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Rajeev Singh

Rajeev Singh

Cloud Solutions Architect, Visa: H1B
Cary,NC

Summary

I am a Cloud Solutions Architect at HCL Tech, where I lead and deliver cloud-based solutions for various clients across different domains (Insurance, Health, Sales, Marketing, and Oil and Gas). I have more than 18 years of software development experience in Design, Solution, Architecting, Development, and Deployment using Microsoft technologies and Azure Cloud. My core competencies include App Modernization, DevOps, Integration, and GenAI.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Solutions Architect

HCL America, Inc
4 2018 - Current

As a Lead Solution Architect at HCLTech, I work closely with customers, partners, and internal teams to help
them design, build, and operate solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform.
I have a deep understanding of Azure services and technologies and use this knowledge to help customers and
partners to optimize their solutions for performance, scalability, and cost.
My responsibilities include:
▪ Lead a group of architects, provide them with direction and help with implementing an Azure cloud
architecture solution, and oversee issues such as migration.
▪ Work independently with business and technical stakeholders and understand the organization’s
obstacles and provide due diligence.
▪ Worked on over 10+ cloud migration and cloud-native development projects, using .Net, SPA, Angular,
React, Azure App Service, Azure DevOps, Azure AI, and more.
▪ Designed Azure Active Directory (AAD)- IAM authentication and authorization solutions for various webbased applications.
▪ Worked in Container solutions using Azure Container Registry (ACR), AKS and Docker.
▪ Enabled hybrid integration for legacy systems using Microsoft BizTalk, Azure iPaaS, Logic Apps, APIM,
Service Bus, and On-prem data gateway.
▪ Design cloud and hybrid systems that use Microsoft Azure, including computing, network, storage,
monitoring, and security.
▪ Implement DevOps practices and tools, such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence, GitHub, TFS, Vera
Code, SonarQube, Splunk, Azure Monitor, etc.

Blogger

Blogging
2021.01 - Current
  • (GenAI, Azure AI Services):
  • Blog site: https://singhrajeev.com
  • Developed a strong online presence for the blog by consistently producing high-quality content.

Sr. Technical Architect

HCL Technologies
12.2015 - 04.2018

In the role of Pre-sales Architect, I worked with the Cloud CoE team on various cloud projects.
My responsibilities include:
▪ Led the HCL Cloud CoE team, responsible for cloud architecture, development, migration, assessment,
strategy, design, integration, and DevOps for various clients and domains.
▪ Designed and developed cloud solutions using Azure PaaS (Web App), iPaaS, Microsoft AI (Bot, Cognitive
Services), and other technologies and tools.
▪ Migrated legacy applications to Azure PaaS using various migration patterns and best practices.
▪ Conducted fit gap assessments for web app/middleware and provided recommendations for cloud
transformations.
▪ Supported pre-sales activities, such as RFP responses, solution architecture, estimates, and collaterals, for
cloud sales and marketing teams, generating revenue.
▪ Executed limited POCs as necessary to demonstrate the feasibility and value of cloud solutions.

Technology Consultant

HP Global Soft (P) Ltd
06.2014 - 11.2015

As an Integration Lead, I am responsible for current project support activities, Biztalk migrations, and pre-sales
activities.
My responsibilities include:
▪ Responsible for overall System Integration Development and Support using BizTalk 2006 R2.
▪ BizTalk Migration Project - Responsible for Migrating BizTalk 2006R2 to 2013.Architecting Integration
Solutions built on top of Azure (IaaS, PaaS, Hybrid), BizTalk and . Net).
▪ Cloud Advisory and Consultancy.
▪ Create Cloud migration plan and strategic road map with effort estimates.
▪ Responding to RFPs and RFIs.
▪ Provides presales support for Azure, BizTalk, and .NET, helping with estimates, proposals and proof of
concepts.

Tech Lead

PNB MetLife India
09.2007 - 06.2014

As a Lead, I was responsible for overall integration and web/windows application development for MetLife
Products.
My responsibilities included:
▪ Responsible for configuring, developing, and integrating over 10 new insurance products for MetLife India
using BizTalk Server, Web Services, WCF, and .Net.
▪ Responsible for an Integrated Grievance Management System to facilitate online registration of
policyholders’ complaints and help track their status.
▪ Led and developed an Illustration system for MetLife.
▪ Developed integration for Guided data entry and Talisma CRM.
▪ Lead and developer for the Sales Management system portal.
▪ Led a team of 12+ members and coordinated effectively with various vendors and MetLife internal
departments, stakeholders, and the Project Management Office (PMO)

