Solution Architect

Job Description:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer science or equivalent, with minimum 12+ Years of relevant experience.
• Architect, design, and deliver cloud-first, highly scalable enterprise systems using AWS.
• Spearhead cloud migration projects, including application, infrastructure, and data migration.
• Define technical roadmaps, solution blueprints, and architecture decision records (ADR).
• Lead initiatives to decompose monolithic systems into microservices and domain-driven designs.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs, event-driven architecture, and backend services using Java, Spring Boot.
• Champion DevOps best practices, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, and infrastructure automation.
• Manage system scalability, security, performance, and reliability across distributed systems.
• Mentor teams and provide guidance in system design, coding standards, and architectural decisions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with leadership to shape business and product strategy through technology.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 12+ years in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a solution architecture or technical leadership role.
• Hands-on expertise in Java/J2EE, Spring MVC, Hibernate, REST APIs, and service-oriented architecture (SOA).
• Deep understanding of AWS services: EC2, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, Cognito, API Gateway, DynamoDB, CloudFront, and CloudFormation.
• Proficiency in Terraform, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and CI/CD implementation.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Neo4J).
• Solid grasp of system security, IAM, data pipelines, and scalable storage systems.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor teams—both onshore and offshore.
• Exposure to digital transformation projects, preferably in eCommerce, EdTech, Financial Services, or Enterprise SaaS domains.
• Strong communication skills, able to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to Have:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional.
• Experience working with CMS systems, enterprise integration patterns, and content pipelines.
• Familiarity with Apache Solr, CQ/Day CMS, or similar content search solutions.
• Patent holders or contributors to open-source projects.
• Prior leadership in large-scale image/media/data-heavy applications is a big plus.