Solution Architect

We are looking for a Solution Architect who will work with technology experts to design optimal solutions to requirements for our customers. This is achieved through interactive requirements gathering, determination of best fit solutions based on problem solving approaches, integrated solution design based on multiple technology types, and a strong ability to present and articulate solutions to senior members of the customer teams.

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Understand the business requirements, understand the non functional requirements, technology stack, framework and tools used and translate the requirements into project specific solution design specifications.

• Own the solution/design specific to the project.

• Spearhead product/application/solution design and development.

• Provide expertise to identify and translate system requirements into software design and document it well.

• Set up the collaboration framework, create a solution prototype, participate in technology selection, control solution development, support project management.

• Work with product managers to translate requirements into solutions for engineering managers.

• Coordinate with engineering managers and engineering leads to ensure solutions are implemented with cohesiveness and integrity, arbitrate key technical decisions across scrum teams.

• Function as the technical authority for product managers/owners, scrum masters, and engineering managers.

• Work with a chief architect and senior leadership (CxOs) on technical visions and roadmap

• Act as Subject Matter Expert and strategist for the solution product area.

• Work with technical writers to ensure quality internal and external client-oriented documentation.

• Build and maintain repositories for deliverables, methodologies, and business development documents.

• Interface and co-ordinate tasks with internal and external technical people.

• Collaborate with project managers, technical directors and other leaders / stakeholders to provision estimates, develop overall implementation solution plan, and serve as a lead as required, to implement the installation, customization, and integration efforts.

• Oversee aspects of project life cycle, from initial kickoff through requirements analysis, design and implementation phases for projects within the solution area.

• Provide quality assurance for services within the solution area.

Must Have Skills :

• Overall 15+ years software engineering experience. At least 7+ years in a solution architecture role.

• 4+ years in a cloud native application architecture with hands-on experience leveraging GCP/AWS and other tech stacks..

• Ability to lead and collaborate with other enterprise architects, data platform architects and security architects to deliver scalable, secure and resilient IaaS and PaaS platform solutions in AWS/GCP.

• Be technical across several areas, understanding coding in modern languages including modern microservices, containers, distributed systems with >99.99% availability, scaling to millions of users, CICD, Infrastructure as Code, automation principles, and security.

• Produce designs of complex systems, including discovery and analysis, formulation of solution context, identification of solution alternatives, technology selection, and design configuration through the consistent use of recognized design.

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages like python/ java/Golang.

Qualification :

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering, or a related technical degree.