Enterprise Architect at Our Client company is into Computer Software. (EC1) · Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 16 - 20 years · ₹36L - ₹40L / yr · Posted 18 Aug 2021

Enterprise Architect
at Our Client company is into Computer Software. (EC1)
- Strategy Leadership – Creates the Enterprise level technical vision, sets the direction and objectives, then motivates and guides others to take actions that support the vision. Works on highly complex projects that require in-depth knowledge across multiple specialized architecture domains.
- Reference IT Architecture- Leads the development of reference technology architecture by collaborating with digital, apps, infrastructure, and security groups.
- Business Capability Model-Expert in business architecture and leads mapping of business capabilities and developing long term plans using a business capability model
- Innovation– Develop and apply knowledge and skills in specific areas of expertise such as Enterprise Mobility, Cloud, Big Data, Analytics, Digital Business, and related topics across Enterprise Architecture, IT, and business domains. Apply knowledge and creativity to employ technology to drive business success. Run innovation pilots with emerging technologies.
- Application Portfolio Management – Lead application portfolio management across global company application portfolio and identify opportunities to retire, reinvest, upgrade and migrate applications to the cloud.
- Develops others: Acts as a leader and advocate of IT Architecture, including coaching and training staff.
- Continuous Improvement – provides a continually improving set of software and systems engineering practices that minimize development friction, enhance the effectiveness of the architecture and contribute to increasing the velocity of delivering industry-leading, quality, technology solutions. Performs complex cost/benefit analysis when researching future state capabilities. Ensures enterprise solutions are scalable and adaptable according to changing business needs. Promotes a continuous delivery pipeline and rallies the organization around a common technical vision. Advises on best practices (architecture, implementation, etc.).
- Communications - demonstrate excellent interpersonal, written, presentation, leadership, collaboration, facilitation, and negotiation skills and the ability to interact with all levels of internal and external stakeholders. Highly collaborative and able to communicate the value of the enterprise architecture to the organization. Reviews existing enterprise architecture or business processes and establish metrics for improvements, as well as the support of all architectural disciplines under their direction. Strong customer service, networking, and teaming skills. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment and interact with all levels of internal and external personnel.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience working with solutions delivery teams using Agile/Scrum or similar methodologies
- Experience with enterprise systems, like eCommerce, Digital Marketing, CRM, ERP, Field Services Management, Supply Chain solutions, HR systems
- Exceptional written, verbal & presentation skills
- Exceptional interpersonal skills including collaboration, facilitation, and influencing
- 5+ years of experience partnering with business managers to develop enterprise-level technical strategies and architectures to support their objectives
- 5+ years of experience in at least three of the following disciplines – Solution architecture, infrastructure architecture, application architecture, data architecture, business architecture
- 10+ years of experience in a midsize or large corporation supporting multiple lines of business with a global presence
- 12+ years of experience in architecture, design, or development of enterprise solutions
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree in business, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system analysis, or related field of study
- 5+ years of experience in SAP
- 5+ years of experience in Salesforce
- 5+ years of experience in Azure
- Knowledge of TOGAF and Zachman
- Ability to develop a business case with strategic and financial justifications
- Understanding of security-related regulatory requirements, such as NIST, PCI, HIPAA compliance
- Strong leadership, analytical and technical skills, experience leading multiple, complex work streams concurrently with demonstrated expertise as a technical lead on large-scale projects
- Knowledge of business process engineering principles and processes, modeling techniques (UML, Domain-Driven Design, Domain Models, Enterprise Architecture design patterns, system integration, performance testing), operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, information security, and risk management

