Enterprise Architect

Anthesis Group; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthesis Group is seeking a forward-thinking Enterprise Architect to define and drive the technology architecture strategy across the organization, spanning application, platform, and infrastructure domains. You will bridge business strategy and technology execution, ensuring governance, scalability and innovation enablement across enterprise systems.

The role emphasizes leadership in architecture governance, cloud strategy (Azure), data platforms, and API-driven patterns, with a focus on

Qualifications

• 12+ years in technology roles with 5+ years in enterprise/solution architecture.
• Experience in digital transformation and large-scale system integration.
• Ability to translate business strategy into architecture.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture roadmap aligned with business strategy.
• Establish architecture principles, standards, and governance.
• Drive technology decisions across units and platforms.
• Lead data architecture, APIs, and integration patterns.
• Govern and drive platform, cloud, and infrastructure architectures.

Skills

TOGAF

Enterprise architecture

API-first

Event-driven

Azure Cloud

Data governance

Platform engineering

Security/compliance

AWS

GCP

Education

Bachelor/Master in engineering or CS

TOGAF certification

Azure Solution Architect Expert

AWS/GCP cloud certs

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Description

We are seeking a forward-thinking Enterprise Architect who will define and drive the technology architecture strategy across the organization, with the ability to scale across application, platform, and infrastructure domains as the ecosystem evolves. This role will act as a bridge between business strategy and technology execution, ensuring alignment, scalability, governance, and innovation enablement across enterprise systems.

Application Deadline

1 February 2027

Department

Enabling : IT

Location

India

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture & Strategy

• Define and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap aligned with business strategy
• Establish architecture principles, standards, and governance frameworks
• Drive technology decision-making across business units and platforms
• Align architecture with ROI² goals (Return on Investment + Return on Impact)

Multi-Layer Architecture Ownership

• Provide leadership and gradually scale into:

Application Architecture

• Define application landscape, integration patterns, and modernization roadmap
• Lead transition from:
• Monolithic → Microservices / API-driven architectur
• Ensure scalability, modularity, and reusability

Platform Architecture

• Design and govern platform-based ecosystems (data, AI, ESG platforms, etc.)
• Drive “Tools → Platform” transformation
• Enable:
• Reusable services
• Shared capabilities
• Developer productivity

Infrastructure / Cloud Architecture

• Help execute cloud strategy (Azure)
• Ensure:
• Scalability
• Security
• Cost optimization (FinOps)
• Architect cloud-native and hybrid environments

Integration & Data Architecture

• Define enterprise integration patterns (API, event-driven, middleware)
• Lead data architecture for:
• Data platforms / lakehous
• Governance and lineage
• Enable data-as-a-product mindset

Governance & Operating Model

• Establish architecture governance frameworks
• Build and manage:
• Architecture Review Board (ARB)
• Design authority forums
• Ensure:
• Compliance
• Risk mitigation
• Standardization

Innovation & Emerging Technologies

• Evaluate and enable adoption of:
• AI/GenAI platforms
• Data Framework/platforms
• ETL/Data Pipelines
• Integration Platforms
• Automation frameworks
• Drive controlled innovation with guardrails

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with:
• Business leaders
• Product teams
• Engineering teams
• Act as trusted advisor to senior leadership (CTO, Head of Data & Innovation, Head of Infrastructure & Chief Product Officer)

Key Capabilities & Skills

Core Architecture Skills

• Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of:
• Application architecture o Platform engineering
• Cloud infrastructure (Azure)
• Experience in API-first and event-driven architectures 2
• Model Driven Engineering
• Metadata & Cataloging

Technology Expertise

• Cloud: Azure (must have), AWS, GCP
• Data: Lakehouse, Data platforms, ETL/ELT, governance
• Integration: APIs, microservices, middleware
• DevOps: CI/CD, automation pipelines
• Security: Enterprise-grade security and compliance models

Strategic & Leadership Skills

• Ability to translate business strategy into architecture
• Strong decision-making and trade-off analysis
• Experience working in complex, global enterprise environments
• Proven experience in scaling platforms and ecosystems

Experience Required

• 12–18+ years in technology roles, with:
• 5+ years in enterprise / solution architecture roles
• Experience in:
• Digital transformation programs
• Platform-based product development
• Large-scale system integration

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s/master’s in engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Certifications (preferred):
• TOGAF
• Azure Solution Architect Expert
• Cloud certifications (AWS/GCP)