Opening For Solution Architect

Tekskills Inc.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. in Hyderabad seeks an experienced enterprise architect to define the target state architecture, aligning with business outcomes and the bank's strategy across the dimensions of business, application, data and technology.

The role emphasizes cloud-native architecture, microservices, API design, and event-driven patterns, with strong TOGAF/ArchiMate knowledge and cross-functional collaboration to deliver end-to-end strategic solutions for banking initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to define target state architecture aligned with business outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native architecture, microservices, API design, and event-driven patterns.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders across functions/geographies to define strategic architecture.
• Familiarity with industry frameworks like TOGAF/ArchiMate and regulatory contexts.

Responsibilities

• Current State analysis – document current state architecture, pain points, objectives and strategy from stakeholders.
• Define target state solution architecture and end-to-end architectural views and processes.
• Document roadmap options and define end-to-end roadmap for the recommended option.
• Create High Level Solution Design (HLSD) covering architecture, NFRs, data model, dependencies, risks.

Skills

Target state architecture

Cloud-native architecture

Microservices design patterns

API design

Event-Driven Architecture

Database concepts

TOGAF

ArchiMate

Regulatory frameworks knowledge

Banking domain familiarity

Communication & negotiation

Job description

Key Skills and experience:

• Proficient in defining the target state architecture and high-level design for the assigned scope based on business outcomes and aligned with the bank's strategy. The target architecture and solution should cover all relevant dimensions business, application, data and technology architecture.
• Proficient in Cloud Native Architecture, Microservices design patterns, API design, Event-Driven Architecture and Database concepts. Expected to have good understanding of monolithic to microservices migration.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across multiple functional areas, domains and geographies, to define the strategic architecture for a given area.
• Analysis of options and delivery of end-to-end solution designs using the relevant building blocks making sure the implementation delivers both the immediate business outcomes and moves us towards the longer-term enterprise architecture outcomes.
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Preferrable to have knowledge and experience of Industry Architecture Frameworks: TOGAF, ArchiMate etc.
• Preferrable to have knowledge and experience of global and regional regulatory frameworks (e.g., Basel III, PSD2, ISO 20022).
• Domain – Experience in Banking preferably on Commercial Banking and good understanding of integration to Payments and Core Banking platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Current State analysis – Collaborate with business, product owners, architects and technical SMEs from different areas to understand and document the current state architecture, pain points, objectives and strategy from different stakeholders.
• Solution Development – Define target state solution architecture, design end-to-end architectural views and processes for the given scope.
• Roadmap options evaluation – Document different roadmap options, analysis of different options and define end-to-end roadmap for the recommended option.
• Deliverable - Create High Level Solution Design (HLSD) which covers conceptual, logical and physical architecture along with NFRs, Data Model, dependencies, risk etc.