Ben Griffin
Senior Partner Solution Architect for Software Development Companies @ Microsoft | Enterprise Partner Solutions
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Career path.
MicrosoftSenior Partner Solution Architect, Software Development Companies (ANZ) - Cloud & AI
Sep 2025 - Present- Microsoft
Azure Senior Specialist - Global Black Belt (Azure Data & AI, Databases) - India / Australia
Jul 2024 - Sep 2025 - Microsoft
Azure Senior Specialist - Global Black Belt (Azure Data & AI, NoSQL)
Sep 2022 - Jul 2024 - Microsoft
Azure Specialist - Global Black Belt (Azure Data & AI, NoSQL)
Jul 2021 - Aug 2022 - Microsoft
Azure Technical Specialist - Global Black Belt (Azure Data & AI, NoSQL)
Apr 2020 - Jun 2021 - Microsoft
Azure Technical Specialist - Global Black Belt (Kubernetes/Docker, NoSQL)
Jul 2019 - Mar 2020 - Microsoft
Azure Technical Specialist - Global Black Belt (Kubernetes/Docker, NoSQL, OSS DB Relational)
Sep 2018 - Jun 2019 - Microsoft
Azure Technical Specialist - Global Black Belt (Open Source Software - Docker/Kubernetes/Linux)
Aug 2017 - Sep 2018 - DC/OS Melbourne User Group
Organiser
Jul 2017 - Jul 2019 - Kubernetes Melbourne Meetup
Co-organiser
Jun 2017 - Jan 2020 - Dubber
DevOps Manager
Feb 2017 - Aug 2017 - Container Bytes
Business Development / Container Security Specialist
Oct 2016 - Aug 2017 - Zimbani
Business Development Manager - Cloud Security
Nov 2015 - Sep 2016 - Docker Melbourne User Group
Organiser
Jul 2015 - Jan 2020 - Segura
Business Development Manager - Cloud Advisory
Apr 2015 - Nov 2015 - Telstra
National Account Manager
Jan 2014 - Mar 2015 - Teknia
Engineer [Contract]
Oct 2013 - Jan 2014 - Telstra
Operations Manager (Australia Post) [Contract]
Feb 2013 - Jul 2013 - Cisco
High Touch Operations Manager (Telstra) [Contract]
Apr 2011 - Jan 2013 - RedCat Pty Ltd
Professional Services Manager
Jan 2005 - Apr 2011 - Kinesis Interactive Design
Co Founder
Dec 2000 - Dec 2009 - POS Solutions Australia
Field Support Engineer / Web Developer
Nov 1998 - Dec 2004