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Position Summary
We are looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect to define and deliver enterprise-scale digital experience architectures leveraging AI/ML capabilities, data platforms, and modern cloud technologies. The role involves partnering with senior business and technology stakeholders to translate business objectives into scalable architectures, strategic roadmaps, and technology solutions.
The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in enterprise architecture, cloud-native technologies, AI-driven customer experiences, and digital marketing platforms, along with the ability to lead architecture initiatives across cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Enterprise Strategy & Roadmaps: Define digital, data, and AI strategies, translating business vision into actionable architecture roadmaps aligned with business goals and KPIs.
- Architecture Design: Design end-to-end enterprise and solution architectures integrating digital experience platforms, customer data platforms, AI/ML capabilities, and cloud services.
- Cloud & Technology Architecture: Recommend scalable, secure, and resilient architectures using cloud-native, API-first, microservices, event-driven, and serverless principles across Azure, AWS, or other public cloud platforms.
- AI & Data Architecture: Define architectures for customer data platforms, identity and profile management, data ingestion, governance, personalization, journey orchestration, and AI-powered experiences.
- Architecture Governance: Establish architecture standards, reference architectures, governance frameworks, and operating models to ensure consistency, security, and sustainable technology adoption.
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with business leaders, engineering teams, data architects, developers, and data scientists to drive architecture alignment and execution.
- Executive Communication: Lead architecture workshops, visioning sessions, and roadmap presentations, communicating technical recommendations and trade-offs to senior leadership.
- Practice Development: Contribute to reusable architecture assets, mentor architects and consultants, and support presales activities, solutioning, estimations, and proposals.
Required Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, and developing enterprise architecture models and roadmaps.
- Strong understanding of architecture frameworks and principles, including TOGAF, SOA, and API-led architecture.
- Hands-on experience with public cloud architecture and services, particularly Microsoft Azure and/or AWS.
- Experience designing and integrating AI-powered solutions, with knowledge of LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, and model evaluation.
- Understanding of agentic workflows, tool-using agents, and enterprise AI governance, observability, and reliability.
- Experience working with software engineers, application developers, data architects, and data science/ML teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Ability to translate business requirements and strategic vision into technical architectures and implementation roadmaps.
- Strong stakeholder management, leadership, presentation, and communication skills, including experience engaging with senior executives.
- Ability to lead architecture execution across multidisciplinary teams and communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
Good to Have
- Experience with Adobe Experience Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, or one or more digital experience solutions.
- Previous experience with other digital marketing and customer experience platforms.
- Experience with customer data platforms, personalization, omnichannel engagement, and marketing optimization initiatives.
- Experience supporting consulting engagements, presales, and enterprise transformation initiatives.
Additional Requirement
- Willingness to travel up to 50%, depending on business and client requirements.

Overview:
We are looking for a Principal Architect for a Private Equity backed, fast growing AI First Product Engineering Services firm.
This role will be a key member of the core leadership team of the firm.
He/ She will serve as a strategic technical leader, solution designer, and customer advisor. In this role, you will combine deep and broad-based technical expertise with strong business acumen to architect high-value solutions, lead pre-sales engagements, and mentor our practice/CoE team. You will work closely with customers to understand their business needs, translate them into scalable technical solutions, and guide delivery teams in successful implementation.
Responsibilities:
1. Solutioning & Pre-Sales
● Engage with customers, understand their business context, and guide them through a discovery and design process leading to a proposed solution
● Work with sales teams to develop winning proposals, RFP responses, and technical presentations.
● Will need to take single point ownership of the pre sales process, including client interactions, proposal preparation, presentations, pricing etc
● Drive proof-of-concepts as part of the pre sales process
● Build frameworks for different kinds of proposals and presentations to bring in repeatability and efficiency in the process
● Work closely with marketing to create content around Indexnine offerings, solutions, capabilities and case studies
2. Delivery
● Provide technical oversight during project delivery, ensuring adherence to architectural principles, standards, and best practices and ensure the as-sold solution is realised
● Act as a trusted advisor to senior customer stakeholders (CXO level and technical leads). Will need to engage with Customers through delivery as required
● Create points of view on accounts to help mine and grow accounts.
3. Practice & CoE Development
● Work closely with the labs. Contribute to the development of new products/ accelerators.
● Mentor and coach engineers to enhance their technical and customer engagement skills.
4. Thought leadership
● Keep abreast of technology and produce points of view for Indexnine’s offerings and technical capabilities
● Represent the company at industry forums, webinars, and client workshops.
● Be able to independently conduct discovery and solutioning workshops with Customers
Skills/Qualifications:
● 15+ years of overall experience with a blend of architecting, pre sales and technical delivery
● Should be leading a pre-sales unit in a services organization. Hands-on with designing solutions, proposal writing, estimation, pricing and customer presentations.
● Broad based technical expertise and having played a Sr Architect role for at least 2 years
● Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and team leadership skills.
● Experience working in an IT services environment in the Product Engineering space (i.e designing and building bespoke products/solutions)
● BE/ Masters degree







