Executive Summary

Lead Solution Architect with 17+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, and enterprise architecture. Proven track record in financial services, fintech, and regulated industries, delivering compliant, scalable, and secure cloud-first solutions. Experienced in AI/ML-enabled solution design, data engineering, and enterprise adoption of Generative AI, with practical expertise in Azure OpenAI, RAG, and AI-augmented SDLC practices.

Skilled at creating and presenting solution proposals, architecture design documents (SAD), technical designs, and estimations to both technical and business stakeholders. Recognised for technical leadership, governance, and stakeholder engagement, with deep expertise across Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365, and enterprise integration.

Contact Information

📧 Email: [email protected]

📍I live in Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪

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Core Competencies

Solution Architecture & Design – Cloud-native & hybrid architectures, SAD, technical designs, estimations, feasibility assessments.
Technical Leadership – Leadership across agile teams; oversight of security, scalability, performance across Application, Infrastructure, Data, and DevOps.
Governance & Compliance – Architecture alignment, regulatory compliance (EU, GDPR, DORA), risk management, security and governance by design, and technical documentation.
AI/ML & Data Engineering – OCR pipelines, ML model training, RAG, Azure AI Search, Azure AI Document Intelligence, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, Azure OpenAI.
AI-Augmented SDLC – AI copilots adoption, prompt engineering, secure deployment of LLM-powered apps.
Stakeholder Engagement – Executive-level advisor, vendor assessment, cross-team collaboration, clear and persuasive communicator.
Project Delivery – Roadmaps, planning, cost/resource estimates, operational readiness, legacy modernization, cloud migration.
Quality Assurance – Solution review for NFRs, maintainability, integration, and lifecycle sustainability.
Technology Expertise – Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Dataverse, Microsoft 365, Enterprise Integration (TIBCO, Azure Data Factory), Sparx Enterprise Architect, LeanIX, ArchiMate, TOGAF.
Strategic & Emerging Technologies – Adoption of InRule BRMS, TIBCO Cloud Integration, Azure serverless, AI-driven tools.

Professional Experience

Solution Architect

Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland — (May 2023 - Present)

(via Emagine Group)

Delivering solution architecture services within the IT Strategy Planning and Architecture Division:

Designed and presented solution proposals, Software Architecture Designs (SADs), and technical documentation for mission-critical, regulatory-driven systems.
Led architecture design for DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) solutions.
Led the design and implementation of EU-compliant XBRL data collection solutions (EBA, EIOPA, SRB), ensuring alignment with EU financial reporting frameworks.
Architected the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) Validation solution integrating GLEIF DB, improving financial data accuracy.
Introduced Azure-based cloud architecture for financial data reporting and analytics, improving scalability, manageability, and support for new formats (Inline XBRL).
Modernized ESMA reporting solutions, re-architecting from batch to near real-time processing, eliminating redundant validation, and reducing compliance risks by replacing manual email submissions with secure portal and app-to-app communication.
Partnered with business and technical leaders to align innovation with enterprise strategy.
Ensured agile delivery teams implemented designs consistently with architecture standards.
AI-Augmented SDLC & Team Enablement: Introduced and standardized GitHub Copilot adoption across SDLC, establishing best practices for code reviews, quality, and secure AI-assisted development. Boosted engineering velocity by automating commodity coding and enabling focus on high-value architecture challenges.
Generative & Agentic AI Solutions: Designed prototypes and production-ready architectures using Azure OpenAI Service, RAG patterns (Azure AI Search), and Model Context Protocol (MCP) to orchestrate complex regulatory and business processes.

Key Technologies: .NET, Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365, SharePoint, Progress MOVEit, SQL Server, SSIS/SSRS, Angular, Power BI, Enterprise Architect Sparx.

Earlier Career

Solutions Architect (part-time), Infopulse (TietoEVRY) – Introduced DevOps practices into Dynamics 365 development (2019–2020).