Solution Architect

Tekskills; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 5,000,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills is seeking a senior Solution Architect (Level C9) in India with 10+ years of overall experience, including 5+ years in solution/enterprise architecture. The role emphasizes strong Commercial Banking experience and expertise in Cloud-Native Architecture, microservices, API design, and event-driven patterns.

Collaboration with multiple stakeholders across geographies is essential. The candidate should have experience migrating monoliths to microservices and knowledge of TOGAF/ArchiMate

Qualifications

• Must-have: Strong Commercial Banking experience
• Define target state architecture and high-level solution design across business, application, data, and technology layers
• Strong expertise in Cloud-Native Architecture, Microservices, API Design, Event-Driven Architecture, and Database concepts
• Experience in monolith-to-microservices migration
• Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders across functions, domains, and geographies
• Evaluate solution options and deliver end-to-end designs aligned with enterprise strategy
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Preferable: Knowledge of TOGAF, ArchiMate or other architecture frameworks
• Preferable: Exposure to regulatory frameworks such as Basel III, PSD2, ISO 20022
• Domain: Strong background in Commercial Banking, with understanding of integrations to Payments and Core Banking platforms

Responsibilities

• Define target state architecture and high-level solution design across business, application, data, and technology layers
• Strong expertise in Cloud-Native Architecture, Microservices, API Design, Event-Driven Architecture, and Database concepts
• Experience in monolith-to-microservices migration
• Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders across functions, domains, and geographies
• Evaluate solution options and deliver end-to-end designs aligned with enterprise strategy
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Preferable: Knowledge of TOGAF, ArchiMate or other architecture frameworks
• Preferable: Exposure to regulatory frameworks such as Basel III, PSD2, ISO 20022
• Domain: Strong background in Commercial Banking, with understanding of integrations to Payments and Core Banking platforms

Skills

Target state architecture

Cloud-Native Architecture

Microservices

API Design

Event-Driven Architecture

Database concepts

Monolith-to-microservices migration

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication skills

TOGAF

Tools

TOGAF

ArchiMate

Job description

Were Hiring: Solution Architect (Level C9)

Location: India (Bangalore / Chennai / Gurgaon preferred)

Experience: 10+ years overall, including 5+ years in Solution and/or Enterprise Architecture

Must-have: Strong Commercial Banking experience

Key Responsibilities & Skills

• Define target state architecture and high-level solution design across business, application, data, and technology layers
• Strong expertise in Cloud-Native Architecture, Microservices, API Design, Event-Driven Architecture, and Database concepts
• Experience in monolith-to-microservices migration
• Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders across functions, domains, and geographies
• Evaluate solution options and deliver end-to-end designs aligned with enterprise strategy
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Preferable: Knowledge of TOGAF, ArchiMate or other architecture frameworks
• Preferable: Exposure to regulatory frameworks such as Basel III, PSD2, ISO 20022
• Domain: Strong background in Commercial Banking, with understanding of integrations to Payments and Core Banking platforms