Solutions Architect

About SCRUT Automation

Scrut Automation is an information security and compliance monitoring platform, aimed at helping small and medium cloud-native enterprises develop and maintain a robust security posture, and comply with various infosec standards such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and the like with ease. With the help of the Scrut platform, customers reduce their manual effort for security and compliance tasks by 70%, and build real-time visibility of their security posture.

Founded by IIT/ISB/McKinsey alumni, the founding team has over 15 years of combined Infosec experience. Scrut is built out of India for the world, with customers across India, APAC, North America, Europe and the Middle East. Scrut is backed by Lightspeed Ventures, MassMutual Ventures and Endiya Partners, along with prominent angels from the global SaaS community.

**Responsibilities**:

- Align to industry & market trends impacting business to continue to include new functionalities
- Responsible for assisting in the establishment of an IT Architecture practice, and the adoption of an architecture and standards methodology.
- Manages activities that take place during solution ideation, solution design, and solution implementation.
- Reviews business context for solutions to company challenges as well as defines the vision and requirements for the solution, recommending potential options, selecting the most optimal option, and developing a roadmap for the selected solution.
- Communicates the architecture to the stakeholders and collaborates and coordinates with existing domain architects in the formalization and adoption of IT standards and procedures.
- Directly assists in the development of a solutions architecture program including departmental roadmaps and project portfolios for IT systems architecture.
- Assures solutions not only are fit for the specific purpose but also closely align with the standards and guidelines of technology solutions. Influences changes to standards when necessary.
- Directs the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and total cost of ownership.

**Requirements**:

- Proven work experience as a Solution Architect or similar role
- Hands-on experience in any of the Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- High attention to detail regarding accounting skills
- Broad understanding of information technology topics
- Effective interpersonal skills and collaborative management style including teamwork and team-building ability
- Flexible in a fast-paced dynamic environment with shifting roles and responsibilities
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education
- Minimum of 3 - 5 years of experience related to IT Management or other information technology solutions architecture role
- Proficiency with information technologies in a secure network environment

Why should this job excite you?

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Opportunity to make an early impact on one of the most promising, high-growth SaaS startups in India
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A flat-hierarchical, performance-driven culture
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Rapid growth and learning opportunity
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Comprehensive medical insurance coverage
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A high-performing action-oriented team
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Immense exposure to the founders and the leadership
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Opportunity to shape the future of the B2B SaaS team with YOUR innovative ideas
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The competitive compensation package, benefits, and employee-friendly work culture