Enterprise Architect

EXL; Dadri; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

EXL is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to define and govern the organization's technology strategy, architecture landscape, cloud adoption roadmap, and modernization efforts. You will partner with CxOs, practice heads, and delivery teams to ensure technology investments drive business outcomes.

You will lead cloud strategy, platform engineering, and AI adoption frameworks while maintaining governance, security, and standards across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Define enterprise architecture vision, principles, standards, and governance.
• Translate business capabilities into technology solutions and align IT objectives.
• Lead architecture governance forums and reviews.
• Drive multi-cloud and hybrid cloud strategy.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise architecture vision, principles, standards, and governance.
• Develop technology roadmaps aligning business and IT objectives.
• Drive digital transformation and cloud-first initiatives.
• Establish target-state architecture across applications, data, integration, cloud, and security.
• Lead architecture review boards and governance forums.
• Drive multi-cloud and hybrid cloud strategy.
• Lead application modernization, platform engineering, API, and microservices initiatives.
• Define AI/GenAI adoption frameworks and enterprise integration patterns.
• Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and enterprise standards.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud Strategy

APIs & Microservices

GenAI Adoption

Governance & Compliance

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

The Senior Enterprise Architect is responsible for defining and governing the organization's technology strategy, enterprise architecture landscape, cloud adoption roadmap, application modernization strategy, and technology standards. This role partners with business leaders, practice heads, delivery teams, and client stakeholders to ensure technology investments align with business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Strategy & Architecture

• Define enterprise architecture vision, principles, standards, and governance.
• Develop technology roadmaps aligning business and IT objectives.
• Drive digital transformation and cloud-first initiatives.
• Establish target-state architecture across applications, data, integration, cloud, and security.

Business & Technology Alignment

• Engage with CxOs and senior stakeholders to understand business strategies.
• Translate business capabilities into technology solutions.
• Lead architecture review boards and governance forums.
• Drive multi-cloud and hybrid cloud strategy.
• Lead application modernization, platform engineering, API, and microservices initiatives.
• Define AI/GenAI adoption frameworks and enterprise integration patterns.

Governance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and enterprise standards.
• Establish architecture KPIs and technology governance mechanisms.

Required Skills