Christian Striok-Wartha — Azure Cloud & AI Architect, Technical Lead

Profile

Technical depth, and ownership of what ships.

Azure Cloud & AI Architect and Technical Lead with over 17 years of experience in software development, systems architecture and technical leadership.

The focus is Microsoft Azure solution architecture, enterprise integration and AI solutions. The track record spans hands-on implementation through to full ownership of product development and engineering organizations.

In practice that means both halves of the job: the architecture itself, and getting it agreed, built and operated by a team.

Services

Three ways to work together.

Independent consulting for Azure solution architecture, enterprise integration and AI engineering — as an architect on a project, or as interim technical leadership for a team.

Technical Lead

Overall technical responsibility, building and leading development organizations, product management and requirements engineering — including interim leadership while a permanent lead is being found.

Azure Architecture

Design and implementation of cloud architectures, system integration, API design and messaging and event-driven architectures on Microsoft Azure.

AI Solution Architecture

Agentic AI and RAG solutions, AI-assisted development methods, and full-stack development of AI solutions from prototype to production.

Technology & Skills

What I work with.

Grown out of seventeen years of projects rather than a certification list — with the Microsoft cloud as the centre of gravity.

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 and 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).

Professional experience

Seventeen years, five stations.

From developer to Vice President Software Development — and back to the architecture work that the whole thing was always about.

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 the 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), with budget and delivery responsibility. Reorganized the development department and its processes.
Ten 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.

Architecture, AI and the team to build it.