Enterprise & Solution Architect: Cloud, Data, Platform Strategy

Nikolay Dimitrov

Westfield, IN 817-***-**** **********@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/nik-dimitrov-4517324 Enterprise Architecture Leader Cloud & AI Platforms

TOGAF® 10–certified enterprise technology leader with 20+ years driving large-scale modernization, enterprise architecture, and cloud transformation initiatives across Banking, Insurance, Energy, and Healthcare sectors.

Architect of multi-year cloud and platform transformation strategies (Azure, AWS) aligned to resilience, operational reliability, scalability, and cost optimization objectives. Experienced designing distributed systems, operational analytics, telemetry, and enterprise data integration platforms supporting modernization initiatives.

Hands-on experience with observability and operational monitoring technologies including Splunk, DataDog, telemetry pipelines, ITSM modernization, and MTTR reduction initiatives across enterprise environments.

Applied AI/ML and LLM solutions in production environments, including ML-based OCR arbitration (Siemens), predictive credit risk analytics (Santander), LLM-powered PJM energy load forecasting, Billing Accuracy Auditor, and Billing Query Copilot initiatives.

Advanced training in Applied Agentic AI for Organizational Transformation (MIT Professional Education), strengthening enterprise AI governance, orchestration, and responsible adoption at scale.

Proven leader of high-performing enterprise engineering and architecture organizations (40+ staff), combining hands-on architectural depth with executive stakeholder engagement, vendor governance, and disciplined delivery execution.

Core Competencies

Enterprise & Solution Architecture Observability Architecture Telemetry & Monitoring Platforms

Cloud Architecture (Azure, AWS) Distributed Systems Event-Driven Architecture Operational Analytics Platform Reliability & SRE Concepts Architecture Governance Data Integration & MDM

API & Microservices Architecture DevOps & CI/CD Security & Identity Architecture ITSM Modernization Agile & SAFe Delivery Executive Stakeholder Engagement Technical Skills

Observability & Monitoring: Splunk, DataDog, Dynatrace, telemetry pipelines, operational monitoring, MTTR reduction, operational analytics, alerting & incident management Cloud: Azure (ADF, Synapse, Event Hub, CosmosDB, Functions, Redis), AWS (API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, Kinesis, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch), Entra ID, Okta, Dropbox AI/ML: Predictive analytics, anomaly detection concepts, ML models, LLM agents & RAG (LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Qdrant/OpenSearch, Ollama)

Platforms & DevOps: Azure DevOps, Git, TFS, CI/CD pipelines, MQTT/RabbitMQ, distributed systems, SCADA integration

Languages: Python, C#, C/C++, Node.js, .NET Framework Certifications

TOGAF® 10 Certified

Applied Agentic AI for Organizational Transformation – MIT Professional Education

OSHA 30 Certified

Education

Master’s in Computer Science – Technical University Sofia, Bulgaria Professional Experience

Sr. Director of IT & Enterprise Architecture – OnSite Partners (Energy) Findlay, OH 07/2024–Present

Defined enterprise observability and operational monitoring strategy across cloud, SCADA, data, and security platforms supporting critical industrial infrastructure.

Built 5-year enterprise architecture roadmap spanning cloud, telemetry, operational analytics, SCADA modernization, and cybersecurity initiatives aligned with resiliency and business objectives.

Architected operational telemetry and reporting pipelines improving enterprise visibility and reducing data freshness latency from 5 days to 1.

Modernized ITSM and operational monitoring processes reducing MTTR by 20–30% and improving incident response and operational stability.

Co-led AI/ML and LLM initiatives - include PJM load forecasting, Billing Query Copilot, and Due Diligence Assistant platforms.

Sr. Director Software Engineering – Innovation Associates (Pharmacy Automation) Indianapolis, IN 06/2021–06/2024

Led Azure cloud-first modernization strategy and architecture roadmap for enterprise pharmacy fulfillment and analytics platforms.

Architected cloud-native operational analytics and telemetry platform integrating IoT event streams (MQTT/RabbitMQ Azure Event Hub) enabling enterprise-scale monitoring, operational visibility, and predictive analytics.

Established engineering guardrails, operational monitoring standards, cloud governance practices, and non-functional requirements across multiple platform teams.

Implemented operational KPIs including deployment frequency, MTTR, lead time, and change- failure rate to improve reliability and operational maturity.

Modernized identity and access architecture integrating Okta and Microsoft Entra ID for enterprise SSO and lifecycle management.

Solution Architect – L&T Infotech (Insurance)

Springfield, IL 05/2017–05/2021

Co-led enterprise modernization program for a national insurer, defining target-state architecture, transition strategy, and domain boundaries.

Established API-first and event-driven cloud architecture leveraging AWS services including API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, Kinesis, and Elasticsearch/OpenSearch.

Designed enterprise data integration and Master Data Management platform unifying customer, policy, and agent data across systems.

Delivered architecture governance, POCs, and reference implementations supporting modernization, migration, and integration decisions.

Partnered cross-functionally with Product, Security, Data, and Engineering teams to align architecture with business and operational objectives. Director SWE / Solution Architect – Santander Consumer USA (Banking) Dallas, TX 01/2013–04/2017

Served as Director and Solution Architect for enterprise lending and finance platforms supporting ~8M customers nationwide.

Defined architecture standards, integration patterns, and modernization roadmaps for lending, credit card, and tax systems.

Built AI/ML proofs of concept for predictive credit risk analytics and offer acceptance modeling.

Led modernization initiatives across distributed enterprise systems within highly regulated banking environments.

Introduced SAFe delivery practices and operational governance improving delivery reliability and reducing deployment incidents.

Lead Software Engineer – Siemens

Arlington, TX 07/2000–01/2013

Led development of distributed high-throughput OCR address processing platforms deployed nationwide across USPS infrastructure.

Designed and implemented ML-based OCR arbitration capabilities improving recognition accuracy at enterprise scale.

Delivered scalable distributed architectures supporting operational processing across 283 nationwide sites.

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