Pankaj Pandey

About Pankaj Pandey

Azure Solution Architect with ~13 years of experience designing, modernizing, and delivering enterprise‑scale, cloud‑native solutions across Healthcare, Finance, and Travel domains. Proven expertise in end‑to‑end solution architecture, application modernization, and hybrid/cloud deployments on Microsoft Azure. Strong background in microservices, event‑driven architectures, API‑led integration, security, and DevOps, with a consistent track record of leading cross‑functional teams and translating business requirements into scalable, secure, and cost‑optimized Azure architectures. Experienced in driving cloud adoption, governance, and best practices using Agile and DevOps methodologies.Core Skills & Azure Architecture ExpertiseArchitecture & LeadershipAzure Solution Architecture, Cloud Adoption & Migration StrategyApplication & Integration Architecture (API‑Led, Event‑Driven)Microservices & Distributed Systems DesignTechnical Design Authority, Architecture Reviews, GovernanceStakeholder Management, Client‑Facing Architecture DiscussionsPerformance, Scalability, Reliability & Cost Optimization (FinOps)Security‑by‑Design, Compliance & Risk MitigationMicrosoft Azure (Strong Focus)Compute & HostingAzure App Services, Azure FunctionsAzure Cloud ServicesWindows‑based workloads & hybrid deploymentsIntegration & MessagingAzure Service Bus (Queues & Topics)Event‑driven architectures and async processingMessage‑based system design & reliability patternsIdentity & SecurityMicrosoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory)Identity & Access Management (IAM)Secure API authentication & authorizationKey‑based and role‑based access control (RBAC)AI & Intelligent ServicesAzure AI ServicesAzure Cognitive Services / Cognitive APIsAI‑assisted automation and intelligent workflowsMonitoring & OperationsAzure Monitoring conceptsApplication diagnostics, logging & telemetryDashboarding, metrics, and operational visibilityApplication Development & EngineeringLanguages: C#, Python, SQL, C++Frameworks.NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, WCFADO.NET, Entity FrameworkHTML5, CSS3, JavaScriptjQuery, AngularJSAJAX, JSON, XML, XPathSPA integration with RESTful APIsWCF, MSMQ, Windows ServicesQuartz.NET for scheduling & background jobsReliable message processing & retry patternsDatabases & Data LayerMicrosoft SQL ServerSQL Anywhere (11 / 12 / 16)MS AccessDatabase design, normalization, indexingQuery optimization & performance tuningDevOps, CI/CD & ToolingCI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, TFS

Experience

1. Cloud Architect

   EPAM Systems

   Feb 2026 — Present

Education

• Govt Higher Sec. School Gosalpur

  12, Science

  2005 — 2008

• Mcrpv University Bhopal

  BCA, Computer Science

  2008 — 2011

• Higher secondry School gosalpur

  Bachelor of computer Application, Programming

  2005 — 2007