Key Responsibilities:

- Design end-to-end solution architectures aligned with business and enterprise objectives.

- Analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable, secure, and cost-effective technical solutions.

- Define application, integration, data, and infrastructure architectures.

- Create architecture diagrams, technical design documents, and solution blueprints.

- Lead technical design discussions and provide architectural guidance throughout the project lifecycle.

- Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies, frameworks, and cloud services.

- Design cloud-native, microservices-based, and event-driven architectures.

- Ensure solutions comply with security, governance, performance, and scalability standards.

- Collaborate with development, DevOps, infrastructure, QA, and business teams to ensure successful implementation.

- Conduct architecture reviews, technical assessments, and code reviews.

- Identify technical risks and recommend mitigation strategies.

- Support pre-sales activities, solution estimations, and technical proposal development.

- Mentor development teams and establish architecture best practices.

Required Skills:

- 7+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, Software Development, or Enterprise Architecture.

- Strong knowledge of C#, Java, .NET, Java Spring Boot, Node.js, or Python.

- Experience with Microservices Architecture, RESTful APIs, SOAP Web Services, and API Management.

- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and container orchestration technologies.

- Strong understanding of Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP), Messaging Systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus), and event-driven architecture.

- Experience with SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Cosmos DB.

- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Git, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM Templates, or Bicep).

- Familiarity with Identity and Access Management (IAM), OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, and enterprise security best practices.

- Experience with Azure API Management, Kong, Apigee, or similar API gateway solutions.

- Strong understanding of Design Patterns, SOLID Principles, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and Object-Oriented Design (OOD).

- Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Splunk, Grafana, or Prometheus.

- Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies and DevOps practices.

- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

- TOGAF, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or Google Professional Cloud Architect certification is preferred.

- Experience in enterprise digital transformation, cloud migration, and application modernization projects.

- Exposure to AI/ML, data platforms, cybersecurity, and SaaS solution architecture is an added advantage.