Solution Architect

We are seeking a Solution Architect with strong automotive domain expertise and extensive experience in modernizing legacy platforms and migrating workloads to AWS Cloud. The architect will lead the design, planning, and execution of the Legacy Platform modernization program, which involves stabilizing the existing system, upgrading the technology stack, and enabling cloud transformation.

The Legacy Platform is a critical backend supporting multiple customer products and state implementations. It currently operates on a legacy stack (C, Linux, Oracle) within a monolithic architecture, presenting scalability and maintainability challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

Define the modernization roadmap across three phases:

• Phase 1 – Stabilization: Resolve issues blocking active/active operations (file conflicts, reconciliation automation, IPC cleanup, nightly job redesign).
• Phase 2 – OS Modernization: Upgrade OS (RHEL 4/5 → Alma Linux 9), fix code/library compatibility, set up test cycles, and enable parallel development.
• Phase 3 – Cloud Migration: Guide migration of the platform to AWS (infra setup, nightly job redesign, source code migration).
• Architect and implement an active-active, multi-site architecture to ensure scalability and resiliency.
• Provide leadership in porting the Legacy Platform to the latest operating systems.
• Define and oversee the cloud migration strategy, ensuring security, performance, and compliance.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to establish CI/CD pipelines, code repository migration (SVN → Git), and automated testing frameworks.
• Guide a team of C/Linux/Cloud specialists to execute modernization activities.
• Partner with business stakeholders, AWS architects, and product teams to align modernization with business priorities.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 15+ years of experience in software architecture and solution design, with a focus on legacy modernization.
• Proven expertise in C, Linux internals, Oracle databases, and integration of monolithic applications.
• Strong hands-on experience in AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions, Batch, IAM, Networking, and Security).
• Experience designing active-active, multi-site architectures.
• Expertise in operating system upgrades, porting, and compiler-level fixes.
• Experience in automotive domain or similar regulated industries preferred.
• Strong understanding of modern DevOps practices (CI/CD, Git migration, containerization, monitoring).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills