Solution Architect

Ciklum India; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid medical insurance

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Ciklum is hiring a Solution Architect in India to lead cross-functional teams in shaping software architectures for complex business challenges. The role emphasizes designing data-driven, scalable systems using microservices and cloud technologies, while guiding development, testing, and deployment with strong stakeholder communication.

The ideal candidate brings substantial experience in software development and solution architecture, with hands-on cloud skills (Azure), containers, and modern

Qualifications

• Commercial experience in software development (7+ years).
• Commercial experience in solution architecture design (3+ years).
• Experience with data management, data integration and data transformation approaches.
• Understand containerization and orchestration; SDLC processes and their reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Identify key stakeholders and establish communication with them.
• Identify business goals and objectives for IT solutions.
• Gather functionality, data quality characteristics and constraints of software systems.
• Elaborate architectures mapping business, data and technology components.
• Define architecture vision and evaluate trade-offs via proof-of-concepts and benchmarks.
• Set up and manage architecture design and documentation processes.
• Document and communicate architecture decisions to major stakeholders.
• Review and validate design decisions to ensure alignment with the architecture vision.

Skills

Software development

Solution architecture

Data management

Data integration

Data transformation

Containerization

Orchestration

SDLC

Project management

Communication

Client facing

Microservices

Azure

Azure DevOps

AKS

Azure Databricks

Azure Service Bus

SQL

MongoDB

.NET Core 3

Tools

Azure DevOps

AKS

Azure Databricks

Azure Service Bus

Microsoft SQL

MongoDB

.NET Core 3

Job description

Job Description

Ciklum is looking for a Solution Architect to join our team full-time in India.
We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About The Role

As a Solution Architect, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow.

Responsibilities

• Identify key business stakeholders and establish communication with
• Identify business goals and objectives
• Gather primary functionality, quality characteristics of software behavior and given constraints
• Elaborate business, information and technology architectures mapping
• Elaborate architecture vision which satisfies architecturally significant requirements; through trade-off analysis, proof of concepts implementation, benchmarking
• Set up and manage architecture design and documentation processes
• Document and communicate architecture decision and trade-offs to major stakeholders
• Review and validate design decisions made by downstreams and ensure they do satisfy solution architecture vision

Requirements

• Commercial experience in software development (more than 7 years);
• Commercial experience in solution architecture design (more than 3 years);
• Experience with data management, data integration and data transformation approaches;
• Understanding of containerization and orchestration;
• Understanding SDLC processes and their reasoning;
• Experience with guiding software development, testing, deployment and project management;
• Excellent knowledge in Computer Science, Computing Theory:
  • Architectural & Design Patterns;
  • Algorithms
  • Paradigm & Principles
  • Database theor
  • Code testing practices
• Practical experience with:
  • Microservices architecture
  • Cloud technologies (Microsoft Azure):
    • Azure DevOps
    • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
    • Azure Databricks
    • Azure Service Bus
  • DBMS:
    • Microsoft SQL
    • MongoDB
  • .NET Core 3
• Business skills:
  • Excellent client facing, business consulting and communication skills
  • Ability to efficiently communicate verbally and visually
  • Ability to explain and proof differences, pros and cons of suggested design decisions
  • Ability to influence senior client decision makers
  • Develop long lasting relationships with business and technical stakeholders
  • Leading and supporting medium to large size solution delivery projects
  • Analysis of business, product and technology requirements

What’s in it for you?

• Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment
• Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise
• Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications
• Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies
• Care: We’ve got you covered with company-paid medical insurance, mental health support, and financial & legal consultations

About Us

At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.
India is a strategic innovation hub for Ciklum, with growing teams in Chennai and Pune leading advancements in EdgeTech, AR/VR, IoT, and beyond. Join us to collaborate on game-changing solutions and take your career to the next level.

Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!