Trond Jakob Sjøvang

Trond Jakob Sjøvang

Hello! I am Trond. Some times also known as "Trond Jakob" from people who insist on using both my first names for some unknown reason, or "TJ" from my more international friends or co-workers who struggle with Norwegian pronunciation.

I work with Microsoft Cloud technology in Sopra Steria and I am a Microsoft MVP in the «Azure infrastructure as code» area.

Outside of work I like building things, whether it be Lego sets or changing patterns of light to do what I want, travel to exciting places, taking pictures, and relaxing with some gaming at a very low level of skill. You can find me on Bluesky or LinkedIn.

Recent Work

2025- Sopra Steria

Manager, Product Expertise

Responsible for developing and assuring quality of Azure solutions with focus on Infrastructure as Code, security, and DevOps. Contribute to methodology, competence development, and technology decisions across teams. Support complex cloud migrations and modernization using Azure Landing Zones, Terraform, GitHub Actions, and Entra ID governance.

Act as mentor, promote best practices, and represent Sopra Steria in professional forums to strengthen its position as a leading Microsoft Cloud partner.

2024-2025 Atea

Global CCoE Lead

Responsible for developing and aligning cloud services across operations in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and the Baltics. Worked with teams and leadership to define architecture principles, governance models, and best practices for Microsoft Azure.

Contributed to building a shared cloud culture and supported competence development related to Azure Landing Zones, Infrastructure as Code, and DevOps practices

2023-2024 Atea

Senior Cloud Architect, Global CCoE

Contributed to internal cloud service development, advisory work, and competence building for Atea consultants working with Microsoft Cloud services

Education

2014-2015 UiO

Single courses on Bachelor's level

Subjects in systems design, testing, and scientific programming

2003-2006 NTNU

Informatics

Participated in project to develop a virtual museum guide using WiFi‐tracking and 3G‐enabled mobile phones

1998-2001 Atlanten Vgs

General Studies

Electives in Informatics, Mathematics and Physics

Awards

2024

Microsoft MVP - Azure Infrastructure as Code

The Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) program recognizes exceptional community leaders for their technical expertise, leadership, speaking experience, online influence, and commitment to solving real world problems.

Certifications

Microsoft
Amazon Web Services