Troy Hite
Cloud & AI Infrastructure Solution Engineer @ Microsoft | Digital by Design
📋Professional Summary
Cloud & AI Infrastructure Solution Engineer at Microsoft with a passion for helping organizations leverage cutting-edge cloud technologies to solve complex business challenges. Specializing in architecting scalable solutions and driving digital transformation initiatives.
With expertise in cloud architecture, DevOps practices, and enterprise solutions, I bridge the gap between technical possibilities and business objectives, ensuring successful implementations that deliver real value.
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Work Experience
Microsoft
3 years, 5 monthsSenior Cloud & AI Infrastructure Solution Engineer
Jul 2025 - Present
- •Spearhead the migration of core workloads to Azure, enhancing operational efficiency for clients.
- •Design secure, scalable architectures for AI workloads, resulting in improved application performance.
- •Collaborate with stakeholders to implement Azure-native services, optimizing modernization strategies.
Senior Technical Specialist
Aug 2024 - Jul 2025
Senior Cloud Solution Architect
Aug 2022 - Aug 2024
Minnesota IT Services
3 years, 1 monthITS5 - Senior Cloud Automation Engineer
Mar 2020 - Aug 2022
- •Work with App Hosting team to provide infrastructure support for Windows AWS environments.
- •Provide consultative support with other state agencies in their current deployments of applications and services in Microsoft Azure cloud environment.
- •Design, maintain, and support all physical and virtual servers and the services they provide to the Minnesota Department of Health.
ITS3 - Windows Server Admin
Jul 2019 - Mar 2020
Midco
2 yearsServer Administrator
Jul 2017 - Jul 2019
- •Design, maintain, support, and back up all physical and virtual servers and the services they provide to employees.
- •Design, maintain, and support Active Directory, Exchange, and other corporate network services.
- •Ensure resiliency of all critical corporate systems.
- •Support the Network Operations Center (NOC) and Customer Service in resolving escalated issues and problems.
Lutrum LLC
1 year, 9 monthsSenior Systems Admin
Oct 2016 - Jul 2017
- •Manage day-to-day help desk escalations for a team of 4 administrators.
- •Provide Senior level support for my team and clients.
- •Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp 7.x deployments and troubleshooting.
Systems Admin
Oct 2015 - Oct 2016
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Core Expertise
Cloud & Infrastructure
- •Azure Cloud Architecture
- •Infrastructure as Code
- •Kubernetes & Containers
- •Microservices Architecture
Development & Tools
- •CI/CD Pipelines
- •DevOps Best Practices
- •Automation & Scripting
- •Security & Compliance
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Microsoft Technology Stack
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Azure
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Azure DevOps
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GitHub
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Why This Blog
This space is where I share insights from my work in the field, technical deep-dives, and thoughts on the ever-evolving technology landscape. Whether it's cloud architecture, DevOps practices, or lessons learned from real-world implementations, I aim to provide valuable content for fellow technologists.
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Get In Touch
Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn or GitHub. I'm always interested in discussing technology, sharing ideas, or exploring potential collaborations.