I help organisations design, build and deploy Microsoft AI solutions that solve real business problems and deliver measurable outcomes. With more than 20 years of experience across Microsoft technologies, cloud architecture, software engineering and consulting, I work with business leaders, IT teams and technology stakeholders to transform ideas into secure, production-ready solutions. My focus is Microsoft AI, including Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Copilot, Azure OpenAI and AI Agents. I help organisations identify opportunities for AI, design the right architecture and deliver solutions that integrate with existing business processes, data and systems. Unlike many consultants who focus only on strategy or only on implementation, I work across the entire lifecycle from discovery and architecture through to delivery and production deployment. Specialisations Microsoft AI & Agents • Azure AI Foundry • Microsoft Copilot and Copilot extensibility • Azure OpenAI • Microsoft Agent Framework (MAF) • Custom AI Agents and agentic workflows • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions • Enterprise AI governance and security • AI solution architecture and implementation Azure & Cloud Architecture • Azure application architecture • Identity, security and governance • Entra ID, Managed Identities and Key Vault • Serverless platforms including Azure Functions and Logic Apps • Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Bicep • Secure and scalable cloud platforms Integration & Automation • Power Automate and workflow automation • Microsoft 365 integration • SharePoint, Teams and business applications • API design and system integration • Event-driven architectures • Connecting business systems and data platforms

Shimon I

I help organisations design, build and deploy Microsoft AI solutions that solve real business problems and deliver measurable outcomes. With more than 20 years of experience across Microsoft technologies, cloud architecture, software engineering and consulting, I work with business leaders, IT teams and technology stakeholders to transform ideas into secure, production-ready solutions. My focus is Microsoft AI, including Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Copilot, Azure OpenAI and AI Agents. I help organisations identify opportunities for AI, design the right architecture and deliver solutions that integrate with existing business processes, data and systems. Unlike many consultants who focus only on strategy or only on implementation, I work across the entire lifecycle from discovery and architecture through to delivery and production deployment. Specialisations Microsoft AI & Agents • Azure AI Foundry • Microsoft Copilot and Copilot extensibility • Azure OpenAI • Microsoft Agent Framework (MAF) • Custom AI Agents and agentic workflows • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions • Enterprise AI governance and security • AI solution architecture and implementation Azure & Cloud Architecture • Azure application architecture • Identity, security and governance • Entra ID, Managed Identities and Key Vault • Serverless platforms including Azure Functions and Logic Apps • Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Bicep • Secure and scalable cloud platforms Integration & Automation • Power Automate and workflow automation • Microsoft 365 integration • SharePoint, Teams and business applications • API design and system integration • Event-driven architectures • Connecting business systems and data platforms

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I help organisations design, build and deploy Microsoft AI solutions that solve real business problems and deliver measurable outcomes.

With more than 20 years of experience across Microsoft technologies, cloud architecture, software engineering and consulting, I work with business leaders, IT teams and technology stakeholders to transform ideas into secure, production-ready solutions.

My focus is Microsoft AI, including Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Copilot, Azure OpenAI and AI Agents. I help organisations identify opportunities for AI, design the right architecture and deliver solutions that integrate with existing business processes, data and systems.

Unlike many consultants who focus only on strategy or only on implementation, I work across the entire lifecycle from discovery and architecture through to delivery and production deployment.

Specialisations
Microsoft AI & Agents
• Azure AI Foundry
• Microsoft Copilot and Copilot extensibility
• Azure OpenAI
• Microsoft Agent Framework (MAF)
• Custom AI Agents and agentic workflows
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions
• Enterprise AI governance and security
• AI solution architecture and implementation

Azure & Cloud Architecture
• Azure application architecture
• Identity, security and governance
• Entra ID, Managed Identities and Key Vault
• Serverless platforms including Azure Functions and Logic Apps
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Bicep
• Secure and scalable cloud platforms

Integration & Automation
• Power Automate and workflow automation
• Microsoft 365 integration
• SharePoint, Teams and business applications
• API design and system integration
• Event-driven architectures
• Connecting business systems and data platforms

