Senior Solution Architect/ Solution Architect: Java with Microservices, AI and Cloud

EPAM Systems; India; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in India seeks a Senior Solution Architect/Solution Architect with Java, Microservices, AI and Cloud expertise to act as an AI Adoption Coach. This hands-on role drives AI-enabled practices across engineering teams, aiming for Bronze-level AI maturity and tangible delivery impact.

The candidate will coach multiple teams, apply AI tools to real development tasks, and redesign SDLC workflows to safely embed AI. Strong communication and distributed-team leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• 5-20 years of software engineering experience
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools
• Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud environments
• Strong communication and leadership for coaching teams

Responsibilities

• Guide multiple engineering teams through a time-boxed AI adoption cycle to integrate AI into core development activities while meeting defined maturity outcomes
• Support developers in applying AI tools to real engineering work such as code generation, refactoring, debugging, documentation, test creation, and code comprehension, with a focus on quality and reliability
• Help teams redesign SDLC workflows to incorporate AI safely and effectively, reinforcing good engineering practices rather than replacing them
• Run coaching sessions, technical clinics, and office hours to unblock teams, answer questions, and increase confidence in AI-assisted development
• Promote repeatable patterns, playbooks, and shared practices so AI usage remains consistent across teams and not dependent on individual champions
• Track adoption progress and contribute to visibility on engagement, usage, and delivery improvements, adjusting coaching approaches as needed
• Partner closely with trainers, program leads, and escalation teams to ensure aligned execution and rapid intervention where teams fall behind
• Act as a coach and change agent, partnering with developers, tech leads, and architects to embed AI into how software is designed, built, tested, and maintained

Skills

Java

Microservices

AI

Cloud

Coaching

Communication

Tools

AI-assisted development tools

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Solution Architect/Solution Architect with expertise in Java, Microservices, AI, and Cloud to act as an AI Adoption Coach, driving developer productivity, code quality, and engineering efficiency through practical AI adoption. This hands-on enablement role partners with software engineering teams to embed AI-assisted practices into daily development workflows and achieve a defined Bronze-level AI maturity baseline, focusing on real delivery impact and sustainable behavior change.

Responsibilities

• Guide multiple engineering teams through a time-boxed AI adoption cycle to integrate AI into core development activities while meeting defined maturity outcomes
• Support developers in applying AI tools to real engineering work such as code generation, refactoring, debugging, documentation, test creation, and code comprehension, with a focus on quality and reliability
• Help teams redesign SDLC workflows to incorporate AI safely and effectively, reinforcing good engineering practices rather than replacing them
• Run coaching sessions, technical clinics, and office hours to unblock teams, answer questions, and increase confidence in AI-assisted development
• Promote repeatable patterns, playbooks, and shared practices so AI usage remains consistent across teams and not dependent on individual champions
• Track adoption progress and contribute to visibility on engagement, usage, and delivery improvements, adjusting coaching approaches as needed
• Partner closely with trainers, program leads, and escalation teams to ensure aligned execution and rapid intervention where teams fall behind
• Act as a coach and change agent, partnering with developers, tech leads, and architects to embed AI into how software is designed, built, tested, and maintained

Requirements

• 5-20 years of experience in software engineering
• Background in software engineering with experience in modern SDLC and Agile practices
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools in real projects
• Capability to coach and influence developers and technical leaders through workflow and behavior change
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain AI concepts in clear, practical terms
• Comfort working across multiple teams and distributed environments
• Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud environments
• Familiarity with FinOps, observability, and cloud governance
• Background in supporting production workloads with high availability and disaster recovery considerations
• Knowledge of Hybris e-commerce