Agilan Colbert

Agilan Colbert

Senior Solution Engineer Cloud & AI Apps @Microsoft

I help Switzerland's leading retailers solve their biggest strategic challenges using AI to reduce costs, scale platforms, and achieve C-level goals. As a Solution Engineer, I co-create impactful cloud-native solutions that turn executive vision into measurable outcomes

About Me

I was born in Pondicherry, India, and grew up in France, where I discovered a passion for technology and building things that last. I earned a DUT at IUT Paris Descartes, followed by a Master’s in Computer Science at EFREI. In parallel, I worked different jobs along the way which taught me resilience, adaptability, and how to connect with people from all walks of life. Over the past eight years, I've built a career across France and Switzerland, moving from developing integration flows and MVPs to engineering cloud foundations and modernizing enterprise workloads. Today, as an AI Apps Solution Engineer at Microsoft Switzerland, I help organizations cut complexity, reduce cost, and turn strategy into measurable results with Cloud and AI. What drives me is a entrepreneur's mindset: curiosity, creativity, perseverance, and the belief that technology should make a real difference. Looking ahead, I want to keep growing, share what I learn, and one day build something of my own : solutions, products, or ventures that leave a lasting impact."

Experiences

Cloud & AI Apps Solution Engineer

Microsoft Switzerland

2024 - Present

  • Designing and implementing cloud & AI application architectures on Azure
  • Advising enterprise customers on modernization & AI integration strategies
  • Driving PoCs and accelerators to de-risk adoption
  • Collaborating with product & engineering for scalable solutions

Cloud Engineer

Romande Energie Switzerland

2023 - 2024

  • Led inventory, assessment and migration of on‑prem assets to Azure
  • Ran workshops with leadership & business units for landing zone strategy
  • Negotiated and enabled secure ESA Platform access
  • Implemented Azure Migrate for workload discovery & assessment

Azure Cloud Engineer

Fujitsu France

2021 - 2023

  • Pre‑sales & delivery of cloud migration engagements
  • Authored and presented Azure landing zone concepts to clients
  • Containerized legacy apps (Web App for Containers / PaaS)
  • Provisioned landing zones with Terraform (IaC) and cost dashboards (FinOps)

Innovation Consultant

CGI France

2018 - 2021

  • Delivered PoC & MVP solutions leveraging emerging technologies
  • Implemented Edge Computing MVP (Azure IoT & Node-RED)
  • Developed integration / middleware flows with Dell Boomi
  • Built microservices with Java Spring & experimented with VR (A-Frame, Node.js)
  • Created chatbot solution using Power Virtual Agents

Skills

Frontend

  • JavaScript/TypeScript
  • React/Vue.js
  • HTML5/CSS3
  • Responsive Design

Backend

  • Node.js
  • Python
  • Database Design
  • API Development

Tools & Technologies

  • Azure AI
  • Git/GitHub
  • Docker
  • CI/CD
  • Cloud Platforms

Hobbies & Interests

🍽️

Food

Exploring culinary experiences and diverse cuisines

✈️

Travel

Discovering new cultures and places around the world

🎬

Film

Appreciating cinema and storytelling through movies

📸

Photography

Capturing moments and exploring visual creativity

💪

Gym

Maintaining fitness and physical well-being

🎤

Public Speaking

Sharing knowledge and inspiring audiences through presentations

🏸

Badminton

Staying active with fast-paced racquet sports

🏏

Cricket

Following and playing the gentleman's game

🎯

Carrom Board

Traditional board game for precision and strategic thinking

Let's Connect

I'm always interested in discussing new opportunities, collaborations, or simply connecting with fellow professionals.