Joel Lindbeck

Azure Cloud Specialist

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About me

Azure Cloud Specialist in platform engineering and cloud governance, focused on designing scalable Azure platforms and leading the delivery of infrastructure and security solutions.

Further details can be found in Selected projects below.

Employments

Associate Manager, Cloud Engineering @ Avanade

August 2019 - Present

Technical consultant specialising in Azure platform engineering and security, delivered enterprise Azure infrastructure solutions including landing zones, identity, and governance. Acted as a technical lead in customer engagements, contributing to the design and delivery of cloud platform solutions.

In addition to my consulting role, I actively contributed to several initiatives to support the company culture, including:

  • Facilitating and delivering internal technical and non-technical training.
  • Identifying improvement areas and implementing changes in the physical, organizational, and social work environment.
  • Leading the team responsible for organizing company-wide social events and gatherings, as well as managing the social budget.

Employments cont'd

IT Operations @ Max Matthiessen

February 2018 - August 2019

Owner of the Mobile Device Management environment, led implementation projects for Intune and FileWave, and was responsible for the management and security of devices using these tools. As part of IT-Operations, the role also included general administration and troubleshooting of various features and services in Entra ID, Active Directory, on-premises infrastructure, and Microsoft 365.

Senior Support Technician @ Teleperformance

July 2015 - February 2018

Customer-facing second line technical support for most Apple products and services. Also delivered training sessions, individual coaching, and quality assurance for our department of over 150 employees.

Selected projects

Virtual Cloud Desktop Delivery @ Swedish Bank

2025 - 2026 @ Avanade

Technical lead and architectural owner for the Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 platform, leading the transition from PoC to production and driving the technical direction across the platform.

  • Owned the end-to-end technical architecture across IAM, networking, security, resilience, governance, and cost optimisation.
  • Led the delivery team as technical lead, owning the technical implementation and quality of the team’s work, ensuring it met the required standards and aligned with the overall architecture and requirements.
  • Led the implementation and integration of Nerdio as the management and orchestration layer for Azure Virtual Desktop, while owning the design and delivery of the supporting Azure infrastructure, including private networking, access restrictions, and security controls.
  • Identified and drove remediation of critical security and network segmentation risks, ensuring the platform met enterprise security and operational requirements.
  • Shaped key architectural decisions and technical strategy through design workshops, stakeholder alignment, and technical decision documentation.

Selected projects cont'd

Azure Cloud Adoption @ Swedish Bank

2021 - 2024 @ Avanade

Technical lead driving Azure cloud adoption. Responsible for the technical design, identifying security gaps and risks, and serving as a key contributor in moving the project forward.

  • Developed baseline DevOps pipelines and reusable Bicep modules, enabling application teams to adopt Azure more efficiently.
  • Leveraged the Microsoft CAF Service Enablement framework to accelerate Azure-native development by implementing governance and guardrails across multiple services.
  • Led the design of the Azure Platform IAM strategy, including Privileged Identity Management and an Azure RBAC model.
  • Collaborated closely with project management as a key technical resource, driving architectural discussions, resolving roadblocks, and coordinating technical work across multiple domains while ensuring alignment with design decisions and compliance frameworks.

Power Apps Canvas App Development @ Vehicle manufacturer

2021 @ Avanade

During the development of a Power Apps Canvas App for creating and managing shipping manifests, my responsibilities included coordinating with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements, and overseeing development to ensure the application met the security and operational requirements set by the client.

Microsoft 365 Pilot @ Paper manufacturer

2020 @ Avanade

I led the initial design, deployment, and configuration of Intune, Microsoft Information Protection, and Microsoft Teams as part of a Microsoft 365 Enterprise pilot deployment.

Microsoft 365 Apps deployment @ Insurance company

2019 - 2020 @ Avanade

Microsoft 365 Apps deployment to over 11,000 devices, advising on solution design, overseeing roll-out activities, and addressing compatibility issues between internal applications and Microsoft 365 Apps.