Sr. Platform Architect

Education: B.E/B.Tech (Computer Science)

Experience: 15+ years

Type of Work: Cloud Platform Architecture & Engineering, Solution/Enterprise Architecture

About the Role

MBRDI is seeking a Senior Platform Architect to lead the design, integration, and continuous evolution of our AWS-based Helios cloud platform ecosystem. Our platform which powers enterprise applications across Sales and After-Sales verticals is currently undergoing a strategic merger of two previously independent platforms. The architect will play a pivotal role in harmonizing these ecosystems, resolving integration challenges, rationalizing services, and defining a unified architectural vision.

This is a senior technical leadership role that blends architecture strategy, hands-on technical expertise, and consultative leadership to ensure scalability, security, developer productivity, and operational excellence across the platform.

Key ResponsibilitiesPlatform Integration & Rationalization

• Lead the architectural integration of two existing AWS-based platform ecosystems.
• Assess overlaps, dependencies, and inconsistencies across components such as EKS clusters, CI/CD pipelines, observability tools, and IAM models.
• Provide architecture review and consultation to platform and engineering teams to resolve integration challenges and ensure consistent design principles.
• Define a target-state architecture for a unified, scalable internal developer platform (IDP).
• Establish a clear roadmap for consolidation, migration, and decommissioning of redundant services.

Platform Architecture & Strategy

• Architecting virtual networks (VPCs/VNets), subnets, and routing tables to optimise traffic flow and segmentation.
• Define and evolve the end-to-end architecture of the internal platform ecosystem spanning: Cloud Excellence (EKS Dedicated Clusters, Namespaces, ECS, Lambda, Launchpad for Mainframe), Developer Ecosystem (JFrog Artifactory, Harbor, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, PactFlow), Event & Data Framework (Kafka-based EventHub, CFT Adapters), Security & Compliance (Bluebox Secure Orchestration, Guardrails, Compliance Dashboards), Observability & Operations (Datadog, centralized monitoring).
• Establish platform-wide standards, reusable patterns, and automation frameworks for consistent adoption across domains.
• Drive innovation while maintaining architectural governance and cost efficiency.

Platform Engineering Leadership

• Collaborate with engineering leads to build reusable services, plugins, and self-service capabilities (e.g., via Backstage, AWS ordering tools, and Jira Service Desk).
• Champion automation-first principles using Terraform, CloudFormation, and GitHub Actions.
• Provide expert guidance on DevSecOps, GitOps, and continuous delivery practices.

Security, Compliance & Governance

• Design and enforce architecture standards aligned with enterprise security and compliance policies.
• Oversee implementation of automated guardrails, IAM frameworks, and secure orchestration layers (Bluebox).
• Continuously review and enhance the Security & Compliance Dashboard to maintain transparency and auditability.

Observability, Reliability & Operations

• Define observability and reliability standards using Datadog and other monitoring tools.
• Establish platform SLOs/SLIs and promote proactive incident management and root cause analysis.
• Drive operational maturity through standardization and automation.

Architecture Consultation & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Act as a trusted consultant to platform, application, and infrastructure teams for architectural reviews, modernization decisions, and migration strategies.
• Engage with senior stakeholders from Sales and After-Sales domains to align the unified platforms roadmap with business objectives.
• Foster collaboration across domain architects, security, and data teams to ensure holistic design integration.

Mentorship & Thought Leadership

• Mentor platform and DevOps engineers, fostering an engineering culture built on quality, agility, and innovation.
• Contribute to architecture governance boards, design reviews, and technical councils.
• Evangelize platform engineering best practices across the organization.

Required Skills & ExperienceTechnical Expertise:

• 15+ years of overall IT experience, with 8-10 years of hands-on expertise in AWS cloud architecture and platform engineering.
• Experience in applying software-defined networking (SDN) principles for centralised control and automation
• Proven experience in platform consolidation and integration across multiple business domains or independent ecosystems.
• Experience in Implementing zero-trust security models, integrated firewalls, VPNs, and continuous monitoring for threat detection and compliance.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes (EKS), ECS, Lambda, Terraform/CloudFormation, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and Kafka.
• Strong knowledge of DevSecOps, CI/CD, automation frameworks, and observability stacks (Datadog preferred).
• Experience with developer ecosystem tools such as JFrog Artifactory, Harbor, Backstage, and PactFlow.
• Solid understanding of cloud security, IAM, guardrails, and compliance automation frameworks.
• Prior experience integrating or migrating legacy / mainframe-linked systems into modern, cloud-native environments.

Leadership & Consulting Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to architect, lead, and deliver cross-functional platform initiatives.
• Strong analytical and consultative mindset able to identify architectural risks and propose pragmatic solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and business audiences.
• Passion for developer experience, platform reliability, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional.
• Kubernetes Certified Architect (CKA/CKAD).
• Experience with large-scale platform transformation or merger programs.
• Exposure to FinOps and cost optimization in AWS environments.
• Prior experience in automotive, manufacturing, or large enterprise IT ecosystems is a plus.