About this role
About the Role
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Solution Architect to define, guide, and govern enterprise platform architecture for large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
The role is responsible for establishing architecture direction, defining strategic technology capabilities, and ensuring alignment between business objectives, enterprise architecture principles, and long-term technology evolution.
The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping enterprise technology foundations that enable scalability, operational excellence, innovation, and sustainable business growth.
Key Responsibilities
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Enterprise Platform Architecture
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Define and govern enterprise platform architecture principles, standards, and reference models.
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Develop technology roadmaps supporting long-term business and transformation objectives.
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Establish reusable architecture patterns and foundational technology capabilities.
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Ensure consistency across enterprise-wide solutions and technology platforms.
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Strategic Technology Planning
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Define strategic architecture direction for enterprise-wide initiatives.
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Evaluate emerging technologies and assess applicability within enterprise environments.
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Support technology modernization and capability enablement efforts.
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Balance innovation, scalability, performance, security, and operational requirements.
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Solution Alignment and Governance
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Ensure solution architectures align with enterprise platform strategy and architecture standards.
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Review proposed solutions and identify potential technology duplication, complexity, or architectural risks.
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Guide delivery teams in applying architecture principles and best practices.
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Govern architecture consistency across multiple initiatives and domains.
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Operational Readiness
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Assess operational feasibility and sustainability of proposed platforms and solutions.
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Evaluate reliability, scalability, supportability, observability, resilience, and lifecycle management considerations.
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Collaborate with engineering, operations, security, and delivery teams to ensure successful implementation outcomes.
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Architecture Leadership
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Provide architecture leadership across transformation programs and strategic initiatives.
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Facilitate architecture governance forums and decision-making processes.
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Mentor architects and technology professionals across the organization.
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Act as a trusted advisor to senior technology and business leaders.
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Required Qualifications
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Bachelor‘s Degree or higher in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related disciplines.
Experience
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Minimum 12 years of experience in enterprise technology architecture.
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Minimum 5 years in enterprise architecture, platform architecture, or strategic solution architecture roles.
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Proven experience designing and governing enterprise-scale technology ecosystems.
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Experience supporting large transformation initiatives involving multiple business and technology domains.
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Technical Competencies
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Enterprise Architecture
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Platform Architecture
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Cloud Architecture
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Systems Integration
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Data and Information Architecture
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Application Architecture
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Technology Modernization
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Architecture Governance
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Enterprise Security Principles
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DevSecOps and Engineering Practices
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Soft Skills
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Strategic thinking and business alignment
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Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement
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Leadership and influence without authority
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Problem solving in complex enterprise environments
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Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities
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Preferred Qualifications
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Experience in banking, financial services, insurance, telecommunications, or other large enterprises.
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Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, ArchiMate, or equivalent.
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Experience leading enterprise architecture governance activities.
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Experience designing modern platforms within hybrid enterprise environments.
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Professional certifications related to enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, security, or technology strategy.