Solution Architect

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Solution Architect to lead the design, modernization, and delivery of complex enterprise systems across cloud, application, and data domains. In this role, you will assess existing architectures, define future-state blueprints, guide engineering teams, and ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with industry-leading standards.

This position is ideal for technology leaders who are passionate about cloud-native architecture, microservices, API strategy, DevSecOps, event-driven systems, platform engineering, and driving technical excellence across multiple teams.

Key Responsibilities

1. Architecture & Technical Strategy

• Assess current systems, architectures, and integrations to identify gaps and opportunities for modernization.
• Design and document end-to-end architectures spanning cloud, application, data, and security layers.
• Develop reference architectures, integration patterns, and best-practice guidelines for engineering teams.
• Lead cloud architecture decisions across AWS/Azure/GCP, including networking, security, identity, compute, containers, and serverless.
• Drive architectural governance, solution reviews, dependency mapping, and technical risk mitigation.
• Define API, microservices, and event-driven communication patterns (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, messaging).

1. Delivery, Engineering Excellence & Modernization

• Guide teams through cloud migration, legacy decomposition, and modernization initiatives.
• Support the implementation of microservices, containers (ECS/Kubernetes), serverless (Lambda), streaming platforms (Kafka/Kinesis), and data pipelines.
• Promote DevSecOps practices, CI/CD automation, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation/CDK), and observability standards.
• Champion resilient architecture principles: scalability, redundancy, security, performance optimization, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure architecture translates into high-quality, production-ready implementations.

1. Collaboration, Leadership & Mentorship

• Work closely with product owners, engineering leads, business stakeholders, and security teams to align technology with strategic goals.
• Mentor and coach engineers, contributing to capability uplift and architectural maturity across teams.
• Facilitate architectural workshops, design sessions, and cross-team technical alignment.
• Communicate complex technical strategies in a clear, business-aligned manner.

Requirements & Qualifications

Must-Have Skills

• 10–12+ years’ experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or technical leadership
  
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