Christian Striok-Wartha.

Azure Cloud & AI Architect, Technical Lead

Email: christianstriok-wartha@csweu.striok.at
Phone: +43 676 711 81 56
Address: Hauptstraße 70, 7082 Donnerskirchen, Austria
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christian-striok-wartha

Summary

Azure Cloud & AI Architect and Technical Lead with over 17 years of experience in software development, systems architecture and technical leadership. Focus on Microsoft Azure solution architecture, enterprise integration and AI solutions. Track record spanning hands-on implementation through to full ownership of product development and engineering organizations — including an organization of 32 people across four teams in two time zones. Combines technical depth with leadership and communication skills.

Technology & Skills

Leadership / Methodology: Solution architecture, technical leadership, building engineering organizations, SaaS operations, product management, stakeholder management, agile development methodologies

Compute / Container: Azure Virtual Machines, Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure Container Apps

Integration: Azure API Management, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, Azure Data Factory, REST / SOAP

Identity / Security: Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Key Vault

Data: Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, Azure Storage, SSIS, SSRS, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Microsoft Power BI

DevOps / IaC: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Bicep, ARM Templates, Landing Zones

AI: Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Foundry (Azure AI Foundry), RAG, agentic coding practices, LLM integration

Programming Languages: C# / .NET, Python, TypeScript / JavaScript, T-SQL

Business Platforms: Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft 365

Languages: German (native), English (fluent)

Services

  • Technical Lead: overall technical responsibility, building and leading development organizations, product management, requirements engineering
  • Azure Architecture: design and implementation of cloud architectures, system integration, API design, messaging & event-driven architectures
  • AI Solution Architecture: agentic AI and RAG solutions, AI-assisted development methods, full-stack development of AI solutions

Professional Experience

Azure Cloud & AI Architect, Technical Lead

Self-employed | from 09/2026

Independent consulting for Azure solution architecture, enterprise integration and AI engineering. Design and implementation of cloud architectures, agentic AI and RAG solutions, plus interim technical leadership.

Business Development Manager, AI Tech Lead

COSMO CONSULT AG | 04/2025 – 07/2026

Business development focused on artificial intelligence and cloud architecture. Identification of AI use cases, solution design, creation and delivery of Azure cloud architectures in projects, and market development in the enterprise software space. Leadership of AI development team and product management for COSMO CONSULT AG’s agentic AI portfolio.

Vice President Software Development

Springtime Technologies | 07/2023 – 02/2025

Overall responsibility for product development, architecture, QA and the engineering organization of a SaaS product for accounts payable automation (Invoicetrack). Led 32 people across two time zones (Vienna, Manila); budget and delivery responsibility. Reorganized the development department and its processes.

10 years, four roles with increasing responsibility

COSMO CONSULT AG | 02/2013 – 06/2023

Progression from Application Developer through Technical Expert and Team Manager to Technical Lead & Solution Architect. Responsibility for architecture, technology trends and best practices, plus technical leadership of development teams and customer coaching in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Azure environment.

  • Technical Lead CRM & Solution Architect, 12/2020 – 06/2023
  • Team Manager Development CRM, 01/2019 – 12/2020
  • Technical Expert Development, 01/2018 – 01/2019
  • Application Developer Microsoft Dynamics CRM, 02/2013 – 01/2018

.NET / C# Developer & Interface Consultant

CATO Software Solutions | 05/2009 – 02/2013

Development and refactoring of components for the medical workflow software CATO (Computer Aided Therapy in Oncology); the vendor was later acquired by Becton Dickinson. Interface concepts with hospitals worldwide based on HL7; integration projects across Europe and the USA, including on-site workshops and post-go-live support.