Education

MCA -

IGNOU, New Delhi

BCA - undefined

IGNOU, New Delhi

BA - undefined

Jai Prakash University, Chhapra, Bihar

Skills

App Modernization: Proficient in Modern Apps, Net Core, SPA, Angular, React, and Microservices Experienced in Azure App Service, ASE, Azure Functions, APIM, and Azure Landing Zones

Genai Projects

  • Build a Custom Copilot powered by Microsoft Phi-3 SLM, Building a Custom Copilot powered by Microsoft Phi-3 SLM using Azure AI Studio and Microsoft Copilot Studio. It's a personalized AI assistant that answers questions for your configured website. This POC uses Phi-3 and creates a Bot using Copilot Studio. Copilot Topics are configured using System Fallback, Workflow is configured with Prefix, Suffix, Request Body. Add your website to this Assistant chatbot and publish to validate with your website., Phi-3 (Phi-3-mini-4k-instruct), SLM, Azure AI Studio, Microsoft Copilot Studio
  • Build and deploy a Q&A Copilot with Prompt Flow, Building custom Copilot with Prompt Flow. This POC creates an AI Project, customize prompt flow with multiple data sources (Customer Info, Product Info, Customer info index). It further evaluates the flow using Question-and-Answer dataset, deploys the flow for further consumption., Azure AI Studio, Azure OpenAI, Flow type: Standard Flow, Copilot, LLM, Python
  • Create your own Copilot that uses your own data with an Azure OpenAI Service Model, This POC creates and implements a Copilot chat assistant using Azure AI Studio, Chatgpt, and Azure services. In this POC you create an AI project and configure the Chat Model(gpt-35-turbo-16k), configure the model with data, deploy and test the chat model, deploy Copilot to your web app and validate its functionality., Copilot, Azure OpenAI, ChatGPT-3, gpt-35-turbo-16k LLM, Azure AI Studio, WebApp, Azure Search Service
  • Build Your Personal RAG Chatbot on a PDF document: Langchain, ChromaDB on GPT 3.5, This POC implement RAG using LlamaIndex framework to build a simple chatbot, to Q&A a bunch of documents, RAG, LlamaIndex framework, GPT-3.5 Turbo, OpenAIEmbeddings library, ChromaDB
  • Create your custom copilot in Teams with AI Vision and Automation, This POC creates advanced custom copilots within Microsoft Teams using the Teams AI Library development toolkit. It uses the capabilities of GPT-4 with Vision to analyze images and automate tasks with AI. Instantly create code from images, elegantly create descriptions for product images, and even analyze NASA engineering drawings from the Apollo mission with ease., GPT-4, Teams AI Library development toolkit, Azure AI Vision, Image Analysis
  • Build Your Own Serverless ChatGPT with Azure and LangChain.js, This POC builds a serverless chatbot, that leverages Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) using LangChain.js and Azure., ChatGPT, LangChain.js, Azure Static Web Apps, Azure Function, Azure Cosmos DB for Mongo DB vCore (as Vector db)
  • Read printed and handwritten text from an image using OCR client library, C#, This POC uses Azure AI Vision, OCR SDK to read/extract printed text from images., Azure AI Vision, Vision Read API, OCR, .Net, C#, Azure SDK, OCR Client library
  • Azure Image Analysis using Azure SDK, C#, This POC demonstrates extracting various Visual Features from Images with Azure AI Vision Image Analysis Service., Azure AI Vision Image Analysis, Image Analysis 4.0 SDK, C#

Roles Description

HCLTech, Lead Solution Architect

  • I work closely with customers, partners, and internal teams to help them design, build, and operate solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform. I have a deep understanding of Azure services and technologies and use this knowledge to help customers and partners to optimize their solutions for performance, scalability, and cost.
  • My responsibilities include leading a group of architects, providing them with direction and help with implementing an Azure cloud architecture solution, and overseeing issues such as migration.
  • I also work independently with business and technical stakeholders to understand the organization's obstacles and provide due diligence. I have worked on over 10+ cloud migration and cloud-native development projects, using .Net, SPA, Angular, React, Azure App Service, Azure DevOps, Azure AI, and more.
  • I have designed Azure Active Directory (AAD)- IAM authentication and authorization solutions for various web-based applications. I have also worked in Container solutions using Azure Container Registry (ACR), AKS, and Docker. I have enabled hybrid integration for legacy systems using Microsoft BizTalk, Azure iPaaS, Logic Apps, APIM, Service Bus, and On-prem data gateway.
  • Additionally, I design cloud and hybrid systems that use Microsoft Azure, including computing, network, storage, monitoring, and security. I implement DevOps practices and tools, such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence, GitHub, TFS, Vera Code, SonarQube, Splunk, Azure Monitor, etc., Cloud Migration, App Modernization, Cloud Native Development, DevSecOps, Integration

