Helsinki, Finland

Azure architecture and DevOps in Helsinki, Finland

I’m Sanket Joshi, an Azure cloud architect and DevOps engineer based in Helsinki and a two-time Microsoft MVP for Azure. Since 2022 I have worked for three Finnish companies: Tieto, OP and RELEX Solutions.

Work for Finnish organisations

Healthcare IT · Since 2025

TietoSenior Data Engineer → Senior AI Engineer

Back in healthcare, this time with AI. I design agent platforms for healthcare customers, and the guardrails that make them safe to run in production.

  • Architected a multi-tenant security platform where Microsoft Foundry agents find and fix security risks without crossing tenant boundaries.
  • Built an AI gateway on LiteLLM and Langfuse for governed access to open-source models.
  • Set up evaluation, prompt versioning and safety checks for the AI agents we deploy.
  • Extended GitHub Copilot with custom MCP integrations, so its code suggestions use each customer’s own context.

Case studies: Turning security findings into work AI agents can act on, One gateway in front of every model

Financial services · 2024–2025

OPSenior Cloud Developer

During an enterprise-wide move to Azure, I advised application teams on their architecture and built the platform that let them deploy without waiting on anyone.

  • Advised application teams on Azure services and architecture throughout the migration.
  • Built reusable Terraform modules and a self-service platform for deploying Azure resources.
  • Standardized project templates with Cookiecutter and Projen, with SonarQube and JFrog Artifactory built in.

Case study: Azure without the platform-team ticket

Retail and supply-chain planning software · 2022–2024

RELEX SolutionsCloud Engineer → Senior Cloud Engineer

On the central cloud platform team, I looked after the Azure estate every product team built on. Alongside the job, I completed a Master’s in Cloud-Based Software Engineering at VAMK.

  • Led the FinOps work that cut cloud costs by 30%.
  • Automated Entra ID access packages with Python, Terraform and Microsoft Graph, removing 90% of the manual work.
  • Built the central Terraform framework teams used to provision infrastructure.

Case study: Finding 30% in the Azure bill

What the work covers

Azure architecture for migrations
During OP’s enterprise-wide move to Azure I advised application teams on Azure services and architecture. I hold the Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification.
Terraform, CI/CD and self-service platforms
At RELEX I built the central Terraform framework teams used to provision infrastructure; at OP, reusable Terraform modules and a self-service platform for deploying Azure resources, with GitHub Actions pipelines. Read the case study.
Cloud security, identity and governance
I automated Entra ID access packages with Python, Terraform and Microsoft Graph at RELEX, removing 90% of the manual work, and architected a multi-tenant security platform at Tieto. Read the case study.
FinOps and Azure cost
I led the FinOps work at RELEX that cut cloud costs by 30%, and I am a FinOps Certified Engineer. Read the case study.
AI agents in production
At Tieto I build AI agent platforms for healthcare customers, with an AI gateway, evaluation, prompt versioning and safety checks. Read the case study.

In the Finnish tech community

  • Microsoft MVP for Azure, recognised for community contributions on Azure.
  • Speaker at DataTribe Collective, Helsinki: Production AI with Microsoft Foundry.
  • Master’s in Cloud-Based Software Engineering from VAMK, Vaasa University of Applied Sciences, completed alongside my role at RELEX.
  • I write about Azure, DevOps, Terraform and AI agents on the blog.

Working with me

I work full-time as a Senior AI Engineer at Tieto. I’m glad to hear from people in Finland and beyond about:

  • roles in Azure architecture, DevOps and platform engineering;
  • talks and workshops on Azure, DevOps, GitHub Copilot and production AI;
  • mentoring for engineers growing into cloud and AI roles, booked on Topmate.

Get in touch, or email joshisanket097@gmail.com.

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