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Microsoft AI Architect / Senior Azure Solution Architect (Contract) at Bupa ANZ
June 1, 2025 - Present
Lead AI architect for the enterprise Azure estate at a regulated healthcare organization. Defined the enterprise Microsoft AI reference architecture and the AI landing zone standard for building, evaluating, and deploying generative AI solutions using Azure AI Foundry. Architected and delivered multi-agent solutions using Microsoft Agent Framework and Semantic Kernel with tool calling, MCP-based tool servers, orchestration, memory, and human-in-the-loop approvals, implemented in C#/.NET and Python on Azure Container Apps and AKS. Delivered Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio capabilities including declarative agents, Graph connectors for enterprise content, and governed extensibility rollout. Built enterprise RAG patterns using Azure AI Search and Azure OpenAI with hybrid/semantic ranking and Entra ID security trimming, surfaced through .NET and Python services. Established evaluation and observability practices with groundedness/relevance/safety scoring and CI/CD regression gates
Azure Solution Architect (Contract) at SimCorp
May 1, 2023 - May 31, 2025
Designed Azure infrastructure solutions for regulated financial workloads, including high availability, multi-region resiliency, and enterprise security. Integrated Azure services and .NET applications into investment management platform components and embedded Azure OpenAI capabilities to enable automation and intelligent decisioning. Architected DR/HA solutions for new and existing clients including active-active and pilot-light topologies. Standardised deployment patterns using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep) and Azure DevOps pipelines. Implemented security controls leveraging Entra ID, Defender for Cloud, Wiz, and Defender for DevOps. Delivered enterprise IAM platforms (SSO/MFA/RBAC) with Entra ID identity lifecycle support and SCIM provisioning to SaaS. Designed REST API integrations and B2B data flows using Azure API Management (APIM) and secure by-default deployment patterns with audit logging and access control. Provisioned and configured Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Sear
Solution Architect (Contract) at Oracle Corporation
July 1, 2020 - May 31, 2023
Architected hybrid cloud solutions integrating Microsoft Azure with Oracle OCI, including secure connectivity, identity federation, and cross-cloud DR. Implemented ForgeRock Identity Platform (AM/IDM/DS) for user registration with dynamic attribute collection and scripted decision trees integrated via REST APIs. Deployed Azure services using Terraform and managed resources with Ansible. Designed Windows and Linux infrastructure services and DR strategies. Built Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for provisioning and management of Azure resources. Hardened Windows Active Directory and Windows Server estate against CIS benchmarks. Containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes. Used Microsoft Entra ID for authentication and API access control and mentored engineering teams as a trusted advisor.
Senior Cloud Computing Specialist (Contract) at Reece Group
December 1, 2014 - July 31, 2020
Architected Windows Server and cloud infrastructure across Microsoft Azure and on-premises for approximately 5,000 users, including Active Directory, Group Policy, Exchange, and RDS. Designed DR strategies for Active Directory, Exchange, VMs, web servers, and RDS across Azure and AWS. Implemented Azure AD SSO, Conditional Access, and MFA for users, applications, and devices. Deployed Azure Web Apps/VMs and core infrastructure and ran end-to-end deployments on AWS for selected workloads. Containerised ASP.NET applications using Docker. Designed identity management frameworks (provisioning/authentication/authorization) for secure enterprise access. Managed Microsoft 365 messaging and configured ADFS for Office 365, and led migration of acquired businesses into the Reece messaging and cloud environment. Automated administration and batch jobs using Azure Automation and Jenkins. Designed auto-scaling and RBAC for cloud applications across Azure and AWS, and mentored junior administrators a
Cloud Computing Specialist (Contract) at Concepta Group
March 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Senior Systems Engineer (Contract) at Fujitsu Australia
December 1, 2012 - March 31, 2014
ICT Solutions Architect at NEC Australia
September 1, 2009 - December 31, 2012
Senior Systems Engineer (Contract) at INTRALOT Australia
April 1, 2008 - September 30, 2009
Senior Systems Administrator (Contract) at SEEK Limited
December 1, 2007 - April 30, 2008
Senior Systems Administrator (Contract) at KAMCO
September 1, 2006 - December 31, 2007
Network Administrator at Yeshivah College
January 1, 2004 - September 30, 2006
Helpdesk Support at Bezeq International (ISP)
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003

Education

Diploma in Software Engineering at College of Engineering
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2026
Certificate III in Information Technology at Holmesglen Institute of TAFE
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2026

Qualifications

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2026
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2026
VMware Certified Professional — vSphere 5 (VCP-5)
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2026
Microsoft Certified IT Professional — Enterprise Messaging Administrator (Exchange 2010)
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2026
Microsoft Certified IT Professional — Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator (MCITP-EA)
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2026
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE 2003) and MCSA 2003
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2026
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2026
IBM AIX Systems Administrator (UNIX)
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2026
Cisco Data Center Unified Computing (DCUCI) Specialist
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2026
ForgeRock, Okta and Ping Identity vendor training
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2026

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Financial Services, Government, Professional Services