Associate Distinguished Engineer (Enterprise Architect - Cloud, GenAI)

Nagarro; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Nagarro is seeking a seasoned Enterprise Architect to shape large-scale enterprise applications and ecommerce platforms. You will define end-to-end architectures, lead architecture reviews, and collaborate with business and engineering leaders to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.

Bring 15–19 years of experience, strong cloud expertise (Azure preferred; AWS a plus), and a proven track record of modernizing legacy systems.

Qualifications

• 15–19 years of overall experience in software development and technology architecture.
• Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect, Technology Architect, or Solution Architect with a strong focus on cloud architecture and generative AI.
• Deep expertise in designing and architecting large-scale enterprise applications and eCommerce platforms.
• Extensive knowledge of microservices architecture, event‑driven architecture, API‑first design, and SOA.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure; AWS experience is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks, modernization strategies, and legacy system transformation.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Strong technical leadership and mentoring capabilities to guide development teams through the entire software development lifecycle.
• Architecture certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, TOGAF, or AWS Solutions Architect are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the overall solution architecture for enterprise applications, eCommerce platforms, and legacy systems.
• Evaluate, identify, validate, and recommend appropriate technologies, frameworks, and architectural patterns aligned with business objectives.
• Challenge existing technical approaches and provide alternative solutions to improve scalability, maintainability, security, and performance.
• Design end‑to‑end application architectures, integration strategies, and modernization roadmaps.
• Lead architecture reviews, technical assessments, and proof‑of‑concepts (POCs).
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams, engineering teams, and leadership to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Define application, integration, security, cloud, and data architecture standards.
• Drive modernization of legacy applications to modern cloud‑native and microservices‑based architectures.
• Ensure adherence to architecture governance, coding standards, security best practices, and compliance requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Participate in effort estimation, solution sizing, risk assessment, and technology roadmap planning.
• Support pre‑sales activities, solution proposals, and customer presentations when required.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud strategy

Stakeholder management

Technical leadership

Solution architecture

Tools

Azure

AWS

SQL Server

NoSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

Job description

We're Nagarro.

We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at a scale across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (18000+ experts across 36 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We are looking for great new colleagues. That is where you come in!

Requirements

• 15–19 years of overall experience in software development and technology architecture.


• Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect, Technology Architect, or Solution Architect with a strong focus on cloud architecture and generative AI.


• Deep expertise in designing and architecting large-scale enterprise applications and eCommerce platforms.


• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft .NET Framework, .NET Core / .NET 6+, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, and C#.


• Extensive knowledge of microservices architecture, event‑driven architecture, API‑first design, and service‑oriented architecture (SOA).


• Demonstrated experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure; AWS experience is a plus.


• Proficiency in SQL Server, NoSQL databases, caching technologies, and messaging platforms.


• Solid understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).


• Experience integrating third‑party systems, payment gateways, ERP, CRM, and other enterprise applications.


• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks, modernization strategies, and legacy system transformation.


• Ability to evaluate, select, and validate technology stacks, frameworks, and architectural patterns aligned with business goals.


• Proven track record of leading architecture reviews, technical assessments, and proof‑of‑concepts (POCs).


• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.


• Strong technical leadership and mentoring capabilities to guide development teams through the entire software development lifecycle.


• Experience in effort estimation, solution sizing, risk assessment, and technology roadmap planning.


• Familiarity with architecture governance, security best practices, compliance requirements, and coding standards.


• Preferred qualifications include experience in retail and eCommerce domains, legacy application modernization programs, and cloud migration initiatives.


• Architecture certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, TOGAF, or AWS Solutions Architect are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the overall solution architecture for enterprise applications, eCommerce platforms, and legacy systems.


• Evaluate, identify, validate, and recommend appropriate technologies, frameworks, and architectural patterns aligned with business objectives.


• Challenge existing technical approaches and provide alternative solutions to improve scalability, maintainability, security, and performance.


• Design end‑to‑end application architectures, integration strategies, and modernization roadmaps.


• Lead architecture reviews, technical assessments, and proof‑of‑concepts (POCs).


• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams, engineering teams, and leadership to translate business requirements into technical solutions.


• Define application, integration, security, cloud, and data architecture standards.


• Drive modernization of legacy applications to modern cloud‑native and microservices‑based architectures.


• Ensure adherence to architecture governance, coding standards, security best practices, and compliance requirements.


• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams throughout the software development lifecycle.


• Participate in effort estimation, solution sizing, risk assessment, and technology roadmap planning.


• Support pre‑sales activities, solution proposals, and customer presentations when required.