John O'Brien

Senior Partner Solutions Architect @Microsoft - Cloud & AI

Ireland

About

In my role as a Senior Partner Solution Architect, I specialise in enabling Microsoft UK&I channel partners to guide their customers through the design and implementation of innovative, scalable, and secure cloud architectures. With a strong background in cloud technologies, technical leadership, and business acumen, I collaborate closely with partners and Microsoft’s channel ecosystem to deliver value, foster innovation, and accelerate growth of Azure cloud services. My focus is on enabling partner success by bridging technical expertise with business needs, successful technology delivery, adoption, and innovation. Passionate about technology and people, I collaborate across Microsoft & large variety of external partner teams to align technical excellence with partner success.

Experience

  • Microsoft (Hybrid)
    • Senior Partner Solutions Architect - Cloud & AI
      Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

      In my role as a Partner Solution Architect, I specialise in enabling Microsoft UK&I channel partners to guide their customers through the design and implementation of innovative, scalable, and secure cloud architectures. With a strong background in cloud technologies, technical leadership, and business acumen, I collaborate closely with partners and Microsoft’s channel ecosystem to deliver value, foster innovation, and accelerate growth of Azure cloud services.

    • Azure Cloud Solutions Architect Manager
      Dec 2024 - Aug 2025 · 9 mos

      I this role I managed a talented team of Cloud Solution Architects, focusing on customer advisory and technical consultation for Azure cloud and AI platforms. I prioritised fostering a diverse and inclusive culture while ensuring our team meets key performance metrics for strategic customer Azure adoption and growth. I establish trusted relationships with customers, aligned our strategic initiatives with their needs, to drive the successful adoption of Microsoft’s cloud & AI technologies.

  • Senior Manager Cloud & Technology Transformation at PwC Ireland
    May 2023 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

    In my role at PwC Ireland, I spearheaded cloud & technology transformation initiatives for diverse clients while enhancing the Microsoft Alliance cloud practice. My team and I translated client needs into innovative cloud solutions, ensuring best practices in innovation, strategy, governance and security for cloud adoption. My leadership fostered a high performing team, driving significant improvements in cloud migration strategies and resource management whilst working closely with Microsoft alliance teams to develop new business opportunities across our customer portfolio.

  • Microsoft (Full-time · 5 yrs 4 mos)
    • Azure Specialist for App Innovation
      Jan 2022 - May 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Working directly with innovative customers and partners across the Azure Innovation space for Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands to drive excellence in app modernisation, integrations, enterprise, and cloud native services. Helping a broad and diverse team of stakeholders: CIOs, CTOs, enterprise architects, software developers, and DevOps teams to achieve Azure success with customers across FSI, Retail, Manufacturing, and Public Services.

    • Senior Cloud Solutions Architect
      Feb 2018 - Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      Azure Applications and Infrastructure focused solutions architect working with hundreds of customers and partners across Europe to help design and implement cloud adoption strategies whilst optimising existing environments across security, performance, cost, or resiliency. Working with customer solutions across dozens of Azure services to meet the complex requirements of Infrastructure, SecOps, and Dev/DevOps teams.

  • Senior Engineer / Technical Consultant at Atos
    May 2015 - Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Experienced infrastructure technical consultant providing digital transformation, project implementation and consultancy services to several large semi-state and public sector institutions and departments. Highly skilled in solution design creation, technical implementation, and documentation, as well as architecture \ strategy generation with a number of large high profile infrastructure projects, managed service transitions and successful tender applications demonstrated.

  • ICT Infrastructure Manager at Coillte
    Oct 2012 - Apr 2015 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Team lead with responsibility to provide agreed service levels in relation to all ICT infrastructure components for Coillte. Including but not limited to all physical or virtual server platforms, storage platforms, and network components across wide and local area levels as well as any associated business service applications. Management and technical lead duties for the ICT Infrastructure team as well as oversight of all 3rd party managed service entities. Worked closely with digital transformation and enterprise architecture team to successfully implement multiple business critical projects.