Information Security Architect

Greetings from zealous sevices!

GoLang (Soln Architect) -(9 AM to 6PM) 

Experience: 10-12 Yrs 

Need a senior Solution Architect - No BGV - ok with consultants 

Own end-to-end solution architecture for a cloud-based cybersecurity platform operating at massive scale (millions of assets), spanning multiple product modules and a broad third-party integration ecosystem.

What They'll Do 

Define and own the overall solution architecture across multiple product modules (e.g., detection, response, asset inventory, reporting), ensuring they work as a coherent, scalable system rather than disconnected parts 

Design for scale: architecture that reliably handles millions of assets/endpoints with predictable performance, cost, and reliability as volume grows 

Lead cloud infrastructure architecture decisions, compute, storage, networking, multi-region/multi-tenant strategy, disaster recovery 

Architect and govern third-party integrations (SIEM/SOAR, ticketing, identity providers, cloud provider APIs, threat intel feeds, etc.), define integration patterns, data contracts, and reusable frameworks rather than one-off connections 

Create and maintain architecture roadmaps, capacity plans, and technical strategy aligned with product/business roadmap 

Set architectural standards and guardrails (scalability, security, data flow, API design) across engineering teams 

Act as the technical bridge between engineering, product, security, and infrastructure/DevOps teams 

Conduct architecture reviews, threat-model system designs, and identify scaling bottlenecks or single points of failure before they hurt production 

Own key non-functional requirements: performance, availability, security, cost-efficiency, compliance 

Support presales/enterprise customer conversations on architecture, especially for large or complex deployments 

Evaluate and select core technologies (data stores, messaging systems, orchestration, IaC tooling) 

What They Should Have 

8–12+ years in software/infra engineering, with 4+ years specifically in a solution/enterprise architect role 

Proven experience architecting systems at scale (millions of records/assets/events), not just designing on paper, but having operated such systems in production 

Deep cloud architecture expertise (AWS/GCP/Azure), multi-account/multi-tenant design, cost optimization, networking, IAM 

Strong grasp of distributed systems patterns: data partitioning, eventual consistency, event-driven architecture, caching strategies

Experience designing integration architectures (APIs, webhooks, message queues) across many heterogeneous third-party systems 

Security architecture fluency,this is a security product, so the architect must think adversarially about their own system 

Ability to produce architecture documentation (C4 diagrams, ADRs, data flow diagrams) that both engineers and executives can use 

Track record of cross-functional influence, able to align multiple engineering teams around a shared architecture without direct authority 

Cybersecurity domain knowledge (SIEM/EDR/CNAPP/CSPM concepts, threat detection pipelines), or equivalent adjacent domain with fast ramp-up ability 

Nice to Have 

Experience with specific integration ecosystems relevant to your product (e.g., Splunk, ServiceNow, Okta, AWS Security Hub) 

Familiarity with IaC (Terraform), service mesh, and Kubernetes at scale Enterprise/regulated-industry experience (SOC 2, FedRAMP, ISO 27001) shaping architecture decisions 

Prior experience scaling a product from ""hundreds of thousands"" to ""tens of millions"" of managed assets

Job Description - Security Solutions Architect

Job Title

Security Solutions Architect / Senior Security Solutions Architect

Practice: Cloud Security & Reliability Engineering (CSR)

Location: India

Regional Coverage: EU/UK, Middle East & Africa (MEA), India, and APAC

Experience:

• Security Solutions Architect: 8–10 years
• Senior Security Solutions Architect: 10–12+ years

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Security Solutions Architect / Senior Security Solutions Architect to drive security solutioning across complex cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud customer environments.

This is a customer-facing solution architecture role operating at the intersection of cloud security, cybersecurity transformation, compliance, pre-sales solutioning, and delivery readiness. The architect will work closely with customers, sales, practice leaders, OEM partners, and delivery teams to understand business and security challenges and translate them into technically robust, commercially viable, and executable security solutions.

The role requires someone who can go beyond product-led solutioning. The successful candidate should be able to understand a customer's existing security landscape, identify risks and capability gaps, define the target-state architecture, and build a clear transformation roadmap.

Given our coverage across EU/UK, MEA, India, and APAC, the architect must also be comfortable adapting security architectures to different regulatory, data sovereignty, industry, and operational requirements.

A strong foundation in Google Cloud Security is mandatory, complemented by hands-on knowledge of modern security platforms, particularly CNAPP/CSPM technologies such as Wiz. Experience across Microsoft security and other cybersecurity platforms will be an advantage.

