Vijay Shandilya

Enterprise Architect with 20+ years of technology leadership experience defining enterprise architecture vision, principles, and governance across applications, data, integration, cloud, and security for global delivery organizations spanning BFSI, Tax, Media, and Manufacturing. TOGAF Practitioner skilled at translating CxO-level business strategy into target-state architecture and technology roadmaps — chairing architecture review forums, setting delivery standards, and establishing governance mechanisms adopted across cross-regional teams. Cloud & Modernization Leader (Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert) with a track record of multi-cloud, hybrid, and application modernization programs — delivering 3x performance improvements and 30% operational cost reductions through platform engineering, microservices, and infrastructure automation. AI/GenAI Adoption Framework Architect — hands-on experience defining enterprise integration patterns for Agentic AI, RAG, and LLM orchestration (Azure AI Foundry, LangGraph, MCP), positioned to lead AI/GenAI strategy ahead of most enterprise architecture peers. Governance & Financial Acumen — experienced in business case development and budget approval processes (secured leadership sign-off and staffing for a UI migration initiative), risk/issue management, and vendor and stakeholder governance on multimillion-dollar client engagements.