Solution Architect

Retail Insights; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Retail Insights in Bengaluru seeks a senior solutions architect to own end-to-end architecture for large-scale retail and digital transformation programs. You will partner with business leaders, product owners, and senior stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into robust technical solutions.

This role defines the system architecture across applications, data, cloud, and security layers, champions API-led, microservices and event-driven designs, and guides delivery teams while aligning

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and delivering large-scale, complex enterprise solutions.
• Hands-on with API-led, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP) and cloud-native design principles.
• Ability to evaluate and recommend technology stacks, platforms, and tools aligned with business strategy.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders, business leaders, and client leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive end-to-end solution architecture for large-scale, complex retail and digital transformation programs.
• Partner with business leaders, product owners, and senior stakeholders to translate objectives into robust technical solutions.
• Define overall system architecture: applications, integrations, data, cloud, and security layers.
• Design scalable, high-availability architectures aligned with enterprise standards.
• Lead architecture decisions for omni-channel commerce, data platforms, and integrations.
• Enforce architecture principles, standards, and best practices across delivery teams.
• Review and approve high-level and low-level designs consistent with the vision.
• Drive API-first, microservices, and event-driven architecture strategies.
• Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements: security, performance, resilience, compliance, scalability.
• Evaluate and recommend technology stacks and tools based on business needs.
• Provide technical leadership to development, integration, and DevOps teams.
• Mentor and coach architects and senior engineers across teams.
• Support pre-sales activities including solutioning, estimations, and architecture proposals.

Skills

Solution architecture

Enterprise system design

API-led architectures

Microservices

Event-driven architecture

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Leadership & decision-making

Pre-sales support

Stakeholder communication

Governance & standards

Job description

About

Retail Insights delivers scalable, innovative, and cost-effective IT solutions through centers in India, Dubai, and the U.S. We specialize in Full Stack Development, Data & AI/ML, Mobile, DevOps, and digital platforms like Adobe, Salesforce, Shopify, Snowflake, and Blue Yonder.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive end-to-end solution architecture for large-scale, complex retail and digital transformation programs
• Partner with business leaders, product owners, and senior stakeholders to understand strategic objectives and translate them into robust technical solutions
• Define overall system architecture, including application, integration, data, cloud, and security layers
• Design scalable, high-availability, and performance-optimized architectures aligned with enterprise standards
• Lead architecture decisions for omni-channel commerce, customer experience, data platforms, and integrations
• Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards, and best practices across delivery teams
• Review and approve high-level and low-level designs, ensuring alignment with architectural vision
• Drive API-first, microservices, and event-driven architecture strategies
• Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements including security, performance, resilience, compliance, and scalability
• Evaluate and recommend technology stacks, platforms, and tools based on business needs and future scalability
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development, integration, and DevOps teams
• Act as a technical escalation point for complex architectural and delivery challenges
• Collaborate with vendors, partners, and third-party solution providers to design integrated ecosystems
• Support pre-sales and solution discovery, including effort estimation, architecture proposals, and technical presentations
• Guide cloud adoption strategies across AWS, Azure, or GCP, including migration and modernization initiatives
• Ensure architecture supports data analytics, AI/ML, personalization, and automation capabilities
• Participate in governance forums, architecture review boards, and steering committees
• Drive continuous improvement in architecture practices, tooling, and delivery maturity
• Mentor and coach solution architects and senior engineers across teams
• Support production readiness, go-live planning, and post-deployment architecture optimization

Requirements

• Overall IT experience, with significant experience in solution architecture and enterprise system design
• Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale, complex enterprise solutions, preferably in Retail, E-commerce, or Consumer domains
• Strong expertise in end-to-end architecture, including application, integration, data, and cloud layers
• Hands-on experience with API-led, microservices, and event-driven architectures
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, including cloud-native design principles
• Strong knowledge of integration patterns, middleware, and system interoperability
• Experience in defining and enforcing non-functional requirements (performance, security, scalability, reliability, compliance)
• Ability to evaluate and recommend technology stacks, platforms, and tools aligned with business strategy
• Proven experience working with senior stakeholders, business leaders, and client leadership teams
• Strong leadership, communication, and technical decision-making skills
• Experience supporting pre-sales activities, including solutioning, estimations, and architecture proposals
• Ability to mentor and guide architects, senior engineers, and technical teams
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to handle architectural escalations
• Experience working in Agile / SAFe / Hybrid delivery models
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills for architecture artifacts

Education Qualification

• Overall IT experience, with significant experience in solution architecture and enterprise system design
• Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale, complex enterprise solutions, preferably in Retail, E-commerce, or Consumer domains
• Strong expertise in end-to-end architecture, including application, integration, data, and cloud layers
• Hands-on experience with API-led, microservices, and event-driven architectures
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, including cloud-native design principles
• Strong knowledge of integration patterns, middleware, and system interoperability
• Experience in defining and enforcing non-functional requirements (performance, security, scalability, reliability, compliance)
• Ability to evaluate and recommend technology stacks, platforms, and tools aligned with business strategy
• Proven experience working with senior stakeholders, business leaders, and client leadership teams
• Strong leadership, communication, and technical decision-making skills
• Experience supporting pre-sales activities, including solutioning, estimations, and architecture proposals
• Ability to mentor and guide architects, senior engineers, and technical teams
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to handle architectural escalations
• Experience working in Agile / SAFe / Hybrid delivery models
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills for architecture artifacts