Key Responsibilities

Security Solution Architecture & Consulting

• Own end-to-end security solution architecture for cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud customer environments.
• Lead technical discovery and security assessment workshops to understand the customer's current environment, security posture, business objectives, risks, regulatory obligations, and operational challenges.
• Translate customer requirements into scalable, secure, resilient, and commercially viable solution architectures.
• Develop current-state and target-state security architectures, transformation roadmaps, and solution blueprints.
• Design security solutions across areas such as:
• Cloud Security and Cloud-Native Security
• CNAPP, CSPM, CWPP, and Cloud Security Posture Management
• Security Operations and SIEM/SOAR modernization
• Threat Detection and Response
• Identity and Access Management
• Data Security and Data Protection
• Network and Zero Trust Security
• Vulnerability and Exposure Management
• Security Automation and AI-driven Security Operations
• Cyber Resilience and Security Monitoring

Google Cloud Security

• Architect and demonstrate Google Cloud security capabilities across cloud-native and enterprise security use cases.
• Design solutions leveraging relevant Google Cloud security services and technologies for security posture management, threat detection, security operations, data protection, identity, and workload security.
• Translate Google Cloud security capabilities into business and security outcomes relevant to the customer's environment.
• Conduct customer demonstrations, technical workshops, architecture discussions, and proof-of-concept engagements.
• Maintain awareness of evolving Google Cloud security capabilities and incorporate them into solution offerings and reusable architectures.

CNAPP / CSPM & Wiz

• Architect and demonstrate CNAPP and CSPM solutions, with strong hands-on experience in Wiz.
• Design cloud security posture, workload protection, vulnerability management, attack-path analysis, and cloud risk management solutions.
• Position CNAPP capabilities as part of a broader cloud security operating model rather than as a standalone technology deployment.
• Integrate CNAPP capabilities into security operations, governance, compliance, and remediation workflows.

Security Operations & Transformation

• Support customers in modernizing traditional security operations toward cloud-native and AI-enabled security operations.
• Design architectures for SIEM/SOAR modernization, security data onboarding, threat detection, incident response, automation, and security analytics.
• Understand existing customer security ecosystems and define integration approaches across cloud platforms, security tools, identity systems, network infrastructure, and enterprise applications.
• Identify opportunities to simplify fragmented security architectures and improve security effectiveness through platform consolidation and automation.

Compliance & Regulatory Architecture

• Translate regulatory and compliance obligations into practical security architecture and technical controls.
• Design solutions considering relevant frameworks and regulatory requirements, including:
• GDPR and data protection requirements across EU/UK
• Data residency, sovereignty, and localization requirements
• Security and regulatory frameworks applicable across UAE and KSA
• India DPDP Act and relevant sector-specific requirements
• RBI and IRDAI requirements for regulated Indian financial services organizations
• Relevant APAC regulatory and cybersecurity frameworks
• Industry standards such as ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and other applicable security frameworks
• Work with customers in regulated industries including BFSI, government/public sector, healthcare, and other compliance-sensitive environments.

The architect is not expected to act as a legal or compliance auditor but must be capable of translating applicable regulatory and security requirements into appropriate architectural controls and solution designs.

Pre-Sales, SOW & Commercial Solutioning

• Own the technical solutioning lifecycle from initial discovery through proposal, technical closure, and handover to delivery.
• Develop end-to-end Statements of Work (SOWs), including:
• Scope
• Technical solution and architecture
• Deliverables
• Implementation approach
• Effort estimation
• Assumptions and dependencies
• Exclusions
• Acceptance criteria
• Build commercial solutions using standard pricing and estimation frameworks while balancing customer competitiveness, delivery feasibility, risk, and target margins.
• Contribute to RFP/RFI responses, proposals, presentations, solution workshops, and executive-level customer discussions.
• Present and defend proposed architectures with customer CISOs, security leaders, cloud teams, enterprise architects, compliance stakeholders, and technical teams.
• Clearly articulate solution value, differentiation, risks, trade-offs, and expected security outcomes.

Delivery Readiness & Governance

• Validate solution feasibility with delivery and engineering teams before customer commitment.
• Ensure that proposed scope, architecture, effort, timelines, and assumptions are aligned with delivery capabilities.
• Lead structured sales-to-delivery handovers and remain engaged during critical transition stages.
• Minimize delivery rework and commercial leakage by ensuring that customer commitments are clearly documented and technically validated.

