Solution Architect at MNC · Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 2 - 8 years · ₹4L - ₹14L / yr · Posted 28 Mar 2022
- Responsible for assisting in the establishment of an IT Architecture practice, and the adoption of an architecture and standards methodology.
- Manages activities that take place during solution ideation, solution design, and solution implementation.
- Reviews business context for solutions to company challenges as well as defining the vision and requirements for the solution, recommending potential options, (which may include RFIs, RFPs or prototype development), selecting the most optimal option, and the development of a roadmap for the selected solution.
- Communicates the architecture to the stakeholders and collaborates and coordinates with existing domain architects in the formalization and adoption of IT standards and procedures.
- Champions a structured approach to business application solutions.
- Directly assists in the development of a solutions architecture program including departmental roadmaps and project portfolios for IT systems architecture.
- Assures solutions not only are a fit for the specific purpose but also closely align with the standards guidelines of technology solutions.
- Influences changes to standards when necessary.
- Assists domain architecture team on solutions management and timing of financial spend for application solutions.
- Supports the architectural aspects of all application projects in peer IT portfolios.
- Directs the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and total cost of ownership.
- Develops and executes solutions which further reduce the percentage of time spent on reactive work.
- Provides analysis of security protection technologies as necessary.
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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
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






