Senior Solution Architect

Metyis AG; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Metyis is seeking an experienced Senior Solution Architect to join our Technology team in Bengaluru. You will drive end-to-end architectural efforts for large-scale digital transformations and partner with Product, Engineering, Data, AI, and Platform teams to shape enterprise technology strategy.

With 10+ years in enterprise architecture, you will champion modern engineering practices, mentor teams, and engage with executive stakeholders to deliver strategic roadmaps and robust solution designs

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of experience in designing and delivering enterprise-scale digital platforms, distributed systems, and cloud-native solutions, including leading architecture for large transformation programs.
• Strong expertise in software architecture principles, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), SOLID principles, API-first architecture, microservices, event-driven architecture, and integration patterns.
• Excellent consulting, stakeholder management, presentation, negotiation, and executive communication skills with the ability to influence technical and business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Understand client business domain and drive Digital Business Transformation (DBT) opportunity.
• Lead end-to-end solution architecture across discovery, architecture, estimation, roadmap planning, implementation, and production readiness while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles.
• Define architecture standards covering security, scalability, performance, availability, resiliency, observability, maintainability, cost optimization, and operational excellence while balancing business and technical trade-offs.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Delivery, Data, AI, and Platform teams to define enterprise architecture, engineering standards, governance frameworks, and best practices across multiple engagements.
• Engage with executive stakeholders, business leaders, and technology teams to drive strategic technology decisions, architecture governance, platform selection, and solution roadmaps.
• Lead technology consulting engagements with prospects and clients by defining target architectures, transformation roadmaps, implementation strategies, business cases, effort estimation, and investment planning.
• Own technical solutioning for RFPs, RFIs, proposals, and client presentations, including solution architecture, commercial estimation, delivery approach, staffing models, implementation timelines, and risk assessment.
• Define enterprise technology strategy, modernization roadmaps, cloud adoption, integration architecture, and platform evolution in collaboration with global architecture and engineering leadership.
• Champion modern engineering practices including Agile, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, API-first design, and AI-assisted software development.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams through technical leadership, architecture reviews, knowledge sharing, capability development, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support account growth by identifying follow-on opportunities, defining transformation roadmaps, and building long-term trusted advisor relationships with clients.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

DDD

API-first

Microservices

DevSecOps

Cloud architecture

Observability

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Architecture governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

OpenTelemetry

Kafka

Job description

Metyis is growing! We are looking for an experienced Senior Solution Architect with +10 years of relevant experience for a full-time position to join the Technology team based out of Bangalore.

Who we are

We are Metyis, a forward-thinking, global company that collaborates with business partners and clients to create and implement the capacities and capabilities required to improve future performance. We operate across a wide range of industries, and with our embedded partnership model we commit to driving sustainable growth for industry-leading organisations, elevating their potential with a long-term vision.

At Metyis, we develop integrated solutions that enable growth by working within our business partners’ organisations with diverse and multidisciplinary teams. This collaborative environment allows Metyis to build strategies and execute them through an ecosystem that combines Big Data solutions, Digital Commerce solutions, Marketing & Design solutions, and Advisory services.

Our teams are set up so that you have plenty of room to build bigger and bolder ideas by speaking your mind and being creative with your knowledge. Imagine the things you could achieve with a multidisciplinary team that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.

We are Metyis. Partners for Impact.

What we offer

• Interact with C-level at our clients on regular basis to drive their business towards impactful change




• Lead your team in creating new business solutions via data driven insights




• Seize opportunities at the client and at Metyis in our entrepreneurial environment




• Become part of a fast growing international and diverse team

What you will do

• Understand client business domain and drive Digital Business Transformation (DBT) opportunity.




• Lead end-to-end solution architecture across discovery, architecture, estimation, roadmap planning, implementation, and production readiness while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles.




• Define architecture standards covering security, scalability, performance, availability, resiliency, observability, maintainability, cost optimization, and operational excellence while balancing business and technical trade-offs.




• Partner with Product, Engineering, Delivery, Data, AI, and Platform teams to define enterprise architecture, engineering standards, governance frameworks, and best practices across multiple engagements.




• Engage with executive stakeholders, business leaders, and technology teams to drive strategic technology decisions, architecture governance, platform selection, and solution roadmaps.




• Lead technology consulting engagements with prospects and clients by defining target architectures, transformation roadmaps, implementation strategies, business cases, effort estimation, and investment planning.




• Own technical solutioning for RFPs, RFIs, proposals, and client presentations, including solution architecture, commercial estimation, delivery approach, staffing models, implementation timelines, and risk assessment.




• Define enterprise technology strategy, modernization roadmaps, cloud adoption, integration architecture, and platform evolution in collaboration with global architecture and engineering leadership.




• Champion modern engineering practices including Agile, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, API-first design, and AI-assisted software development.




• Mentor architects and engineering teams through technical leadership, architecture reviews, knowledge sharing, capability development, and continuous improvement initiatives.




• Support account growth by identifying follow-on opportunities, defining transformation roadmaps, and building long-term trusted advisor relationships with clients.

What you will bring

• 10–15+ years of experience in designing and delivering enterprise-scale digital platforms, distributed systems, and cloud-native solutions, including leading architecture for large transformation programs.




• Strong expertise in software architecture principles, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), SOLID principles, API-first architecture, microservices, event-driven architecture, and integration patterns.




• Strong understanding of DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), cloud-native deployment models, and platform engineering.




• Experience designing observability solutions using tools such as Grafana, ELK, Splunk, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, and implementing operational KPIs, monitoring, and alerting strategies.




• Strong knowledge of enterprise integration patterns, API management, messaging platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, AWS SNS/SQS), middleware, and asynchronous event-driven architectures.




• Proven experience leading cross-functional and globally distributed teams in matrix organizations while influencing technical direction without direct authority.




• Experience designing composable, MACH-based, and headless architectures, including Single Page Applications (SPA), Progressive Web Applications (PWA), and API-driven digital experiences.




• Extensive experience delivering enterprise digital commerce solutions, marketplaces, omnichannel platforms, mobile applications, middleware, CMS, cloud platforms, and integration ecosystems.




• Experience with one or more enterprise commerce platforms such as Shopify, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, SAP Commerce Cloud (Hybris), Adobe Commerce (Magento), HCL Commerce, commercetools, or BigCommerce.




• Strong expertise in cloud architecture across AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, including security, networking, scalability, resilience, and cost optimization.




• Excellent consulting, stakeholder management, presentation, negotiation, and executive communication skills with the ability to influence technical and business decisions.




• Good to Have:




• Experience with AI/Generative AI technologies and integrating AI capabilities into enterprise applications.




• Architecture or Cloud certifications such as TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent.

We are united by our differences

At Metyis, we are driven by curiosity and collaboration. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in all its forms as it makes us stronger as an organisation and promotes creativity and innovation. We welcome all talents and are committed to creating a workplace where every employee can make a meaningful impact and grow.

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