Practice Development

• Build reusable security solution architectures, reference designs, SOW templates, pricing models, discovery frameworks, and accelerators.
• Develop repeatable solution patterns for common industry and regulatory scenarios.
• Contribute to the evolution of the CSRE security services portfolio and go-to-market offerings.
• Work with technology partners and OEMs to develop joint solutions, demonstrations, and market propositions.
• Support internal sales and technical teams through enablement sessions and solution playbooks.
• Mentor junior architects and security engineers, particularly at the Senior Security Solutions Architect level.

Must-Have Skills & Experience

• 8–12+ years of relevant experience across cybersecurity, cloud security, security architecture, consulting, or security solutioning.
• Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Security, with the ability to architect, demonstrate, and position security capabilities in customer environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with CNAPP/CSPM technologies, preferably Wiz.
• Strong understanding of cloud security architecture across IaaS, PaaS, containers, Kubernetes, cloud-native services, and hybrid environments.
• Experience designing security solutions for complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of modern security architecture concepts across Security Operations, SIEM/SOAR, IAM, data security, network security, vulnerability management, and cloud workload protection.
• Experience designing solutions for regulated industries such as BFSI, government/public sector, or healthcare.
• Working knowledge of security, privacy, compliance, and data sovereignty requirements across relevant geographies.
• Demonstrated experience in customer-facing technical discovery, architecture workshops, and solution presentations.
• Experience independently developing SOWs, technical proposals, effort estimates, and commercial solutions.
• Ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly to technical, business, and executive stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills.

Good to Have

• Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Security experience, including exposure to technologies such as Defender, Sentinel, and Entra.
• Experience with Google Security Operations or SIEM/SOAR modernization programs.
• Experience with additional cloud and cybersecurity platforms across AWS, Azure, and multi-cloud environments.
• Exposure to AI-driven security operations, security automation, and emerging AI security technologies.
• Experience working with customers across EU/UK, MEA, India, or APAC.
• Experience working with large enterprise and regulated customers.
• Consulting, system integration, professional services, or managed security services background.
• Relevant cloud and cybersecurity certifications from Google Cloud, Wiz, Microsoft, AWS, or recognized security certification bodies.

What Success Looks Like

The successful architect will be able to:

• Independently lead complex customer security solutioning from discovery to technical closure.
• Build architectures that are secure, compliant, commercially competitive, and executable by delivery teams.
• Demonstrate and position Google Cloud Security and Wiz capabilities confidently in real customer scenarios.
• Convert complex customer security and regulatory challenges into clear solution architectures and transformation roadmaps.
• Produce high-quality SOWs with accurate scope, assumptions, effort, and commercial structure.
• Build trust with customer CISOs, security teams, enterprise architects, compliance stakeholders, and internal delivery teams.
• Create reusable security solution patterns that improve solutioning speed, quality, and consistency across regions.

Experience Level

Security Solutions Architect | 8–10 Years

Expected to independently lead discovery, architecture, solution design, demonstrations, SOW development, and technical solutioning for mid-size to large security engagements.

Senior Security Solutions Architect | 10–12+ Years

Expected to lead complex, strategic, multi-technology, multi-country, and compliance-intensive security engagements. Should be capable of engaging senior customer stakeholders, shaping security transformation programs, handling complex commercial and architectural decisions, mentoring other architects, and contributing to the development of the security practice and its go-to-market strategy.

Company Description

Appiness Interactive Pvt. Ltd. is a Bangalore-based product development and UX firm that specializes in digital services for startups to fortune-500s. We work closely with our clients to create a comprehensive soul for their brand in the online world, engaged through multiple platforms of digital media. Our team is young, passionate, and aggressive, not afraid to think out of the box or tread the un-trodden path in order to deliver the best results for our clients. We pride ourselves on Practical Creativity where the idea is only as good as the returns it fetches for our clients.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Cloud Security Engineer with 7+ years of experience, including strong hands-on expertise in AWS Cloud Security. The candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, assessing, and continuously improving security across AWS cloud environments. The role requires strong knowledge of cloud security architecture, IAM, network security, threat detection, vulnerability management, incident response, security monitoring, encryption, and DevSecOps.

