Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
As an experienced Azure Cloud Architect and .NET developer, I bring a broad and deep understanding of enterprise IT across multiple industries, with a particular focus on driving innovation in the (re)insurance sector. Over the years, I’ve built in-depth expertise in cloud solutions, software engineering, and digital transformation, always with the goal of using technology as a catalyst for business success. I thrive in environments where I can inspire and be inspired, helping to cultivate a culture of continuous learning and innovation. My approach blends technical excellence with a genuine passion for collaboration and high-performance teamwork, enabling the delivery of robust, scalable, and future-ready solutions. Equally comfortable working hands-on in complex architectures or shaping strategic technology direction, I strive to ensure every initiative aligns seamlessly with business goals. At my core, I’m a motivated engineer and team player, driven by the challenge of turning technology into meaningful, lasting impact.
Key individual and team responsibilities: - design, implement and operate cloud native solutions running on Microsoft Azure - lead a diverse and hybrid engineering team throughout the whole delivery process, from business requirements collection to platform deployments and operations - foster technical collaboration across multi-disciplinary departments in order to identify and push for the adoption of best practices in terms of cloud architectures and design patterns - support project managers and technical executives during several phases of innovation projects lifecycle
Support enterprise grade customers across several industries (IoT, Manufacturing, Automotive, Finance) in the adoption, design and operation of cloud solutions based on Microsoft Azure. Strong focus on cloud-native enterprise application development (PaaS) and modern application lifecycle management (DevOps, IaaC).
Field Engineer for Microsoft Developer Support. Key technical areas: - .NET / .NET Core development (including Blazor and gRPC) - Azure PaaS (Serverless, App Service, Service Bus and messaging patterns, Azure SQL) - Azure Service Fabric and Azure Kubernetes Services - Kubernetes, containerization and orchestration - AzureAD, AzureAD B2C, Managed Identities, modern authentication (OpenID Connect, OAuth2) - SQL server - Azure DevOps (CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, continuous feedback) - Infrastructure as a Code (ARM, Terraform, Puppet, etc.) - Azure Monitoring (Application Insights, Log Analytics) - Scripting (Powershell, python, bash) Key soft skills: - Customer obsession - Teamworking - Business development - Technical speaker
Technical Advisor in Microsoft Developer Support. Key soft skills: - Teamworking - Communication - Business management - Readiness planning and management
6mo experience as doctoral student. Main research project: specification of an adaptive MAC layer and routing protocols for virtual sensor networks.