Solution Architect

Aligned Automation Services; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Aligned Automation Services Pvt Ltd in Pune, India is seeking a senior Solution Architect to join a critical client engagement. You will embed within the client's project team, providing architectural leadership and technical direction to ensure solution integrity across multiple phases.

The role requires owning architectural decisions, guiding delivery, and coordinating with stakeholders to balance business needs with technical feasibility in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in Solution Architecture or closely related senior technical leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience as the primary technical authority within complex, client-facing IT programmes.
• Proven delivery of architecture artifacts (HLD, LLD, decision records, compliance artefacts).
• Deep working knowledge of Agile delivery frameworks at programme scale.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead architectural input across high-level and low-level design phases, ensuring solutions align with client standards and regulatory requirements.
• Act as the primary technical authority within the project team, guiding architecture, design trade-offs, and solution direction.
• Lead participation in Agile ceremonies, embedding architectural considerations throughout the delivery cycle.
• Independently assess complex technical challenges and deliver evidence-based recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Drive problem-solving across requirements, design, build, and transition phases with risk mitigation.

Skills

Technical leadership

Architectural governance

Agile delivery

Client-facing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Engineering

Job description

Aligned Automation Services Pvt Ltd | Full time

Technology Delivery & Architecture | Pune, India | 8–12 YearsExperience

Job Title:

Solution Architect

Function:

Technology Delivery & Architecture

Location:

Pune, India

Experience Required:

Minimum 8 Years (Senior / Principal Level)

ROLE OVERVIEW

Aligned Automation is deploying a senior Solution Architectto support a critical client engagement in Limerick, Ireland. The resource willembed directly within the client's project team, bringing specialistarchitectural expertise and technical leadership to drive solution integrity,delivery governance, and stakeholder alignment across a complex, multi-phasetechnology programme.

This is a highly specialised role requiring an individualcapable of operating as the primary technical authority within the engagement,bridging strategic architecture decisions with day-to-day delivery realities ina demanding, multi-stakeholder environment.

This engagement requires a specialist who can independentlyown architectural decision-making within a client environment, without relianceon an extended internal support structure. The Solution Architect must commandsufficient seniority and domain depth to:

• Serve as the single point of technical authorityfor the client project team
• Navigate complex, multi-stakeholder environmentswith competing technical priorities
• Provide governance assurance across the fullproject lifecycle with minimal oversight
• Evaluate and resolve architectural risks thatcould impact delivery timelines, compliance posture, or solution quality
• Bridge the gap between business requirements andtechnical execution at a level that junior or mid-level architects cannotprovide

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own and lead architectural input acrosshigh-level and low-level design phases, ensuring all solutions align withclient standards, regulatory requirements, and long-term technical feasibility
• Act as the primary technical authority withinthe project team, providing decisive guidance on architecture, designtrade-offs, and solution direction
• Lead participation in Agile ceremonies includingsprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuringarchitectural considerations are embedded throughout the delivery cycle
• Independently assess complex technicalchallenges, evaluate solution options, and deliver structured, evidence-basedrecommendations to senior stakeholders
• Drive problem-solving activities spanningrequirements, design, build, and transition phases, identifying risks early andproposing mitigation strategies
• Govern prioritisation decisions by aligningproject goals, scope boundaries, and delivery sequencing with architectural andtechnical constraints
• Define and enforce best practice standards forvalidation, testing strategy, and quality assurance across the programme.
• Ensure rigorous adherence to architecturalstandards, regulatory compliance requirements, and governance frameworksapplicable to the engagement
• Produce, review, and approve documentation forvalidation, quality, and compliance processes, including architecture decisionrecords and design artefacts
• Mentor and upskill project team members,instilling architectural discipline and delivery consistency across theprogramme
• Lead and represent architecture at sprint-leveland project-level governance forums, including steering committees andtechnical review boards as required

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience inSolution Architecture or a closely related senior technical leadership role
• Demonstrated experience serving as the primarytechnical authority within complex, client-facing IT programmes
• Proven delivery of architecture inputs - HLD,LLD, decision records, compliance artefacts in multi-stakeholder environments
• Deep working knowledge of Agile deliveryframeworks at programme scale
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science,Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline

Preferred

• Experience operating within Irish or EUregulatory and compliance environments
• Prior engagement experience within regulated ormission-critical sectors
• Ensure rigorous adherence to architecturalstandards, regulatory compliance requirements, and governance frameworksapplicable to the engagement
• Produce, review, and approve documentation forvalidation, quality, and compliance processes, including architecture decisionrecords and design artefacts
• Mentor and upskill project team members,instilling architectural discipline and delivery consistency across theprogramme
• Lead and represent architecture at sprint-leveland project-level governance forums, including steering committees andtechnical review boards as required