Christopher Neff
Architecture | Engineering | Cloud | AI | Strategy | Consulting
- Role
- Architect - Application and Cloud - App Innovation (Acquired by Cognizant, Jan 2026) at 3Cloud
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Christopher Neff
Aligning business goals, product objectives, technical strategy, and hands-on engineering execution-I\'m a seasoned software delivery professional with deep expertise in Microsoft technologies, including.NET, Azure, and modern web development frameworks. With a strong foundation in cloud-native architecture, I focus on building scalable, resilient solutions that align with enterprise goals and deliver tangible business value.Over the years, I’ve successfully led teams in delivering impactful digital products and services—balancing hands-on technical involvement with strategic oversight. My strengths lie in driving architectural direction, optimizing development processes, and fostering high-performing engineering cultures rooted in collaboration, continuous learning, and excellence.My technical interests span Azure PaaS, serverless computing, DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering. I’m a strong advocate for using the right tools for the job—leveraging both Microsoft and best-of-breed technologies where they best fit.Currently, I’m seeking leadership opportunities that allow me to stay hands-on while shaping product direction and team strategy—bridging architecture, execution, and innovation to deliver cutting-edge software solutions.
Experience
Architect - Application and Cloud - App Innovation (Acquired by Cognizant, Jan 2026)
Jun 2025 — Present
Architected and deployed Azure solutions enabling SMART on FHIR capabilities across our platform, achieving dual compliance with ONC 2025 and ONC 2026 standards to advance seamless healthcare data exchange for 2.5M+ annual patient encounters and 35K+ monthly active portal users.
Education
Point Park University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Management Information Systems, General
2006 — 2006
University of Pittsburgh
Bachelors, Applied Mathematics
1996 — 2000
Skills
- Python
- Winforms
- Asp.net Mvc
- Css
- Html5
- Oracle Sql
- Jquery
- Sql
- Asp.net
- Nhibernate
- Lean Software Development
- Wpf
- Angularjs
- Software Engineering
- Wcf
- Agile Methodologies
- Ruby
- Ajax
- Elasticsearch
- Sql Server
- Node.js
- Web Services
- Mysql
- Web Development
- Octopus
- C++
- Visual Studio
- Coldfusion
- Rest
- Entity Framework
- Agile
- Soa
- Soap
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Linq
- Javascript
- Html 5
- Solr
- C#
- .net
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