This is a highly technical position. Hands-on technical expertise will be given significantly more importance than communication skills. Good written and verbal communication is sufficient.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure AWS cloud architectures.
• Establish and maintain AWS security best practices and security controls.
• Implement IAM, RBAC, least-privilege access, MFA, federation and privileged access controls.
• Secure AWS networking including VPCs, Security Groups, NACLs, routing, private/public subnets and VPC endpoints.
• Implement and manage AWS security services including:
• AWS IAM
• AWS KMS
• AWS CloudTrail
• Amazon GuardDuty
• AWS Security Hub
• AWS Config
• AWS WAF
• AWS Secrets Manager
• Monitor and investigate security events, threats and suspicious activities.
• Lead or participate in cloud security incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and coordinate remediation.
• Perform AWS security posture reviews and identify misconfigurations.
• Review cloud architectures and provide security recommendations.
• Implement encryption and data protection controls.
• Secure CI/CD pipelines and support DevSecOps practices.
• Review Infrastructure as Code for security risks.
• Implement security automation wherever possible.
• Work with engineering, DevOps and infrastructure teams to embed security into the development lifecycle.
• Establish security standards, policies and controls for AWS environments.
• Support compliance requirements and security audits.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance.

Mandatory Technical Skills

Must Have

• 7+ years of overall IT/Security/Cloud experience
• Strong AWS Cloud Security experience
• Hands-on AWS security architecture
• AWS IAM
• IAM policies, roles, permissions and least privilege
• AWS networking security
• VPC, Security Groups and NACLs
• CloudTrail and security logging
• GuardDuty
• Security Hub
• KMS and encryption
• Vulnerability management
• Cloud security monitoring
• Incident response
• Security hardening
• Security architecture/design

Good to Have

• AWS Organizations / SCP
• Terraform / CloudFormation
• DevSecOps
• CI/CD security
• Docker/Kubernetes security
• SAST/DAST/SCA
• SIEM tools
• Python/Bash/PowerShell scripting
• CIS Benchmarks
• NIST
• ISO 27001
• SOC 2
• AWS security certifications

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect / Technical Lead to lead solution architecture, system integrations, and Azure platform design for a Visitor Management System project in Abu Dhabi.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in software projects, strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, solution architecture, integrations, and enterprise application design, along with the ability to lead technical teams and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall solution architecture and technical design of the Visitor Management System.
• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Define Azure cloud architecture, infrastructure components, networking, security, and deployment strategies.
• Lead integration architecture between the Visitor Management System and external/enterprise applications.
• Design and oversee APIs, web services, and system integrations.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Review existing systems and recommend improvements in architecture, scalability, performance, and security.
• Prepare technical architecture documents, solution designs, integration specifications, and technical documentation.
• Work closely with development, infrastructure, security, and project management teams.
• Troubleshoot complex technical and architectural issues and provide effective solutions.
• Ensure solutions follow enterprise architecture, security, and coding best practices.
• Participate in technical discussions with clients and stakeholders and translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Mentor and guide technical teams on architecture and implementation.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong experience in Solution Architecture / Technical Architecture
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure
• Azure platform and cloud architecture
• Azure services, infrastructure, networking, and security
• API and system integration
• REST APIs / Web Services
• Microservices and distributed application architecture
• Enterprise application architecture
• Database architecture and SQL
• Azure DevOps / CI-CD
• Identity & Access Management / Microsoft Entra ID
• Cloud security, scalability, performance, and high availability
• Software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies

Required Experience

• 10+ years of experience in software projects
• Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Azure Architect, Technical Architect, or Technical Lead
• Strong experience designing and implementing enterprise-level software solutions
• Experience leading technical teams and working with multiple stakeholders
• Experience with Azure-based architecture and integrations
• Experience in visitor management, access control, security systems, or similar enterprise systems will be an advantage

A Senior Cybersecurity Engineer is responsible for safeguarding an organization’s IT infrastructure, applications, and data against cyber threats. With 5–10 years of experience, the role demands expertise in designing, implementing, and managing advanced security solutions, conducting risk assessments, and responding to incidents. Senior Engineers also mentor junior staff and contribute to strategic security planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage enterprise-level security solutions (firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, endpoint protection).
• Conduct vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and risk analysis.
• Monitor and respond to security incidents, ensuring timely resolution and documentation.
• Develop and enforce security policies, standards, and compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR).
• Collaborate with IT and business teams to integrate security into system architecture and processes.
• Lead incident response drills and disaster recovery planning.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior cybersecurity staff.
• Stay updated on emerging threats, tools, and technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
• 5–10 years of proven experience in cybersecurity engineering or related roles.
• Strong knowledge of network security, cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP), and endpoint protection.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM tools (Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight), firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, or OSCP are highly desirable.

