Solutions Architect

The Lead Architect will serve as the single point of contact for all technical solutions and escalations related to cloud migrations . This role ensures alignment between customer objectives and delivery outcomes, driving successful large-scale cloud migration and transformation programs. The Lead Architect will oversee end-to-end migration governance, define strategies, and mentor teams to deliver technical excellence.Key Responsibilities:Technical Leadership & Governance- Lead solution governance across the migration lifecycle, ensuring consistency and compliance with enterprise standards. - Define the overall migration/repatriation strategy and roadmaps to support customer modernization goals. - Lead Architecture Review board for critical design decisions, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and cost-effective. - Act as the primary escalation point for all technical solutioning and architecture-related decisions.Customer & Stakeholder Alignment- Ensure alignment between customer objectives and delivery outcomes, building trust and strong partnerships. - Act as a bridge between account teams, program managers, and customer stakeholders, ensuring clarity in communication and expectations. - Represent the technical organization in executive reviews, steering committees, and governance boards.Team Enablement & Mentoring- Function as a technical enabler, guiding architects and engineers on complex solutioning and delivery challenges. - Mentor and coach team members, driving continuous upskilling on emerging Azure and cloud-native technologies. - Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence across squads and capabilities.Cross-Capability Collaboration- Ensure seamless integration and delivery across infrastructure, networking, application, and database teams. - Drive standards, frameworks, and reusable IPs for consistent delivery across multiple migration projects. - Collaborate with program and project managers to align technical execution with governance and timelines.Thought Leadership & Innovation- Provide strategic thought leadership in Azure migrations, modernization, and cloud adoption best practices. - Evaluate and introduce new tools, frameworks, and accelerators to optimize migration efficiency and outcomes. - Champion adoption of IaC (Terraform, ARM, Bicep), DevOps pipelines, and automation-first approaches.Required Skills & Experience:- Minimum 20+ years of overall IT experience , with significant focus on architecture and leadership roles. - Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (mandatory) . - Proven expertise in Cloud Migrations (applications, databases, and infrastructure). Azure Migration experience is mandatory. - Hands-on experience in at least three or more of the following: - Azure Infrastructure, Networking, Application Modernization, Databases - Strong working knowledge of (2 or many): - Azure DevOps (ADO), GitHub, Terraform, ARM Templates, Bicep Templates - Demonstrated experience in governing large migration programs with strong customer engagement. - Ability to mentor teams and build a high-performance culture. - Strong communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.Preferred Qualifications:- Experience working with large-scale, global migration and transformation programs. - Exposure to multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud architectures alongside Azure . - Strong understanding of enterprise governance frameworks (security, compliance, cost management). - Proven ability to provide strategic architectural guidance while balancing business and technical priorities. - Excellent communication and executive presentation skills for influencing senior stakeholders. - Demonstrated success in leading architecture review boards (ARB) and driving consensus on critical design decisions. - Track record of mentoring and developing architects/technical leaders in distributed teams. - Experience with innovation and adoption of emerging technologies.