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Troy Hite

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

Microsoft

3 years, 5 months

Senior 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

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Minnesota IT Services

Minnesota IT Services

3 years, 1 month

ITS5 - 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

Midco

2 years

Server 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

Lutrum LLC

1 year, 9 months

Senior 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.

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