Key Responsibilities: Solution Design Architecture: Lead the design and architecture of end-to-end technology solutions, ensuring they are scalable, efficient, secure, and aligned with business objectives. Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage with business leaders, product managers, and clients to understand their needs, and translate them into technical requirements and system architectures. Technology Strategy: Drive the adoption of best practices, industry standards, and emerging technologies across multiple projects and teams. End-to-End Solution Delivery: Oversee the solution s lifecycle from conceptualization to deployment, ensuring smooth integration with existing systems, and addressing any performance or security concerns. Leadership Mentorship: Provide leadership and mentorship to junior architects and technical teams, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing. Cloud Enterprise Architecture: Design and implement solutions that leverage cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and enterprise-level systems, ensuring they meet business goals while maximizing performance and scalability. Risk Compliance: Ensure that solutions comply with relevant security, data privacy, and regulatory standards. Conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies. Documentation Communication: Develop and maintain high-quality architecture documentation and present technical proposals, architectural decisions, and solutions to internal teams and clients. Continuous Improvement: Stay up to date with the latest technology trends and best practices, and drive innovation within the architecture and design process. Required Qualifications: Experience: Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in solution architecture, systems architecture, or enterprise architecture with a strong track record of delivering large-scale, complex technical solutions. Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. Technical Skills: Architectural Frameworks: Strong experience with architectural frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or similar. Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect) are a plus. Cloud Platforms: Expertise in designing and implementing solutions on cloud platforms (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud). Microservices Architecture: Deep knowledge of microservices, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless architectures. Enterprise Systems Integration: Experience integrating diverse systems, legacy applications, APIs, and third-party services into a cohesive enterprise solution. Database Architecture: Expertise in database design (SQL, NoSQL, distributed databases) and data modelling techniques. Security Compliance: Strong understanding of security best practices, identity and access management, encryption, and regulatory compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA). DevOps CI/CD: Familiarity with DevOps principles, continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines, and tools like Jenkins, GitLab, or Azure DevOps. Software Development: Proficiency in multiple programming languages such as Java, C#, Python, or JavaScript, with a strong understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall). API Design: Experience designing RESTful APIs, SOAP services, and working with API gateways. Leadership Soft Skills: Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Collaboration: Strong ability to work with cross-functional teams and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Problem Solving: Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented mindset. Project Management: Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies for managing architecture projects and ensuring timely delivery. Business Acumen: Ability to understand business needs and translate them into technological solutions that drive business value. Preferred Qualifications: Certifications: Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or TOGAF certification. Experience in Specific Industries: Knowledge of specific industries such as finance, healthcare, retail, or government can be a plus, especially in relation to regulatory compliance and industry-specific challenges. Emerging Technologies: Experience with emerging technologies such as AI/ML, blockchain, IoT, or edge computing is a plus. Employment type: Full-Time