DE - Tech S And T - Solution Architecture - Manager

Role: Solution Architect – Technology Strategy & Transformation (TST)

Experience: 10+ Years

Description

A senior architecture role for professionals with 10+ years of experience in designing and delivering scalable, cloud native and digital solutions. The Solution Architect partners with business and technology teams to define target architectures, drive technology strategy, and support complex transformation initiatives across enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Define end to end solution architectures for client engagements, platforms, and enterprise systems.
• Advise on digital, cloud, data, AI, and emerging technologies for business transformation.
• Lead architecture design, feasibility analysis, PoCs, vendor evaluations, and technology selection.
• Collaborate with engineering, platform, data, and security teams to implement target architectures.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture standards, patterns, governance, and best practices.
• Provide technical leadership, guide cross-functional teams, and resolve design challenges.
• Communicate architecture decisions and solution approaches clearly to business and IT stakeholders.

Qualifications

Educational Background

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Mathematics, or related fields.

Technical Expertise

• 10+ years of IT experience with 4–5 years architecting complex digital or cloud-native solutions.
• Hands on experience across application, data, integration, cloud, and security architectures.
• Expertise in distributed systems, microservices, containerized platforms, and hybrid/multi-cloud architectures.
• Strong programming background in Java, .NET, JavaScript, Python, C++, with experience in SQL/NoSQL, big data, analytics, and modern security standards.
• Skilled in DevSecOps, CI/CD, containers, Agile delivery, and event-driven/streaming architectures.
• Proficiency with AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud-native services across IaaS, PaaS, SaaS.

Digital & Cloud Skills

• Ability to architect modern digital applications, APIs, micro frontends, and cloud-native platforms.
• Experience with modern UI technologies and lightweight backend frameworks.
• Skilled in cloud-native deployments and automated delivery pipelines.

Data, Security & Integration

• Experience designing data platforms, analytics solutions, streaming pipelines, and caching architectures.
• Strong grounding in identity, access management, authentication/authorization, and enterprise security patterns.

AI & Emerging Technologies

• Exposure to AI/ML tools and experience applying AI capabilities in transformation initiatives.
• Understanding of modern AI/ML architecture patterns and integration approaches.

Consulting & Leadership

• Ability to translate business needs into technical architectures and guide senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills across global and distributed teams.
• Experience supporting multiple programs and cross-functional delivery teams.
• Deep working experience in functional domains such as Healthcare, Retail, Manufacturing, Banking etc…

Certifications (Preferred)

• Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP) or architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman).
• Additional certifications such as CISSP, ITIL, SAFe, PMI, CEH, etc.