leading incident response, and reducing operational toil.
Bachelor's degree in information security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field