Senior Architect

Persistent Systems; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Persistent Systems in Pune seeks a Senior Architect to lead enterprise-wide architecture, cloud modernization, and digital initiatives. You will define strategic roadmaps, design scalable solutions, and govern architectures across programs.

The role requires deep expertise in enterprise architecture, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), application modernization, and executive stakeholder engagement, with a focus on AI and Generative AI.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Technical Leadership roles.
• Proven experience designing and governing large-scale enterprise platforms and digital ecosystems.
• Strong expertise in architecture frameworks, design patterns, and enterprise integration strategies.
• Experience leading architecture transformation and modernization initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise applications and modernization initiatives.
• Develop target-state architecture aligned with business goals and roadmaps.
• Create architecture blueprints, reference architectures, and transformation roadmaps.
• Lead cloud transformation and digital engineering initiatives.
• Drive governance across projects and programs.
• Assess platforms and recommend scalable, secure solutions.
• Act as trusted technical advisor for customers and leadership.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Solution Architecture

Cloud strategy

Generative AI

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Mentoring

Technical leadership

Strategic planning

Security architecture

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Microsoft Azure

AWS

Job description

We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Architect to lead enterprise-wide architecture, cloud transformation, and digital modernization initiatives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining strategic technology roadmaps, designing scalable and secure solutions, and driving architecture governance across complex business programs. This role requires strong expertise in enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, application modernization, stakeholder management, and emerging technologies including AI and Generative AI.

• Role: Senior Architect
• Location: Pune
• Experience: Between 12 to 15 Years
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Define end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise applications, digital platforms, and modernization initiatives.
• Develop target-state architecture aligned with business goals, technology strategy, and enterprise roadmaps.
• Create architecture blueprints, reference architectures, solution designs, and transformation roadmaps.
• Lead application modernization, cloud transformation, and digital engineering initiatives.
• Drive architecture consistency and governance across multiple projects and programs.
• Assess technology platforms and recommend scalable, resilient, and future-ready solutions.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor for customers and executive stakeholders.
• Lead architecture workshops, discovery sessions, and solution design discussions.
• Translate business requirements into practical and scalable technology solutions.
• Present architecture strategies, technology recommendations, and transformation roadmaps to leadership teams.
• Build strong relationships with customer technology, business, and executive leadership teams.
• Provide technical direction and architectural guidance to engineering, development, and DevOps teams.
• Mentor architects, technical leads, and senior engineers.
• Review and approve architecture decisions, design artifacts, and engineering approaches.
• Establish and promote engineering best practices, design standards, and quality frameworks.
• Ensure alignment between architecture strategy and implementation execution.
• Define cloud adoption strategies across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform.
• Architect cloud-native, scalable, and highly available enterprise solutions.
• Lead re-platforming, re-hosting, cloud migration, and modernization programs.
• Evaluate emerging cloud services and technology platforms.
• Ensure architectures meet performance, scalability, resiliency, and availability requirements.
• Establish architecture governance frameworks and review processes.
• Conduct architecture reviews, compliance assessments, and solution validations.
• Define enterprise technology standards, guardrails, and reference architectures.
• Identify technical risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture principles and standards.
• Promote security-by-design principles across all architecture initiatives.
• Ensure alignment with organizational security standards and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with security teams to perform risk assessments and threat reviews.
• Define secure integration, API, identity, and data protection strategies.
• Support regulatory and industry compliance programs.
• Support project planning, estimation, roadmap creation, and technical execution.
• Provide architecture oversight throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Resolve complex architecture and technology challenges.
• Participate in release planning and production readiness reviews.
• Ensure successful transition of solutions into production environments.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Drive innovation initiatives, proof-of-concepts, and technology pilots.
• Lead adoption of AI, Generative AI, cloud-native engineering, and automation capabilities.
• Develop reusable frameworks, accelerators, and engineering best practices.
• Recommend technology investments to improve business outcomes and engineering productivity.
• Support solutioning activities for RFPs, RFIs, proposals, and customer presentations.
• Develop architecture approaches, estimates, and delivery strategies.
• Collaborate with sales and business teams to support account growth.
• Identify digital transformation opportunities and strategic engagements.
• Contribute to differentiated technology solutions and business expansion initiatives.

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 12-15 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Technical Leadership roles.
• Proven experience designing and governing large-scale enterprise platforms and digital ecosystems.
• Strong expertise in architecture frameworks, design patterns, and enterprise integration strategies.
• Experience leading architecture transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Ability to balance business priorities with technology strategy and architecture governance.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native architecture principles.
• Experience designing highly available, secure, and scalable systems.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, cloud governance, and platform modernization.
• Strong understanding of modern application architectures and enterprise software engineering.
• Experience with Microsoft .NET / Azure
• Node.js
• React
• API-Driven Development
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and service-oriented architectures.
• Deep knowledge of Microservices Architecture
• API Management
• Service Mesh Concepts
• Experience designing scalable and loosely coupled enterprise solutions.
• Expertise in secure integration and enterprise connectivity patterns.
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Docker
• DevOps Practices
• Automation Frameworks
• Knowledge of observability, monitoring, logging, and operational excellence practices.
• Experience driving engineering productivity and delivery transformation.
• Understanding of Data & Analytics platforms and modern data architectures.
• Experience with AI/ML Solutions
• Generative AI Platforms
• LLM-based Applications
• Knowledge of AI adoption strategies and enterprise AI transformation initiatives.
• Ability to evaluate emerging technologies and business use cases.
• Strong understanding of Security Architecture
• Zero Trust Principles
• Identity & Access Management
• Data Protection
• Regulatory Compliance
• Experience implementing architecture governance frameworks and security standards.
• Proven experience leading global onsite-offshore delivery teams.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Excellent presentation, consulting, and influencing skills.
• Ability to mentor architects, technical leaders, and engineering teams.
• Strong strategic thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.