Warren Wong

Profile

Seasoned Technical Specialist and Solution Architect with over 8 years of experience in the APAC region, focusing on cloud-native software deployment, system design, and innovative cloud solutions. Demonstrated proficiency with cloud platforms such as Azure, GCP, and AWS, alongside Kubernetes. Adept in Generative AI technologies and actively contributing to open-source projects. Proven track record of successfully leading and executing large-scale projects, acting as a trusted advisor, and fostering strong relationships with top tech vendors and strategic clients.

Full-time Experience

Microsoft

Hong Kong (Remote)

Technical Trainer

Jan 2025 - Present

  • Motivate, engage, and skill students on all Azure cloud services, with a particular focus on AI and App Innovation related services
  • Continuously enhance skills to stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in cloud computing technologies
  • Act as a Microsoft Cloud Platform evangelist by promoting its benefits and innovations to customers, partners, and external communities
  • DevOps
  • Cloud
  • GenAI
  • Data Engineering
  • Database

Superhub

Hong Kong (Hybrid)

Head of Presales & Cloud Practice Leader

Apr 2024 - Dec 2024

  • Overseeing presales and aligning solutions with client goals
  • Architecting and implementing robust cloud-native and GenAI solutions
  • Fostering strong relationships and acting as a trusted advisor
  • Partnering with top tech vendors like Microsoft and AWS
  • Advocating best practices and delivering insights on cloud and AI technologies
  • DevOps
  • Cloud
  • GenAI

Jihu GitLab

Hong Kong (Remote)

Senior Solution Architect

Jan 2022 - Feb 2024

  • Initiate the GitLab SaaS platform (gitlab.hk) for customers in HK region
  • End-to-end support to strategic customers for their GitLab cloud native deployment and adoption
  • Partner and build joint solution with strategic partner like Microsoft, Amazon, Google, ARM and PwC
  • Core member of GitLab GenAI development team and actively contribute to the GenAI feature development
  • Key customers - The Bank of East Asia, Bank of China, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Hospital Authority
  • GitLab
  • DevOps
  • Cloud
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Ansible
  • Elastic

Kong

Hong Kong (Remote)

Senior Regional Field Engineer

Jul 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Lead global bank API projects in APJ region
  • Writing, governing and modernizing API and API gateway plugin with APIOps/GitOps practice
  • Design microservices architectures and decoupling monolithic applications including reading and writing enterprise application code
  • Key customers - HSBC, MUFG, Standard Chartered, Transport for NSW (Australia)
  • Reason for leaving - GitLab's plan for HK SaaS development attracted me, as it presented a unique opportunity to be involved in a large-scale SaaS project like GitLab in a sales hub like Hong Kong
  • Kong
  • API Gateway
  • API
  • DevOps
  • Cloud
  • Kubernetes
  • Lua
  • Nginx

Microsoft

Hong Kong (Hybrid)

Cloud Solution Architect

Jul 2017 - Mar 2020

  • Provide end-to-end support to prioritized ISVs for their large-scale project development using Kubernetes and DevOps technologies
  • Encourage early adoption of new Azure services, such as IoT and blockchain
  • Develop solutions that leverage Microsoft's 3-cloud (Azure, Microsoft365, Dynamics365) value proposition with managed ISVs, in order to expand local businesses into the Greater Bay Area
  • Drive business value and solution-driven partner conversations by achieving a 400-level proficiency and skills in leading PoCs, hackathons, and technical briefings in Azure PaaS/SaaS services
  • Key customers - HKTVmall, MoneySQ, CryptoBLK
  • AI
  • DevOps
  • Cloud
  • Kubernetes
  • API
  • IoT
  • Blockchain

Other Experience

Dify

Consultant - BD & DevRel (Part-time)

Jan 2025 - Present

  • Dify is an open-source LLM app development platform. Its intuitive interface combines AI workflow, RAG pipeline, agent capabilities, model management, observability features and more, letting you quickly go from prototype to production (60k+ GitHub stars)
  • Identify business opportunities and establish strategic partnerships in APAC
  • Organize developer events, maintain the developer community, and collect product feedback
  • Analyze market trends and competition, and develop market strategies
  • Maintain client relationships, attend industry events, and regularly report market opportunities
  • GenAI
  • LangChain
  • Python

Feva Works IT Education Centre

Lead Trainer (Part-time)

Mar 2018 - Oct 2024

  • Organize new regular courses
  • Lead the trainer team to deliver regular Microsoft AI & IoT courses
  • Professional Microsoft certification training - Cantonese, English & Mandarin
  • Cloud
  • AI
  • IoT

Institute of Vocational Education

Tutor (Part-time)

Jul 2017 - Sep 2018

  • Organize and deliver Industrial Attachment program for students (Bot development, mobile apps)
  • Cloud
  • AI
  • PowerApps

Education

BSc in Information Security

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Specialised in cryptography and blockchain
photo of me

Skills

    • Cloud
    • Azure
    • AWS
    • GCP
    • Alibaba Cloud
    • Huawei Cloud
      Programming
    • Python
    • JavaScript/Typescript
    • Lua
    • SQL
    • Bash
      Frameworks
    • Vue.js
    • Angular.js
    • Node.js
    • Express.js
    • FastAPI
    • LangChain
      Developer Tools
    • GitHub
    • Gitlab
    • Azure DevOps
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • JFrog Artifactory
    • Terraform
    • Ansible
    • Kong Gateway
    • Kong Mesh
    • Rancher
    • ArgoCD
    • FluxCD
    • Prometheus
    • Grafana
    • Loki
    • Elastic

Certifications

  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer - The Linux Foundation
  • Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect - Google
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate - Amazon Web Services
  • Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (2020 - 2025) - Microsoft
  • Microsoft Certified Trainer - Microsoft
  • Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert - Microsoft
  • Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Engineer Expert - Microsoft
  • Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate - Microsoft
  • Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate - Microsoft
  • Microsoft Certified Azure AI Engineer Associate - Microsoft
  • Microsoft Certified Azure Data Scientist Associate - Microsoft
  • Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate - Microsoft

Languages

  • Cantonese
    Native
  • English
    Fluent
  • Mandarin
    Fluent