HCL America, Inc., Pre-sales Architect

  • I worked with the Cloud CoE team on various cloud projects.
  • My responsibilities included leading the HCL Cloud CoE team, responsible for cloud architecture, development, migration, assessment, strategy, design, integration, and DevOps for various clients and domains.
  • I designed and developed cloud solutions using Azure PaaS (Web App), iPaaS, Microsoft AI (Bot, Cognitive Services), and other technologies and tools. I migrated legacy applications to Azure PaaS using various migration patterns and best practices.
  • I conducted fit gap assessments for web app/middleware and provided recommendations for cloud transformations. I supported pre-sales activities, such as RFP responses, solution architecture, estimates, and collaterals, for cloud sales and marketing teams, generating revenue. I also executed limited POCs as necessary to demonstrate the feasibility and value of cloud solutions., Pre-Sales Technical Consulting, Request for Proposal (RFP), Solution Architecture, Cloud Migration, BizTalk

HP Global Soft (P) Ltd, Technology Consultant

  • As an Integration Lead, I was responsible for current project support activities, Biztalk migrations, and pre-sales activities.
  • My responsibilities included overall System Integration Development and Support using BizTalk 2006 R2, BizTalk Migration Project - Migrating BizTalk 2006R2 to 2013, Cloud Advisory and Consultancy, creating Cloud migration plan and strategic road map with effort estimates, responding to RFPs and RFIs, and providing presales support for Azure, BizTalk, and .NET., Cloud Migration, Integration, BizTalk, Azure IaaS, Oil and Gas Industry

PNB MetLife India, Tech Lead

  • As a Lead, I was responsible for overall integration and web/windows application development for MetLife Products.
  • My responsibilities included configuring, developing, and integrating over 10 new insurance products for MetLife India using BizTalk Server, Web Services, WCF, and .Net. I was also responsible for an Integrated Grievance Management System to facilitate online registration of policyholders' complaints and help track their status.
  • I led and developed an Illustration system for MetLife, developed integration for Guided data entry and Talisma CRM, and led a team of 12+ members and coordinated effectively with various vendors and MetLife internal departments, stakeholders, and the Project Management Office (PMO)., ASP.net 3.5, WCF Services, Web Services, BizTalk

Certificates Training

  • AI-900: Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals, 04/2024
  • Gen AI from LinkedIn: Introduction to AI, Gen AI, Ethics, 09/2023
  • Gen AI from Google: Introduction to Generative AI from Google, 08/2023
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, 11/2022
  • AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions, 10/2022
  • AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions, 09/2022
  • Microsoft Certified Professional in Azure (Exam-70-534), 09/2017
  • Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in BizTalk server 2010, 07/2015


Blogging

https://singhrajeev.com

  • Exposure to modern AI concepts such as Azure AI Services, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLM), Conversational AI (chatbot), various models of Machine Learning, and MLOps.
  • Hands-on experience with Azure AI Services (Speech, Reader, Vision, Face, etc.), Hands-on experience building and hosting chatbots that interact with users using natural language (such as customer service bots, and virtual assistants).,
  • Hands-on experience in building and deploying a question-and-answer copilot with prompt flow (GenAI, Copilot, LLM, Prompt Flow, Azure OpenAI, ChatGPT models/gpt-35-turbo, gpt-4, Azure AI Studio, Azure OpenAI Studio).,
  • Experience developing AI solutions using C#/Python, Azure AI SDK, Visual Studio, GitHub Copilot, and deployment to Azure Web Apps, Containers, and AKS., Experience developing Chatbot solution that reads PDF/manual and answers the questions, using RAG, Langchain, ChromaDB, GPT3.5, OpenAI, OpenAIEmbeddings.,
  • Knowledge of Machine Learning, ML Project Lifecycle (exploratory data analysis (EDA), data preprocessing (cleaning, feature engineering), and building prototype model prototypes).

Timeline

Blogger

Blogging
2021.01 - Current

Sr. Technical Architect

HCL Technologies
12.2015 - 04.2018

Technology Consultant

HP Global Soft (P) Ltd
06.2014 - 11.2015

Tech Lead

PNB MetLife India
09.2007 - 06.2014

MCA -

IGNOU, New Delhi

BCA - undefined

IGNOU, New Delhi

BA - undefined

Jai Prakash University, Chhapra, Bihar

Solutions Architect

HCL America, Inc
4 2018 - Current
Rajeev SinghCloud Solutions Architect, Visa: H1B