Skills

• Advanced problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities.
• Ability to manage complex projects and handle escalations effectively.
• Proactive mindset with adaptability to evolving cyber threats.

The role primarily focuses on the administration and operational support of security platforms, with a heavy emphasis on Netskope. 

You will:​

• Administer and optimize security platforms including Netskope (CASB/SSE), CyberArk EPM,  Mimecast, and others​
• Monitor, analyze, and respond to security events generated by these platforms, ensuring timely triage and resolution​
• Develop, tune, and maintain security policies (DLP, web controls, email security, endpoint privilege management) to reduce risk and false positives​
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for security incidents and platform issues across endpoint, cloud, and email security domains​
• Collaborate with engineering, IT, and business teams to implement security controls and drive remediation of identified risks​
• Integrate security tools with ServiceNow for incident management, request workflows, and automated response actions​
• Build and maintain operational dashboards and reporting for security posture, tool effectiveness, and KPIs​
• Support onboarding of new applications, users, and use cases into Netskope, Mimecast, and CyberArk EPM​
• Contribute to security architecture decisions and continuous improvement of tooling and processes​
• Develop and maintain runbooks, standard operating procedures, and knowledge base documentation 

You bring:

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• Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of equivalent experience in Cybersecurity or related field​
• 7+ years of experience in security engineering or security operations roles​
• Strong hands-on experience with Netskope (CASB/SSE), CyberArk EPM, and Mimecast administration and operations​
• Experience integrating and operating workflows within ServiceNow (incident, change, and request management)​
• Solid understanding of endpoint security, DLP, email security, and cloud security concepts​
• Experience tuning security tools to reduce false positives and improve detection fidelity​
• Familiarity with identity and access management concepts, including privilege management and least  privilege principles​
• Ability to analyze security events and translate findings into actionable remediation steps​
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills​
• Experience developing documentation, runbooks, and operational processes​
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment 

MUST HAVE: Netskope Subject Matter Expertise (SME) 

• Netskope expertise is non-negotiable. 
• Candidates must be capable of serving as effective platform administrators. 
• Candidates should have a deep understanding of security policies within Netskope. 

Responsibilities 

The successful candidate will: 

• Support Netskope as the primary platform. 
• Administer and maintain security controls. 
• Fine-tune DLP policies. 
• Investigate access-related platform issues. 
• Support ticket resolution related to Netskope. 
• Work with feedback coming from the SOC team. 
• Manage policy adjustments to reduce false positives. 

Position

Solution Architect/Technical Architect

Experience

·       12 - 16+ years of overall IT experience

·       Significant hands-on experience working as a Solution/Technical Architect

Education

·       B.Tech / M.Tech / MCA / MBA or equivalent

Certifications

·       TOGAF® certification (Level 1/2) preferred to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards

·       Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) and other supporting certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-400, or AZ-500 preferred.

Key Responsibilities

·       Define and evolve the target architecture for .NET-based distributed platform.

·       Architect highly configurable solutions on Azure with strong focus on scalability, tenant isolation, resilience, maintainability, and speed of delivery.

·       Lead solution design across ASP.NET Core services, REST APIs, event-driven workflows, background processing, integration patterns, and shared platform capabilities.

·       Drive adoption of modern .NET and cloud-native patterns including microservices, domain-driven design, event-driven architecture, API-first design, and secure service-to-service communication.

·       Partner with engineering teams on real implementation decisions, review critical designs and code paths, and provide hands-on guidance for performance, operability, and production readiness.

·       Architect Azure-native deployment patterns using AKS, containers, API Management, Service Bus/Event Grid or equivalent messaging, Key Vault, managed observability, and CI/CD automation.

·       Work with data and platform teams on PostgreSQL-backed service design, data access patterns, caching strategies, and database performance for high-volume transactional workloads.

·       Define non-functional requirements and architecture guardrails around performance, scalability, availability, recoverability, security, compliance, and cost efficiency.

·       Embed DevSecOps and observability into platform design through telemetry, tracing, alerting, diagnostics, secrets management, and release governance.

·       Evaluate emerging technologies, AI-assisted engineering enablers, and modernization options pragmatically, with clear build-vs-buy and risk-reward trade-offs.

·       Mentor senior engineers and technical leads, contribute to architectural governance, and create reusable patterns, reference implementations, and standards across teams.

·       Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

·       12–16 years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or platform engineering, with significant experience in Microsoft technology stacks.

