Vice President, Cloud Architecture

John Orija

Senior cloud architect with 20+ years of experience designing and delivering enterprise infrastructure and cloud platforms across Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, and large-scale client environments. Background spans data center architecture, virtualization, identity, and Azure cloud, with recent focus on helping organizations move toward structured, governed, and secure cloud operating models. Strong hands-on foundation combined with experience working at the architecture and program level, guiding clients through Azure adoption, hybrid integration, and modernization. Focused on building environments that are not just functional, but repeatable, secure, and aligned with long-term enterprise standards.

Recent Roles

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Cloud Solutions Architect (CSA)

2023 — Present
Microsoft

Working with enterprise customers to design, refine, and improve Azure environments, with a focus on structure, governance, and long-term sustainability rather than one-off deployments.

Senior Solutions Architect / Manager

2019 — 2023
Insight

Led delivery and architecture across multiple enterprise clients, with a focus on identity, cloud integration, and infrastructure modernization.

Managing Architect (Azure, AD, Office 365)

2017 — 2019
Capgemini

Focused on enterprise cloud architecture, identity systems, and large-scale transformation initiatives.