Luke Murray
Principal Architect (Senior Manager) @Cognizant
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Principal Architect (Senior Manager) @Cognizant
London, GB
Principal Architect specialising in Modern Workplace and Enterprise EUC for global insurance clients, leading architecture, strategy and delivery of large-scale Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Windows 365, and Citrix Cloud transformation Global Windows 365 MigrationPrincipal Architect for a migration from Citrix Cloud to Windows 365 across multiple regions and regulated business units. Led full discovery, workload assessment, application analysis and migration strategy, defining enterprise standards for Azure region selection, network design, identity and security architecture, environment segmentation and image lifecycle management. Produced HLDs, LLDs and reference architectures. Directed offshore architects and engineers, providing technical leadership, design assurance and escalation support. Acted hands-on to resolve blockers where offshore capability gaps risked delivery timelines. Served as the primary architectural contact for senior stakeholders, ensuring alignment across multiple workstreams. Delivered Modern Workplace capabilities leveraging Windows 365, Intune, Conditional Access, Azure networking and landing zone patterns.Additional Experience – High-Risk User MigrationDelivered complex and high-risk user migrations, including RPA personas, legacy applications and bespoke workflows. Brought in to stabilise and recover an at-risk transformation, resolving long-standing technical issues and completing the most challenging personas that could not be progressed by the existing delivery team. Led an extensive, highly detailed discovery process across applications, workloads and dependencies. Provided technical leadership and quality assurance across UK and offshore teams, ensuring consistent design decisions, robust engineering standards and predictable migration outcomes. Restored stakeholder confidence through clear communication and disciplined risk management.
EDUCATION
Chichester College
Electrical Engineering
Felpham Community College
GCSE
Felpham Community College Sixth Form
A-Levels
ABOUT LUKE MURRAY
Principal Architect specialising in Modern Workplace, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Windows 365 Cloud PC, and Citrix Cloud for large, regulated enterprises.With over 15 years’ experience and a track record delivering complex end-user compute (EUC) transformations for global organisations, I design and lead secure, scalable, cloud desktop solutions that work at enterprise scale.I act as the technical authority on major Modern Workplace programmes, covering full lifecycle architecture across discovery, persona modelling, application rationalisation, HLD/LLD production, design governance, landing zones, identity, networking, profiles (FSLogix), image management, and global workload placement.Recent programmes include serving as Principal Architect for a global migration from Citrix Cloud to Windows 365 Cloud PC - delivering architectural clarity, stabilising delivery, and shaping enterprise standards across multiple regions and regulated business units.I also led the completion of complex and high-risk user migrations, including RPA-driven roles and legacy application personas, stepping in to recover an at-risk transformation and resolve long-standing technical blockers left by a previous integrator.As a Senior Manager, I lead UK-based resources and direct offshore architects and engineers, providing day-to-day technical direction, mentoring, performance support, and escalation handling. I frequently take ownership of the most complex or critical tasks when delivery risk or capability gaps emerge.Calm, structured and outcome-focused, I combine deep hands-on technical expertise with strong stakeholder engagement to deliver modern, secure, efficient digital workplace platforms that support global business operations and long-term strategic change.
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