Chief Architect- Products (Pune)

i TEK; Pune District; On-site; INR 400,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

i TEK seeks a visionary Chief Architect to lead Garuda Vigil and Skanixa platforms, shaping scalable, cloud-native, API-first architectures across SaaS and enterprise deployments. You will guide architecture governance, mentor a team of architects, and collaborate with executives to drive modernization, security by design, and ecosystem integrations.

We value 15+ years in technology/architecture with 5+ years in senior leadership, and proven success building enterprise SaaS and cloud-native

Qualifications

• 15+ years in technology/architecture with 5+ years in senior leadership.
• Proven success building enterprise SaaS and cloud-native platforms.
• Experience across Retail Tech, Supply Chain, Industrial IoT, or RFID/AIDC.
• Strong governance, mentoring, and executive-level collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture vision, standards, governance, and multi-year tech roadmap.
• Architect scalable, cloud-native, multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
• Lead multi-tenant, event-driven, API-first microservices.
• Shape AI, data, analytics, and edge architectures.
• Enable ecosystem integration via APIs and SDKs.
• Institute secure-by-design, compliance, observability, and DevSecOps.
• Drive modernization and adoption of emerging tech.
• Chairs Architecture Review Board and mentors architects.
• Provide executive-level technical leadership to strategic customers.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

SaaS Platforms

Multi-tenant

API-first

AI-ready

Security by design

Leadership

Strategy

Job description

Chief Architect Products & Platforms

Role Overview

Lead the technology architecture for Garuda Vigil and Skanixa, building scalable, secure, cloud-native, API-first, AI-ready, multi-tenant, and globally deployable platforms. Drive architecture strategy, governance, innovation, and platform evolution across SaaS and enterprise deployments.

Key Responsibilities

• Define architecture vision, standards, governance, and multi-year technology roadmap.
• Architect scalable, configurable, extensible SaaS and cloud-native platforms.
• Lead multi-tenant, distributed, event-driven, API-first, and microservices architecture.
• Define AI, data, analytics, and edge architecture for future-ready platforms.
• Enable ecosystem integration (ERP, WMS, POS, supply chain) through APIs and SDKs.
• Establish secure-by-design, compliance, resilience, observability, and DevSecOps practices.
• Drive technology modernization, AI-assisted engineering, and adoption of emerging technologies.
• Chair Architecture Review Board, mentor architects, and ensure architectural excellence.
• Support strategic customers with executive-level technical leadership and solution architecture.

Experience

• 15+ years in technology/architecture, including 5+ years in senior architecture leadership.
• Proven success building enterprise SaaS, cloud-native, distributed, and multi-industry platforms.
• Preferred domain experience: Retail Tech, Supply Chain, Industrial IoT, Enterprise Automation, RFID/AIDC.

Technical Expertise

• SaaS & Multi-Tenant Architecture
• Cloud-Native & Distributed Systems
• Microservices & Event-Driven Architecture
• API Platforms & Integration
• AI & Data Architecture
• Edge Computing
• Security Architecture & DevSecOps
• High Availability, Performance Engineering

Leadership

Strategic technology leader with solid systems thinking, stakeholder management, technical credibility, mentoring ability, and a focus on innovation, execution, and engineering excellence.

Success Metrics

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