Senior Solutions Architect

Job Title: Senior Architect
No. of positions: 4
Location: Bangalore & Chennai, India Organisation Unit: Group IT Job Type: full time, work from Office Budget: 45LPA max Organisation Unit Purpose

The unit (aka Chapter) is responsible for building, implementing, and enforcing common structures and guidelines for enterprise architecture and solutions practices, standards, emerged patterns and technologies to enable world-class solutions delivery and build resilient, agile and secured architecture landscape aligned with business strategy. 

Achieve a high level of performance and quality in delivering architecture solutions that provide exceptional business value to internal users and customers as well as ensuring common architectural standards across group. The chapter maintains all architectural blueprints and architects working in agile, platform, Infrastructure & data teams across Group IT.

Job Description:

The Senior Architect reports to the Head of Architecture but is also accountable to the Delivery Head & Lead in the

business/functional domain (aka Matrix Manager) that is being served. The individual is expected to possess deep

technical expertise, potential leadership qualities & be solution oriented.

1. Domain Competencies:

1. Develop and maintain architecture standards, guidelines, and best practices
   

2. Design and implement end-to-end solutions for requirements from product owners and business stakeholders
   

3. Developing and designing of requirements for web apps, mobile apps, microservices and its associated ecosystem in consultation with involved internal departments and subsidiaries.
   

4. Utilize best practices for app design, user interface, and overall architecture.  
   

5. Ensuring that all designs are created according to internal development best practices and based on user journeys, wireframes & architectural patterns.
   

6. 5+ years of experience designing applications (web & mobile), microservices & APIs.
   

7. 5+ years of experience working with cloud native technologies such as containers, service mesh, Kubernetes/OpenShift and virtualization
   

8. 3+ years of work experience in Cyber/Information Security. 
   

9. Collaborate with the Information security team to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of bank’s data assets
   

2. Technical Competencies:

1. Strong all-round knowledge of software engineering, architecture & cyber security
   

2. Experience with building end-end design patterns & solutions by ensuring a balance of user experience, performance, resiliency, reliability & security
   

3. Experience integrating an application with surrounding eco-systems & technologies including but not limited to mobile apps, micro-services, containers/ cloud-native technologies, event-streams, APIs, message-brokers and the like
   

4. Deep understanding of architectural patterns like micro-services, APIs & app development (mobile and application)
   

5. Deep understanding of security concepts like Authentication, Authorization, Encryption, Logging/Monitoring, Application Security (OWASP Top10), Infrastructure Security, Cloud Security & Regulations
   

6. Good experience of enterprise architecture tools (Enterprise Architect), data modeling tools.
   

7. Experience working with cloud platforms such as OpenShift, Azure, AWS & OCI
   
   

3. Behavioural Competencies:

1. Delivery focused while ensuring the right balance of Customer Experience, Business Requirements, Performance, Reliability & Security
   

2. High energy, enthusiasm & passion 
   

3. Excellent analytical & critical thinking skills.
   

4. Excellent stakeholder, time management & expectation management skills
   

5. Autonomous decision-making ability with minimal guidance
   

6. High learning potential
   

7. Ability to coach & mentor associate/junior architects.
   

Core Objectives & Key Results (OKRs):

Business Delivery Enablement Dimension (How Am I Helping My Team/Tribe)

1. Deliver complete & self-sufficient solutions and/or design documents within agreed timelines.
   

2. Improve efficiency of the architecture design workflow or via automation
   

3. Contribute to building Reliable, Resilient & Secure Platforms 
   

Chapter Enablement Dimension (How Am I Helping My Chapter)

1. Deliver education workshops to Chapter & Tribe members.
   

2. Conduct Peer Review Sessions
   

3. New solutions follow or define re-usable blueprints/reference architecture.
   

Personal Development Dimension (How Am I Helping Myself)

1. Invest time in improving personal and professional skills for self via completion of technical & soft skill programs, stretch assignments & coaching/mentoring.
   

2. Upskill self to ensure eventual mastery of Security Architecture