Essential Qualification and Skills

·       Strong hands-on expertise in C#, .NET / .NET Core / .NET 8, ASP.NET Core, Web APIs, background services, and enterprise application design.

·       Deep experience in architecting distributed systems using microservices, asynchronous messaging, event-driven design, and API-led integration patterns.

·       Strong Azure architecture experience, preferably across AKS, App Services, Functions, API Management, Key Vault, Service Bus, Event Grid, Storage, monitoring, and identity integration patterns.

·       Experience designing and supporting platforms, configurable product architectures, and integration-heavy enterprise solutions.

·       Strong understanding of relational databases and performance engineering, especially SQL Server and/or PostgreSQL, including schema design, indexing, query tuning, and transaction handling.

·       Solid grasp of non-functional architecture including performance, scalability, availability, fault isolation, observability, and disaster recovery.

·       Strong understanding of application and platform security including authentication, authorization, secrets management, encryption, secure coding, and compliance-oriented design.

·       Experience with containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and modern DevSecOps practices.

·       Ability to make sound architecture decisions with a balance of pragmatism, delivery speed, engineering quality, and long-term maintainability.

·       Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across product, engineering, architecture, operations, security, and client-facing teams.

Skills & Competencies

·       Experience in insurance, Insurtech, BFSI, or other regulated, transaction-heavy domains.

·       Exposure to policy administration, billing, accounting, claims, workflow orchestration, or reporting platforms within the insurance value chain.

·       Experience with architecture frameworks and modelling approaches such as TOGAF, domain-driven design, UML, C4, or equivalent practical architecture methods.

·       Familiarity with mixed technology landscapes involving .NET, Java/Spring Boot, enterprise workflow tools, and integration ecosystems.

·       Experience with observability and reliability tooling such as Datadog, Dynatrace, Application Insights, Open Telemetry, Grafana, or similar.

·       Working knowledge of Angular, React, or modern web application architecture patterns.

·       Exposure to AI-enabled engineering, intelligent automation, or embedding AI capabilities into enterprise platforms.

·       Leadership experience across globally distributed or virtual teams.

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect with deep expertise in Wi-Fi technologies (focus on Cisco Meraki and Cisco Enterprise), and authentication technologies (Cisco Identity Services Engine), to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our network strategy. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background in Wi-Fi design, hands-on experience with python scripts, and a proven track record of delivering secure, scalable, and robust solutions in complex environments. 

Solution Architecture and Design :

• Architect for design, integration and management of Cisco Meraki and Enterprise solution.

• Architect for design, integration and management of Authentication solution.

• Analyze current business processes, IT infrastructure, and security requirements to develop security of our network solution.

• Develop high-level and detailed architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and integration designs.

• Ensure solutions align with enterprise security architecture, regulatory requirements (GDPR, SOX, etc.), and industry best practices.

Technical Competencies

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.

• Strong expertise on Wi-Fi standards and protocols

• Strong expertise on Cisco Meraki, Cisco Enterprise

• Strong expertise on Authentication mechanisms and protocols – Cisco Identity Services Engine OR ISE knowledge is a must have.

• Expertise on Infrastructure as code (Python, Ansible, AWX)

• 10+ years of experience in complex network environments

• Certification : Cisco CCIE Wireless is strong advantage for this position

• Certification : Cisco CCIE Security is strong advantage for this position

• General shift business hours : from 10:30 AM to 7:30 PM IST 

Job Description: 

Lead regional transformation programs, driving the entire solution architecture lifecycle, 

from conceptualization to execution, with a focus on agile and DevOps practices. 

Accountable for leading the IT Architecture for all projects and programs, focusing on 

innovative business and IT solutions in the insurance domain, such as new-age digital 

platforms, cloud-native applications, AI/ML-powered decision-making, and data-driven 

insights.

Preferred skills  

• Demonstrated expertise in developing cloud-native, microservices-based, and API

driven insurance solutions, leveraging modern architectural patterns and emerging 

technologies such as AI/ML, big data, and IoT. 

• Thorough understanding of common patterns, frameworks, and reference 

architectures for the Insurance domain, with a focus on digital transformation and 

innovation. 

• Proven experience in leading regional transformation programs, driving the adoption 

of agile and DevOps practices. 

• Asia regional experience is an advantage.

Qualifications 

Minimum Bachelor's degree, preferably with a Master's degree in Computer Science, 

Engineering, or a related discipline. 

• 15+ years of IT experience, with a minimum of 7+ years in the insurance industry, 

focusing on the application of emerging technologies.

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