Solution Architecture
Requirements gathering, options analysis, HLD/LLD, statements of work, architecture governance, hybrid on-premises and cloud design, trusted-advisor stakeholder engagement.
About
Ajaykumar Patil
IT Solutions Architect with 15+ years across enterprise infrastructure, cloud and security, including 5+ years delivering to 45+ clients in defence, energy and resources, government, banking, healthcare and education. I translate business requirements into secure, scalable architectures across hybrid on-premises and cloud environments and guide solutions from requirements through design to implementation support.
I work comfortably at the foundation layer too, from greenfield datacentre builds for a defence-prime environment to hyperconverged infrastructure for an energy major, and I am now focused on AI and infrastructure architecture.
Core expertise
What I do
Cloud & Governance
Azure Landing Zones (CAF), Azure Arc, Azure Policy, management-group design, FinOps and cost governance, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).
Security & Compliance
Microsoft Defender, Sentinel (KQL), Entra ID, PIM, Conditional Access, Zero Trust. Delivery aligned to Essential Eight, ISO 27001, NIST, ISM and PSPF.
Datacentre & Infrastructure
Greenfield datacentre builds, Azure Local / Stack HCI (S2D), SAN and storage, virtualisation, P2V, Veeam immutable backup, Azure Backup and Site Recovery.
Platforms
Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, VMware, Citrix, Hyper-V, Azure (multi-region), AWS integrations, Linux.
Emerging: Data & AI
Integrating and deploying Azure AI services (Azure AI Foundry) and building Azure Data Factory pipelines on live client engagements.
Experience
Career
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Solution Architect / Cloud Consultant
Data#3 · Nov 2020 – Present
Trusted technical advisor on Azure, identity, security and hybrid and datacentre infrastructure across a large multi-sector client portfolio (defence, energy and resources, government, banking, healthcare and education). Owns solutions end to end, from requirements and design through delivery, governance and implementation support.
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Technical Support Officer
Rural City of Murray Bridge Council · Feb 2020 – Nov 2020
Sole technical custodian of the council estate. Migrated Exchange 2013 to Microsoft 365 for 200+ users, deployed 50+ virtual desktops and built SharePoint and Teams collaboration.
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Server Support Engineer
Capita Ltd (UK) · 2017 – 2019
Third-line infrastructure support across UK local-government councils. Automated health-check reporting in PowerShell, reducing P1 incidents by 80%.
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Module Lead
Persistent Systems · 2015 – 2017
Led infrastructure delivery across global client environments, including P2V conversion of 25+ servers and PowerShell automation of provisioning and patching.
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Infrastructure & Security Engineering Roles
Cybage · TCS · Orange Business Services · 2011 – 2015
Server engineering and security administration, including SCOM monitoring across 500+ servers, Group Policy hardening and greenfield Active Directory and DNS builds.
Certifications & education
Credentials
MBA (Information Technology), Sikkim Manipal University, 2016