Senior Associate Director, Solution Architecture

HSBC; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Software Development India in Pune is seeking an experienced Senior Associate Director, Solution Architecture to drive strategic architecture. You will collaborate with senior business and IT stakeholders to evaluate products, define interim and target state solutions, and guide architects and engineers for scalable delivery.

You will own security-focused architecture, containerisation, CI/CD, data patterns, and migration strategies, ensuring quality through automated tests and robust

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of KYC and CDD processes.
• Experience with ReactJS and Java backend development.
• Knowledge of microservices and REST API design.
• Experience with containerisation & CI/CD patterns.
• Ability to guide architects and engineers on technical design.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate technical products and Solution options with Senior Business and IT Stakeholders.
• Partner with Architects to define interim and target state solutions aligned with department architecture.
• Guide developers in implementing best-of-breed technical solutions and design patterns (CI/CD, testing).
• Guide Product Owners and Engineers in implementing data solutions based on data architecture and modelling.
• Participate in Production Support and Production Incident Management as needed.

Skills

KYC & CDD domain

ReactJS

Java server-side

Microservices architecture

REST APIs

Cloud architecture

Tools

Visual Paradigm

Bizz Design

Job description

Location: Pune, MH, IN, 411006

Brand: HSBC

Area of Interest: Technology

Role Workstyle: Hybrid Worker

Date: 23 Sept 2026

Some careers shine brighter than others.

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Senior Associate Director, Solution Architecture

In this role, you will: (Principal Responsibilities)

• Strong KYC and CDD process domain knowledge is required.
• Work with Senior Business and IT Stakeholder to evaluate various technical products and Solution options demonstrating excellent stakeholder management.
• Partner with Architects within and outside the team to define interim and target state solution in alignment with strategic architecture for the department.
• Guide developers in implementing best-of-breed technical solutions based on agreed technical design, adopting industry standard development patterns and methodologies (including continuous integration and automated unit and integration testing)
• Guide Product Owners and Engineers in implementing strategically aligned data solutions based on agreed data architecture, modelling, adopting industry standard & bank wide data patterns and methodologies.
• Guide team on adoption of Design patterns, Best Practises and Guidelines
• Participate in Production Support and Production Incident Management on a need basis.

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements: (Must have Requirements)

• Strong Knowledge of Application-level Security and Infrastructure design Patterns.
• Excellent knowledge of Application Containerisation design.
• Excellent knowledge of front end and backend technology. ReactJS and Java server-side development experience is essential.
• Excellent knowledge of micro service architecture and ability to write and document REST APIs
• Good Knowledge database schema design. Experience of SQL and relational databases, preferably PostGreSQL is essential.
• Excellent Knowledge on Architecture Documentation and usage of tooling like Visual Paradigm, Bizz Design.
• Strong knowledge of at least Google or AWS Cloud and Security Architecture.
• Strong knowledge of Integration Patterns and Data Modelling Concepts
• Must be able to debug the existing code, extend the functionality and/or fix issues if any.

The successful candidate will also meet the following requirements: (Good to have Requirements) Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• A flexible approach to delivery responsibility
• Exposure to Machine Learning and AI concepts
• Exposure to Network and Infrastructure Security.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.
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Issued by – HSBC Software Development India