Crisil - Enterprise Architect/Delivery Head

Job Title: Enterprise Architect + Delivery Head

Location: Mumbai, Corporate Technology

Job Code/ Type: Full Time

HR Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

The key responsibilities would be as follows:

- Develop & Mature CRISIL Platforms

- Responsible to manage product roadmaps for Crisil Platforms

- Individual will be responsible for Platform maturity and ensuring that platform teams are aligned towards common organisational goals

Develop and Maintain Architecture Standards:

- Define enterprise architecture strategies and frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) to guide technology solutions for both internal teams and client engagements.

- Ensure consistency in the architecture approach across various projects, including managed services and staff augmentation engagements.

- Lead architectural governance, ensuring that all solutions align with clients' long-term strategic goals and technical standards.

Client Engagement & Advisory:

- Act as the primary technical advisor to clients, understanding their business needs, defining architecture roadmaps, and ensuring the alignment of technical solutions to meet those needs.

- Lead architecture reviews for key projects and ensure the enterprise architecture aligns with each client's future-state business goals.

- Advise clients on emerging technology trends, cloud adoption, and digital transformation, tailoring solutions to their unique business contexts

Innovation & Emerging Technologies:

- Stay ahead of industry trends (cloud computing, AI, ML, IoT, blockchain) and integrate relevant technologies into both internal and client architectures.

- Drive innovation within the firm, identifying opportunities to modernize legacy systems and processes for clients through scalable, forward-looking architectural solutions.

Technology Strategy and Roadmap:

- Collaborate with business and IT leadership to create multi-year technology strategies and roadmaps.

- Assess current technology landscape and develop modernization plans for legacy systems

- Promote cloud-first and hybrid technology strategies where appropriate, ensuring scalability and Excellence:

- Establish processes and KPIs to track the performance of delivery teams, ensuring alignment with both internal goals and client expectations.

- Continually optimize delivery practices to improve resource utilization, reduce costs, and enhance the client experience.

- Ensure that COE teams are delivering value esp. incase of staff augmentation initiatives

- Partner with HR and recruitment teams to attract, develop, and retain top technical talent for both managed projects and staff augmentation needs.

- Align with the executive team on growth strategies, ensuring delivery and architecture practices support the firm's business objectives

Pre-Sales Support:

- Collaborate with business development and account teams to design solution architecture proposals, present technical solutions to prospective clients, and support contract negotiations.

- Assist in crafting RFP (Request for Proposal) responses, statements of work (SOWs), and other documentation related to project scoping and technical architecture

Delivery Leadership:

- Lead and manage the delivery of large-scale, complex IT initiatives from inception through to delivery, ensuring alignment with business goals.

- Work closely with Program/Project Management teams to ensure projects are delivered on time,within budget, and meet quality standards.

- Ensure that both staff augmentation resources and project teams are aligned with the clients' objectives and technology roadmaps.

- Identify and mitigate risks and issues that could impact project delivery.

- Ensure Agile, DevOps, and Continuous Delivery practices are implemented effectively

Resource Management:

- Build and lead a high-performing team of enterprise architects and delivery specialists (COE).

- Develop talent, manage performance, and ensure the team is equipped with the necessary skills and tools to meet objectives.

- Collaborate with HR and recruitment teams to attract, develop, and retain top talent in architecture and delivery roles.

Stakeholder Management:

- Engage with business leaders and key stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical requirements and delivery strategies.

- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing insights on the implications of architectural and technical decisions.

Executive Communication:

- Present architecture strategies and delivery progress to C-suite executives, ensuring clarity on the benefits, risks, and trade-offs of technology investments.

- Provide regular updates on project health, architecture maturity, and strategic initiatives.

Skills, Experience and Skills:

Application Skills:

- Proficiency in Java (Java 8 or later) and Java-based technologies such as Java EE, Spring, Hibernate, etc.

- Knowledge of Java-based frameworks such as Spring Boot, Play Framework, etc.

- Experience with Java-based build tools such as Maven, Gradle, etc.

Architecture and Design:

- Strong understanding of software architecture patterns and principles (e.g., microservices, event-driven architecture, etc.)

- Experience with designing and implementing scalable, secure, and high-performance Java- based systems -Apache Camel, MuleSoft, etc.

Cloud and Containerization:

- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.

- Knowledge of containerization using Docker, Kubernetes, etc.

- Familiarity with cloud-native technologies such as serverless computing,

Data engineering Skills:

- Strong understanding of data management concepts, including data governance, data quality, and data security

- Experience with designing and implementing data architectures, including data warehousing, data lakes, and data pipelines

- Experience with Apache Spark SQL

- Experience with ETL & Compute tools

- Experience with designing and implementing data integration pipelines

- Familiarity with big data technologies, data cataloging and metadata management

- Knowledge of NoSQL databases

- Familiarity with distributed file systems

- Experience with data analytics and machine learning frameworks

- Fair understanding of Gen AI Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. A Master's degree is preferred.

- 15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.

- Proven track record of successful delivery of complex IT solutions across a large, matrixed organization.

- Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), microservices, APIs, and integration frameworks.

- Solid experience with Agile and DevOps TOGAF, ITIL,

Soft Skills: Strategic Thinking: Ability to align architecture with business objectives and long-term organizational strategies.

Client Engagement: Strong communication skills, with the ability to act as a trusted advisor to clients and articulate complex technical solutions.

Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of cloud architecture, modern software development practices, and emerging Proven experience leading cross-functional teams, mentoring staff, and driving Management: Ability to communicate effectively with executives, stakeholders, and technical Strong analytical skills with the ability to quickly understand and address complex business challenges through technology Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and managing change Qualification - Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. A masters degree is preferred.