Senior Solutions Architect · Pune, India

Cloud architecture that survives production.

I design enterprise platforms across cloud, distributed systems and applied GenAI — combining architecture strategy with hands-on implementation, governance and delivery leadership.

17+Years of experience
65%API latency reduction on K-PIM
~$50KAnnual infrastructure savings
<15 minDeployment cycle after CI/CD transformation

What I bring

Architecture leadership backed by implementation depth. I focus on systems that are secure, observable, cost-aware and operable under real production constraints.

Enterprise Architecture

End-to-end solution architecture, governance, design reviews, technical roadmaps and reusable platform patterns across enterprise delivery portfolios.

Cloud & Distributed Systems

Azure-first architecture with event-driven systems, microservices, CQRS, resilient APIs, caching, observability, IaC and DevSecOps.

Applied GenAI

Practical AI architecture spanning RAG, vector and vectorless retrieval, MCP, agentic workflows, human-in-the-loop controls and LLM observability.

Selected architecture work

Representative work across GenAI, Azure, data platforms, performance engineering, resiliency and cloud cost optimization.

GenAI / Retrieval

AI-Powered Resume Scoring

Hybrid retrieval architecture using Azure AI Foundry embeddings and PostgreSQL/pgvector to rank resumes against job requirements.

Outcome: noticeably reduced recruiter screening effort in early rollout.
GenAI / Knowledge Systems

SolutionHub — Vectorless RAG

A 3,500-file internal Q&A platform using Postgres ltree document trees, sparse retrieval and LLM reasoning instead of a dedicated dense-vector database.

Outcome: sub-second navigation to relevant sections and zero LLM re-sync cost for unchanged files.
Azure / High Availability

Customer Feedback Platform

Production Azure platform using Front Door, Static Web Apps, Functions and Cosmos DB, with AI-assisted moderation, zero-trust access and resilient operations.

Outcome: strong RTO/RPO performance and improved moderator throughput.
Data / Performance

K-PIM Product Platform

Enterprise product-data architecture integrating Stibo Step, Hasura, PostgreSQL, Redis and Azure Data Factory across three regional markets.

Outcome: API latency reduced by 65% through caching and data-delivery optimization.
AI Strategy / Responsible AI

Feedback AI Modernization

Four-phase roadmap covering AI readiness, sentiment automation, privacy-safe RAG and a governed MCP ecosystem with PII controls and retrieval-quality metrics.

Outcome: adopted as a modernization blueprint for responsible AI-assisted feedback operations.
Cloud / FinOps

Digital Asset & CDN Optimization

Centralized Azure Blob and CDN architecture with automated cache policies, asset processing and Terraform-based delivery across four applications.

Outcome: ~50% infrastructure cost reduction (~$50K/year) and ~45% lower bandwidth usage.

Experience

Progression from full-stack engineering into technical architecture, lead architecture and enterprise solution ownership.

Vivicta
2015 — Present · Pune

Senior Solutions Architect · 2023 — Present

  • Design authority for enterprise Azure programs across retail verticals.
  • Architecture governance, cloud reference patterns, Terraform standards and security baselines.
  • Applied GenAI architecture covering hybrid retrieval, vectorless RAG and responsible-AI modernization.
Vivicta
2020 — 2023

Lead Architect

  • Led architecture for event-driven loyalty and enterprise product-data platforms.
  • Designed secure partner onboarding, caching, data pipelines and CI/CD modernization.
Vivicta
2017 — 2020

Technical Architect

  • Architecture and hands-on delivery for loyalty, e-commerce, digital assets and industrial IoT.
  • Established Terraform foundations later scaled across 10+ programs.
Accenture
2012 — 2015 · Pune

Software Engineering Senior Analyst

Enterprise UI and backend development for a global sales order management platform using Java/J2EE, JSP, jQuery and Oracle.

Infosys
2008 — 2012 · Pune

Technology Analyst

Full-stack engineering for enterprise sales, service and e-learning portals, with performance optimization, team leadership and technical design reviews.

Technical landscape

A broad stack, with the deepest focus on architecture, Azure, distributed backend systems, data platforms and applied AI.

Cloud

AzureAWSFront DoorAPIMFunctionsEvent HubCosmos DBData Factory

Architecture

Distributed SystemsEvent-DrivenMicroservicesDDDCQRSC4RESTGraphQL

AI / Agentic

Azure AI FoundryAzure OpenAIRAGVectorless RAGMCPAI AgentsHITLLLM Observability

Engineering

Node.jsJava / Spring BootC# / .NETPostgreSQLRedisElasticsearchReact

DevOps / IaC

TerraformAzure DevOpsGitHub ActionsDockerJenkinsCI/CDSpec-Driven Development

Security / Governance

OWASPSBOMSnykDocker ScoutSonarQubeArchitecture ReviewsFinOps

Certifications & education

Microsoft Azure architecture and development credentials, TOGAF foundation, DevOps and Java certifications.

Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft Azure Developer Associate
TOGAF 9 Foundation
DevOps Practitioner — Simplilearn
Oracle Certified Associate — Java Programmer
MBA — IT Project Management
Sikkim Manipal University
Bachelor of Engineering — Civil Engineering
Shivaji University
Let’s connect

Architecture, cloud and applied AI.

I’m based in Pune, India and work across enterprise solution architecture, cloud platforms, distributed systems and GenAI-enabled products.

Email:contact@sameerdeshpande.dev