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