Lead Technical Architect Modern C Plus and Enterprise Systems

Infosys; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Infosys is seeking an experienced Senior C++ Engineer to lead design discussions, architect scalable telecom software, and modernize legacy C++ code. You will drive performance optimization, ensure secure coding practices, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across Hyderabad, Chennai and Bengaluru.

The role requires 11–15 years of experience, strong OOP and design pattern skills, and a hands-on approach to building high-performance, multi-threaded systems.

Qualifications

• Proficient in modern C++ and design principles.
• Strong knowledge of memory management and generic programming.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design discussions and define application architecture, design principles, and development standards.
• Translate telecom requirements into scalable software solutions.
• Design modular, high-performance enterprise apps; drive modernization of legacy C++ code.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across business, QA, DevOps, and architecture groups.
• Mentor teams, conduct code reviews, and enforce coding standards and best practices.
• Enable CI/CD and deployment automation; support testing and performance tuning.
• Ensure secure coding and compliance with security standards.

Skills

Modern C++

RAII

Smart Pointers

STL

Templates

Lambda Expressions

OOP

SOLID Principles

Design Patterns

Multi-threading

Concurrency

Async Programming

Thread Safety

Parallel Processing

Education

Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Technology / Master of Technology / Master of Engineering

Tools

Makefiles

CMake

Git

Valgrind

gprof

perf

Job description

Educational Requirements

Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor Of Technology, Master Of Technology, Master Of Engineering

Service Line

Engineering Services

Responsibilities

Experience: 11-15 Years | Location: Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore

• Lead technical design discussions and define application architecture, design principles, and development standards
• Translate complex telecom business requirements into scalable and maintainable software solutions
• Design and implement modular, extensible, and high-performance enterprise applications
• Drive modernization and refactoring initiatives for legacy C++ applications
• Design solutions supporting Telecom Provisioning, Service Activation, Circuit Management, and PON technologies
• Integrate enterprise applications with Oracle and DB2 databases while ensuring optimal performance and scalability
• Design and implement multi-threaded, concurrent, and asynchronous applications
• Develop solutions requiring IPC, Message Queues, Socket Programming, and REST API integrations
• Establish coding standards, architecture governance, and development best practices
• Lead code reviews, technical mentoring, and knowledge-sharing sessions
• Define and implement logging frameworks, configuration management, audit trails, rollback mechanisms, and error-handling strategies
• Drive performance tuning, troubleshooting, profiling, and optimization initiatives
• Ensure secure coding practices and compliance with application security standards
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including business, operations, QA, DevOps, and architecture groups
• Participate in project planning, sprint reviews, backlog grooming, and Agile ceremonies
• Support CI/CD initiatives and deployment automation
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams

Additional Responsibilities

• Telecom Provisioning & Activation
• PON Network Architecture
• ONT/OLT Management
• Circuit Management
• Service Order Processing
• Telecom Inventory Management
• Equipment Management
• Workflow Automation
• Telecom Data Modeling
• Business Rule Implementation
• Build & Release Engineering
• Makefiles
• CMake
• Build Automation
• Release Management
• Version Control Systems (Git)
• Performance Engineering
• Application Performance Optimization
• Memory Profiling
• Performance Tuning
• Root Cause Analysis
• Troubleshooting
• Tools: Valgrind, gprof, perf
• Quality Engineering
• Unit Testing
• Integration Testing
• Google Test Framework
• Test Automation
• Security & Reliability
• Secure Coding Practices
• Memory Corruption Prevention
• Buffer Overflow Prevention
• SQL Injection Prevention
• Error Handling Frameworks
• Audit Trails
• Rollback Mechanisms

Technical and Professional Requirements

• Modern C++ (C++11, C++14, C++17, C++20)
• RAII
• Smart Pointers
• STL
• Templates
• Lambda Expressions
• Generic Programming
• Memory Management
• Object-Oriented Design & Architecture
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• SOLID Principles
• Design Patterns: Factory, Observer, Strategy, Singleton, Command, Adapter
• Enterprise Application Architecture
• Modular Application Design
• Scalable System Design
• Multi-threading & Concurrency
• Concurrency
• Thread Synchronization
• Async Programming
• Thread-safe Application Design
• Parallel Processing
• Database Technologies
• Oracle (OCI/OCCI)
• DB2
• Transaction Management
• Connection Pooling
• Database Optimization
• Database Performance Tuning
• Integration & Communication
• Inter-process Communication (IPC)
• Message Queues (MQ)
• Socket Programming
• REST API Integration
• Enterprise Integration Frameworks

Preferred Skills

• C and C++
• Memory Management (Embedded Software)
• Ruby on Rails (MySql)
• Postgres
• Oracle
• Cucumber