Senior Solution Architect - Data Science And AI

ZF Group; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ZF India Pvt. Ltd. in Hyderabad seeks a Senior Solution Architect for Data Science & AI to design cloud-native digital products powered by AI/ML and to lead scalable, robust, production-ready architectures. You will work with Azure/AWS, microservices, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD to deliver enterprise-grade solutions.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong data platform experience, and hands-on deployment of AI/ML models, with collaboration across engineering and product teams.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering and solution architecture experience.
• Proven track record designing and delivering SaaS products in production.
• Strong cloud platform expertise (Azure or AWS) and cloud-native architectures.
• Solid experience with microservices, REST APIs, distributed systems.
• Hands-on data platforms experience (Azure, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift).
• Experience deploying AI/ML solutions into applications.
• Proficient in Python, Java, or similar languages; strong DevOps understanding.
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end architecture for cloud-native Digital products powered by AI/ML.
• Define scalable, secure, high-performance system architectures.
• Create architecture blueprints, design patterns and technical specs.
• Drive technical design and implementation of SaaS products from concept to production.
• Provide hands-on guidance and ensure robust integration across services and data systems.
• Architect and implement solutions on Azure/AWS with microservices and containerization.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for continuous delivery.
• Design and integrate scalable data platforms and ML deployment in production.
• Mentor the team and participate in reskilling and performance processes.

Skills

Cloud architecture

SaaS architecture

DevOps & CI/CD

Programming (Python/Java)

Data platforms (Azure/Databricks/BigQ/

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Description:

Req ID 90050|Hyderabad, India,ZF India Pvt. Ltd.

Job Description

About the team:

We are looking for a Senior Solution Architect with strong hands‑on expertise in designing, building, and delivering scalable Data and AI‑driven Digital products on cloud and data platforms.

This is a hands‑on technical leadership role and you will be part of Data Science and AI Team and work closely with engineering and product teams to architect robust, scalable, and production‑ready systems, and play a key role in scaling AI‑based solutions to the enterprise level.

What you can look forward as Senior Solution Architect - Data Science & AI:

Solution Architecture, Design and Delivery

• Design end‑to‑end architecture for cloud‑native Digital products powered by AI/ML.
• Define scalable, secure, and high‑performance system architectures.
• Create architecture blueprints, design patterns, and technical specifications.
• Ensure solutions are aligned with best practices for multitenancy, scalability and robustness.

• Drive the technical design and implementation of SaaS products from concept to production.
• Provide hands‑on guidance in critical components and complex problem‑solving.
• Ensure robust integration across services, APIs, and data systems.

Cloud & Platform Expertise

• Architect and implement solutions on Azure/AWS with strong cloud‑native principles.
• Design and optimize microservices, containerized deployments (Docker/Kubernetes), and serverless architectures.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for continuous delivery.

Data & AI Platform Integration

• Design and integrate scalable data platforms (data lakes, warehouses, lakehouses).
• Enable efficient data pipelines and feature engineering workflows.
• Support deployment and integration of AI/ML models into production (MLOps practices).
• Work with structured and unstructured data at scale.

Team Building

• Build and Mentor the team to deliver high quality technical solutions meeting the organization’s expectations
• Actively participate in reskilling of the team to the changing technical landscapes
• Support the management during goal setting, performance reviews and appraisal processes

Your profile as Senior Solution Architect - Data Science & AI:

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
• Proven track record of designing and delivering SaaS products in production environments.
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms (Azure or AWS) and cloud‑native architectures.
• Solid experience with microservices, REST APIs, distributed systems design.
• Hands‑on experience with data platforms (e.g., Azure, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift).
• Experience deploying and integrating AI/ML solutions into applications.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or similar programming languages.
• Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Applied AI / Generative AI / LLM‑based applications.
• Familiarity with MLOps frameworks and tools (MLflow, Kubeflow, Airflow).
• Experience with real‑time/streaming data systems (Kafka, Spark Streaming, Flink).
• Exposure to multitenant SaaS architecture and subscription‑based models.
• Understanding of data governance, compliance, and security frameworks.