Shivkumar Kourav

About Shivkumar Kourav

I’m an Software, Solution & Cloud Architect with 13+ years of hands-on experience across architecture design, DevOps leadership, team coaching, and enterprise delivery.I help tech professionals and teams build scalable, modern systems, adopt cloud-native practices, and grow into architecture roles through real-world implementation and mentorship. Technical & Architecture Expertise.NET Core, C#, C++, python, ASP.NET, MVC, SQL, MongoDB, WCF, Web API, minimal API, FAST API, GenAIMicroservice design, reusable components, Boiler plate templates, encryption utilities, entitlement patternsArchitecture Thinking: C4 Modeling, Design Thinking, Evolutionary Architecture, Application modernization, security patterns, fitness functions,Cloud & Containerization & DevOps : Azure Cloud, AKS, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, Terraform, GitAPI Design & Integration: RESTful services, WCF, Web API, JSON, SwaggerDesign Patterns: Singleton, Repository, SOLID principles Leadership, Coaching & Agile DeliveryLeading multiple scrum teams as a certified PSM Scrum MasterCoaching teams on Scrum, DevOps, and AgileDriving application delivery end-to-endImplementing Scrum and Agile culture across organizationsMigration of legacy apps to modern stacks ( AKS, Docker, Containerization, Microservice architecture, event driven architecture ) Tools & Platforms I Use RegularlyIDEs: Visual Studio, VS CodeDevOps & CI/CD: Azure DevOps, GitMessaging & APIs: RabbitMQ, Swagger, Postman, InsomniaOrchestration & Containers: Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), LangServeAI & LLM Tools: LangChain, FastAPI, Python,Monitoring & Observability: Dynatrace, Open TelemetryWorkflow & UI: Streamlit, Chainlit, Prefect, GitHub Actions Career Coaching & Knowledge SharingPassionate tech mentor and career coach — helping developers transition into architect rolesRegularly conduct internal training on DevOps, agile delivery, and modern architecture What I’m Focused on NowGenAI x Architecture – building LLM apps with LangChain, FastAPI, Python, and AzureLaunching a public learning sprint: “GenAI for Architects: A 5-Week Journey”Exploring automated architecture governance, observability, and enterprise-grade pipelines🧠 What I Post About Weekly Software & solution architecture GenAI integration in modern systems DevOps best practices & automation Career paths, tech leadership & upskillingIf you\'re a developer, tech lead, or architect working on modernizing apps, scaling systems, or navigating AI — let’s connect.

Experience

1. Architect - Fdp

   SLB

   Sep 2025 — Present · Pune, IN

Education

• Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science

  2009 — 2013