SOLUTION ARCHITECT · CLOUD · PLATFORM ENGINEERING

Designing scalable, secure and cloud-native technology platforms.

I design and evolve technology platforms that connect business needs with scalable architecture, cloud infrastructure and modern engineering practices.

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Applications APIs Cloud Kubernetes Infrastructure Observability

Solution Architecture

Bridging business needs and technical design

Azure

Cloud architecture and platform design

Kubernetes

Cloud-native platforms and container orchestration

Platform Engineering

Automation and developer platforms

About

From Software Engineering to Cloud Architecture

Software Engineering Application Architecture Cloud DevOps Solution Architecture Kubernetes Platform Engineering

Santosh’s journey in technology began with software engineering, where he gained hands-on experience designing and building applications end to end. This foundation shaped his practical approach to technology, focusing on real-world requirements, working solutions, and technical constraints.

As his responsibilities expanded into application and enterprise architecture, Santosh focused on designing how systems work together through APIs, integrations, and scalable architectures. His transition into cloud platforms and DevOps connected these architectural decisions with efficient and reliable software delivery.

This experience naturally led to solution architecture on Microsoft Azure, followed by Kubernetes and platform engineering. Today, Santosh works at the intersection of business needs, cloud architecture, and platform engineering, building secure, observable, and scalable systems that enable engineering teams to deliver software reliably.

Expertise

Areas of Focus

Solution Architecture

Solution ArchitectureCloud ArchitectureEnterprise ArchitectureDistributed SystemsAPI Architecture

Cloud

Microsoft AzureCloud-native platformsAzure DevOpsCloud infrastructure

Kubernetes & Containers

KubernetesDockerHelmContainer platforms

Platform Engineering

Developer platformsInfrastructure automationCI/CDInfrastructure as Code

DevOps

GitGitHubAzure DevOpsAutomated delivery

Security & Observability

Cloud securityDevSecOpsKubernetes securityMonitoringVulnerability management

Technology

Technology Ecosystem

Technologies grouped by where they sit in the stack, not a logo wall.

Cloud

Azure

Platform

Kubernetes · Docker · Helm

Infrastructure

Terraform

Engineering

.NET · Angular

DevOps

GitHub · Azure DevOps

Data

Azure SQL · Databricks · Data Factory · Service Bus

Quality & Security

SonarQube · NexusIQ

Experience

Professional Journey

The stages that shaped today’s focus — from software engineering toward solution architecture and platform engineering.

  1. 01

    Software Engineering

    Built the foundation: designing and shipping applications end to end.

  2. 02

    Application & Enterprise Architecture

    Moved into designing how systems and services fit together — APIs, integration and structural tradeoffs.

  3. 03

    Cloud & DevOps

    Extended architecture onto Microsoft Azure and connected design decisions to automated, repeatable delivery.

  4. 04

    Solution Architecture, Kubernetes & Platform EngineeringCurrent focus

    Current focus: solution architecture, Kubernetes-based platforms, and the developer platforms and automation that let engineering teams deliver reliably.

For the full role-by-role history — employers, titles and dates — see LinkedIn .

Projects

Live Pipeline DEVOPS CI/CD · KUBERNETES GITOPS (ARGOCD)
Source CI / CD Deploy Git Push App source code Update Manifests Helm / Kustomize Build & Test CI pipeline Container Registry Versioned image Image Updater Watches registry tags ArgoCD Sync Continuous reconciliation Kubernetes Cluster Rolling update Observability Health & metrics

The loop is the point — ArgoCD doesn’t just push a deployment once; it continuously compares the live cluster state against Git and reconciles automatically, so Git stays the single source of truth for what’s actually running.

Kubernetes MLOps Portfolio

A hands-on portfolio demonstrating how to build, serve and orchestrate machine learning and LLM workloads on Kubernetes — from core cluster administration to a full retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipeline running in-cluster.

Architecture focus — Layers foundational Kubernetes administration, managed model-serving with KServe and Istio, and end-to-end AI application design using Knative autoscaling, Qdrant and Ollama.

KubernetesKServeIstioKnativeFastAPIQdrantOllamascikit-learn
View on GitHub
Client Request Istio Gateway KServe Model Serving Knative Autoscaling RAG: Qdrant + Ollama

Conceptual architecture

Certifications

Certifications & Continuous Learning

Microsoft Certified: Azure Architect Technologies

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)

Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate (KCSA)

Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

Microsoft

Curiosity

What I’m Exploring

Cloud-native architecture Kubernetes Platform Engineering Cloud Security Infrastructure as Code DevOps Distributed Systems Observability Architecture Patterns

Philosophy

Engineering With Intent

01

Simplicity

Prefer understandable systems over unnecessary complexity.

02

Automation

Automate repetitive work so teams can focus on meaningful engineering.

03

Security

Treat security as part of architecture, not an afterthought.

04

Observability

Design systems so that their behavior can be understood in production.

Personal

Beyond the Technology

Technology is what I build. Exploring the world is what keeps me curious.

Let’s Talk Technology

Interested in cloud architecture, Kubernetes, platform engineering or modern software architecture? I’d be happy to connect.

Whether you have a technical question, collaboration opportunity or simply want to connect, feel free to reach out.

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Gothenburg, Sweden

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