# Mohamad Lawand

> I lead cloud-native platforms, enterprise transformations, and AI-driven architecture — helping teams ship secure, scalable solutions across finance, government, and SaaS.

Mohamad Lawand is an Enterprise Architect (18+ years) based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Manchester, UK. Currently designing AI-enabled architectures at Accenture. Specialties: .NET, Azure, AWS, serverless and event-driven platforms, agentic AI, MCP (Model Context Protocol), and enterprise integration. Also an educator: courses on Dometrain, weekly YouTube videos, and articles on dev.to, reaching 31K+ developers. Available for speaking at conferences and meetups.

Contact: hello@mohamadlawand.com

## Experience

- Enterprise Architect, Accenture (Apr 2022–Present, UK): Designed serverless and integration-first architectures for enterprise platforms and shared services.
- Technical Architect, Sage (Apr 2021–Apr 2022, UK): Spearheaded a major DevOps pipeline overhaul to improve deployments across environments and remove daily blockers for Dev and QA teams.
- Technical Manager, Interact Software (Feb 2020–Apr 2021, UK): Led solution architecture for new features and major upgrades, delivering scalable improvements to functionality and UX.
- Solution Architect, Mentor Global (Oct 2014–May 2019, UAE): Drove technology service-line offerings and digital transformation initiatives, partnering with Engagement Managers to define product lifecycles and translate client needs into delivery plans.
- Earlier Roles, Various (2007–2014, Lebanon): Led the Windows Phone development team, delivering enhancements and updates to client mobile applications.

Full history: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlawand/

## Skills

- Cloud: Azure, AWS, Serverless, Azure Functions, AWS Lambda, Azure Container Apps, Event-Driven Architecture, API Gateway
- Backend: .NET, C#, ASP.NET Core, REST APIs, Microservices, Entity Framework Core, SQL Server / Azure SQL, JWT & OAuth
- Platform & DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Terraform, CI/CD, Application Insights, Git
- AI & Agents: Agentic AI, MCP (Model Context Protocol), A2A, Semantic Kernel, Azure AI Foundry, RAG, LangChain, LLM Integration, AI Security & Governance
- Architecture & Leadership: Enterprise Architecture, Solution Design, System Integration, Multi-tenant SaaS, Digital Transformation, Technical Roadmaps, Delivery Governance, Mentoring & Coaching
- Frontend & Other: JavaScript, TypeScript, Blockchain, SSO / Identity

## Courses

- [From Zero to Hero: Serverless with Azure Functions](https://dometrain.com/course/from-zero-to-hero-serverless-with-azure-functions/): Simplify your development and deployment by building Serverless services with Azure Functions. (6h 19m, ★ 4.6)
- [From Zero to Hero: Deploying .NET Applications to Azure](https://dometrain.com/course/from-zero-to-hero-deploying-dotnet-apps-to-azure/): Learn how to deploy and host .NET applications to Azure. (2h 16m, ★ 4.2)

All courses: https://dometrain.com/author/mohamad-lawand/

## Links

- [Website](https://mohamadlawand.com)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlawand/)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/mohamadlawand)
- [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Moe23)
- [dev.to](https://dev.to/moe23)