Solution Architect-Enterprise Platforms & Deployments

i TEK; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

i-TEK is seeking a Solution Architect to lead deployment architectures for Garuda Vigil and Skanixa across SaaS, on-premise, and hybrid environments. You will ensure scalability, security, and operational readiness for large-scale enterprise deployments.

The role requires deep expertise in cloud platforms, networking, and high-availability design, with a strong customer-facing presence and ability to engage with CIOs and security teams. Pune-based, full-time opportunity.

Qualifications

• Architectural design for large-scale deployments across SaaS and customer-managed environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with cloud platforms and on-premise components.
• Security-by-design deployment practices and compliance awareness.

Responsibilities

• Define deployment architectures for Garuda Vigil and Skanixa implementations.
• Design deployment models across SaaS, customer-managed, hybrid environments.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and secure-by-design deployments.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Kubernetes

Security architecture

Networking

HA/DR design

Tools

Kubernetes

Load Balancing

Firewalls

API Architecture

Job description

Solution Architect Enterprise Platforms & Deployments

Location: Pune

Reporting To: Head of Delivery

About i-TEK

i-TEK is one of India's leading AIDC and RFID technology organizations, with a strong focus on next-generation products, platforms, intelligent edge ecosystems, and embedded device engineering.

Scale and reach:

• Over 5 billion items tagged
• 1,000+ enterprise customers
• 250+ million scans processed daily
• Presence across 3,000+ retail outlets
• Coverage across 10+ million sq. ft. of warehouse space

i-TEK has established itself as a market leader across retail, manufacturing, logistics, banking, and enterprise automation sectors.

Strategic platforms:

• Garuda Vigil a comprehensive RFID and AIDC management platform enabling enterprises to manage assets, inventory, workflows, and operational visibility at scale.
• Skanixa an intelligent edgeware and embedded device ecosystem enabling seamless integration between RFID infrastructure, edge devices, sensors, and enterprise applications.

As part of its next phase of growth, i-TEK is building globally scalable products and platforms capable of supporting enterprise customers across industries and geographies through SaaS, dedicated deployments, and hybrid architectures.

Role Overview

The Solution Architect will serve as the technical deployment authority for i-TEK's products and platforms.

The role is responsible for defining and governing deployment architectures, infrastructure sizing, security considerations, and operational readiness for customer implementations.

The Solution Architect will act as the bridge between Product Engineering, Delivery, Customer Technology Teams, Infrastructure Teams, Security Teams, and Partner Ecosystems.

The successful candidate will possess deep expertise across enterprise application deployments, cloud infrastructure, networking, security, and high-availability architectures.

The individual will be the technical face of i-TEK during customer engagements and must be capable of confidently engaging with customer CIOs, CTOs, Enterprise Architects, Security Teams, and Infrastructure Teams.

Key Responsibilities:-

Solution Architecture & Deployment Strategy

• Define deployment architectures for Garuda Vigil and Skanixa implementations.
• Design deployment models supporting:
• SaaS environments
• Customer-managed environments
• Hybrid deployments
• Multi-site deployments
• Ensure deployment architectures align with customer business and technical requirements.
• Develop deployment blueprints and reference architectures.

Infrastructure & Platform Architecture

• Understand and design infrastructure requirements including compute, storage, networking, database environments, and container platforms.
• Define infrastructure sizing methodologies.
• Ensure optimal scalability, performance, and cost efficiency.

High Availability & Reliability

• Architect solutions supporting High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Backup & Recovery, and Fault Tolerance.
• Define availability and resilience requirements.
• Ensure enterprise-grade operational readiness.

Security Architecture

• Design secure deployment topologies.
• Work with customer security teams on Firewalls, Network Segmentation, Identity & Access Management, Encryption, Security Hardening, and Compliance Requirements.
• Ensure secure-by-design deployment practices.

Network & Infrastructure Design

• Define network topologies supporting customer deployments.
• Design architectures involving Load Balancers, Reverse Proxies, Firewalls, VPN Connectivity, Edge Connectivity, and Cloud Networking.
• Validate infrastructure readiness prior to deployment.

Cloud & Hyperscaler Expertise

• Maintain deep understanding of cloud offerings across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
• Recommend deployment strategies leveraging cloud-native capabilities.
• Evaluate emerging services and technologies from hyperscalers.
• Drive best practices around cloud adoption and modernization.

Customer Engagement & Technical Leadership

• Serve as the primary technical advisor during customer engagements.
• Present deployment recommendations to customer stakeholders.
• Support pre-sales and strategic customer pursuits.
• Build strong relationships with customer technology leadership teams.

Technology Evolution

• Track emerging technology trends.
• Recommend deployment innovations and automation opportunities.
• Drive standardization and simplification of deployment models.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of deployment frameworks.

Desired Candidate Profile

Experience

• 1215+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud Architecture, and Enterprise Platform Deployments.
• Experience working with enterprise customers and complex deployment environments.
• Experience supporting large-scale technology implementations.

Preferred exposure to:

• Retail Technology
• Supply Chain Platforms
• Industrial IoT
• Enterprise Automation
• RFID and AIDC ecosystems

Technical Expertise

Strong expertise across:

• Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Enterprise Infrastructure
• Networking
• Load Balancing
• Firewalls
• Security Architecture
• High Availability Design
• Disaster Recovery
• Container Platforms
• Kubernetes
• API Architecture
• Observability & Monitoring

Leadership Attributes

• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong customer-facing presence.
• Ability to engage with senior technology stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving capability.
• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts.
• Strong documentation and presentation skills.
• Collaborative and execution-oriented mindset.

Success Metrics

The success of the Solution Architect will be measured through:

• Deployment success rates
• Solution quality
• Customer satisfaction
• Platform performance
• Security compliance
• Deployment timelines
• Architecture standardization
• Reduction in deployment issues

Why Join i-TEK

This is an opportunity to become the technical deployment authority behind one of India's most ambitious RFID and AIDC platform companies.

You will work on:

• Garuda Vigil
• Skanixa
• Enterprise SaaS deployments
• Large-scale customer environments
• Cloud-native architectures
• Intelligent edge ecosystems

At i-TEK, you will help customers successfully deploy and scale mission-critical technology platforms that power real-world operations.