Robin Konrad
About
Fractional CTO and enterprise architecture advisor for C-level technology decisions, modernization, governance, and IT risk.
About
Technology advisory where strategy, architecture, and execution have to hold together.
I am a senior enterprise and software architect with more than 19 years in IT, advising leaders on cloud transformation, application modernization, integration, and enterprise architecture.
My work is moving toward a fractional CTO and trusted C-level advisor role: helping organizations turn technology complexity into clear decisions, governed execution, and business velocity.
Advisory profile
I help make technology decisions easier to lead.
I do not just design target architectures. I help untangle legacy landscapes, expose hidden risk, align IT, business, and governance, and turn architecture boards into roadmaps that actually ship.
Executive clarity
Clarify trade-offs, consequences, ownership, and investment logic so leadership teams can decide with confidence.
Transformation direction
Connect strategy to modernization roadmaps, architecture governance, platform choices, and delivery reality.
Architecture judgment
Challenge architecture and code when technical reality matters, without losing the executive view of risk and value.
Modernization momentum
Help organizations move from fragmented systems and informal planning toward governed, data-informed transformation.
Fractional CTO focus
Clarity where technology, organization, and business strategy collide.
- Align CEO, CIO, CTO, business, architecture, governance, and delivery perspectives.
- Translate technology complexity into business impact, risk, cost, and strategic optionality.
- Establish decision guardrails for modernization, cloud, security, integration, and platform strategy.
- Act as a sparring partner for C-level transformation decisions.
Enterprise architecture point of view
Architecture as a leadership and decision function.
- Protect strategy from drift by making consequences visible early.
- Reduce slow decisions, unclear ownership, hidden complexity, and architectural debt.
- Connect executive intent with capabilities, guardrails, and delivery direction.
- Help organizations move with velocity and stability at the same time.
Technology depth
The advisory perspective is backed by broad technical range.
I started close to implementation and still value the ability to challenge architecture and code when needed. That background matters when strategy has to survive real delivery constraints.
Cloud and modernization
Azure, AWS, cloud platforms, application modernization, legacy transformation, and cloud-native design.
Software and integration architecture
.NET, C#, distributed systems, DAPR, AKS, integration strategy, event-driven architecture, and domain-driven design.
Delivery and platforms
DevOps, automation, governance, platform operating models, and architecture communication.
Security and risk
Security, identity, cybersecurity architecture, IT risk, architectural debt, and risk-aware decision-making.
Featured credentials
Signals of breadth behind the advisory work.
The advisory value is not the badge collection. These selected credentials show the professional depth behind the work: enterprise architecture, cloud architecture, security, DevOps, AI, and software architecture.
The Open Group
ArchitectureThe Open Group Certified: TOGAF 9 Certified
Microsoft
Cloud & MicrosoftMicrosoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft
Cloud & MicrosoftMicrosoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
Microsoft
Cloud & MicrosoftMicrosoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
Microsoft
Cloud & MicrosoftMicrosoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate
iSAQB
ArchitectureiSAQB Certified Professional for Software Architecture Advanced Level (CPSA-A)
iSAQB
ArchitectureiSAQB Certified Professional for Software Architecture Foundation Level (CPSA-F)
Beyond work
Movement, pragmatism, and a strong preference for useful infrastructure.
I am a fan of the Urban Arrow biking community and try to cover nearly every possible kilometer by cargo bike.
View full credential list 30 credentials and badges, kept here for verification and completeness. Expand
Architecture
8 credentials
iSAQB
iSAQB Certified Professional for Software Architecture Advanced Level (CPSA-A)
Issued Jan 2023 · No expiration
iSAQB
iSAQB Certified Professional for Software Architecture Foundation Level (CPSA-F)
Issued Jun 2022 · No expiration
iSAQB
iSAQB Module - CLOUDINFRA
Issued Jun 2022 · No expiration
iSAQB
iSAQB Module - DDD
Issued May 2022 · No expiration
iSAQB
iSAQB Module - IMPROVE
Issued May 2022 · No expiration
The Open Group
The Open Group Certified: TOGAF 9 Certified
Issued Apr 2021 · No expiration
The Open Group
The Open Group Certified: TOGAF Standard, Version 9.2
Issued Apr 2021 · No expiration
IBM
Architectural Thinking
Issued Apr 2021 · No expiration
Cloud & Microsoft
12 credentials
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Issued Oct 2021 · Renewed through Oct 2025
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
Issued Nov 2023 · Renewed through Nov 2025
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
Issued Nov 2023 · Renewed through Nov 2025
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate
Issued Sep 2023 · Renewed through Sep 2025
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Issued Jan 2024 · Renewed through Jan 2026
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Issued Nov 2023 · Renewed through Nov 2025
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
Issued Nov 2023 · Renewed through Nov 2025
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Azure Cosmos DB Developer Specialty
Issued Dec 2023 · Renewed through Dec 2025
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
Issued Sep 2023 · No expiration
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Issued Sep 2023 · No expiration
Microsoft
AZ-303: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies
Issued Oct 2021 · No expiration
Microsoft
AZ-304: Microsoft Azure Architect Design
Issued Oct 2021 · No expiration
Delivery & Platforms
3 credentials
GitHub
GitHub Administration
Issued Apr 2025 · Valid through Apr 2029
GitHub
GitHub Foundations
Issued Mar 2025 · Valid through Mar 2028
Scrum.org
Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
Issued Jul 2019 · No expiration
Data & Challenges
7 credentials
Microsoft Azure Data Explorer
Kusto Detective Agency - Case #1 Badge
Issued Oct 2022 · No expiration
Microsoft Azure Data Explorer
Kusto Detective Agency - Case #2 Badge
Issued Oct 2022 · No expiration
Microsoft Azure Data Explorer
Kusto Detective Agency - Case #3 Badge
Issued Oct 2022 · No expiration
Microsoft Azure Data Explorer
Kusto Detective Agency - Case #4 Badge
Issued Oct 2022 · No expiration
Microsoft Azure Data Explorer
Kusto Detective Agency - Case #5 Badge
Issued Nov 2022 · No expiration
Microsoft Azure Data Explorer
New Kusto Detective!
Issued May 2023 · No expiration
Microsoft Azure Data Explorer
New Rank: Kusto Detective I
Issued May 2023 · No expiration