Description

I help businesses design, improve and stabilise Azure environments so they are easier to run, easier to change and better controlled as they grow.

My work covers Azure architecture, governance, DevOps, delivery controls, Infrastructure as Code and interim technical leadership. I typically help when teams need to reduce technical risk, improve release confidence, strengthen delivery practices or make cloud environments more manageable without slowing the business down.

That can include reviewing existing Azure environments, improving deployment and release processes, designing better cloud architecture, tightening control around change, supporting compliance preparation and helping leadership make clearer technical decisions.

I have worked across architecture, delivery and technology leadership roles, so I focus not just on how an Azure environment is built, but also on how it is operated, changed and maintained over time.

Typical areas I help with include Azure architecture, Azure DevOps, Terraform, governance, delivery controls, cloud modernisation, cost awareness, compliance preparation and interim CTO or senior technical leadership support.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Bagh Co. Ltd.
Director
June 1998 - Today (28 years and 2 months)
I work with leadership teams in regulated businesses to reduce technical risk, improve release confidence, strengthen audit readiness and control Azure spend. Typical work includes Azure architecture, delivery controls, compliance preparation and interim technical leadership.
MATware
Fractional Chief Technology Officer
January 2015 - Today (11 years and 7 months)
Led technology strategy, architecture and delivery for an alternative investment platform, with a focus on secure systems, operational resilience, cost efficiency and controlled change.
Matware
Solutions Architect
January 2005 - January 2015 (10 years)
Led architecture and delivery across a hybrid Microsoft estate, helping modernise the platform while improving cost, scalability and release confidence. Designed Azure-based solutions, strengthened Azure DevOps continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines, and supported more consistent delivery practices across the team.