Irena Trajkovska
Lead Cloud & AI Architect at Microsoft
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolIrena Trajkovska is a Lead Cloud & AI Architect at Microsoft with over 14 years of international experience driving hybrid cloud transformation, observability, networking and AI enablement for regulated enterprises. She blends research‑level networking expertise (PhD work in SDN/NFV and OpenStack) with hands‑on pre‑sales and post‑sales delivery, having shaped strategies for migrations of thousands of servers and multi‑region resiliency for manufacturing and financial customers. Known for proactive stakeholder alignment, she converts complex technical roadmaps into measurable outcomes through workshops, PoCs and structured execution. A skilled public speaker and community builder, she has presented at Microsoft Ignite Switzerland and led hackathon‑driven Azure OpenAI innovations that progressed from concept to production. Based in Zurich, she frequently bridges product feedback loops and tactical unblockings inside Microsoft, bringing both academic depth and pragmatic delivery focus to enterprise cloud programs.
14 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Engineering at Ss. Cyril and Methodius UniversityPhD, Network Engineering and Telematic Services, PhD, Network Engineering and Telematic Services at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Macedonian
Github Skills (13)
portal9
docker8
ansible8
python8
ssh7
kubernetes6
automation6
devops6
api4
infrastructure-as-code4
openstack3
javascript3
network-configuration1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
icclab/netflogi
Jun 2016 - Jun 2017
Contributions:12 pushes in 1 year 1 month
T-NOVA/netfloc
Mar 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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