Technical Architect

OEC; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

OEC is seeking a Senior Architect to guide application technology solutions, direction, and roadmap. You will create proof-of-concepts and explore new technologies to align modernization with business initiatives.

You will lead PoC efforts, influence design patterns, and work with product teams to ensure readiness of new capabilities while shaping architecture standards across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS or related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience designing and programming complex software systems.
• Experience with modern application architecture principles and end-to-end design.

Responsibilities

• Provides leaders with technology blueprints, options, and impacts.
• Introduces new technologies and justifications for uses within OEC.
• Advises technology and product teams on readiness of new products and features.
• Drives modernization through repeatable patterns and technology radar.
• Influences code standards, review processes, and design patterns; drives architectural standards.
• Refines requirements based on user needs, costs and integrations.
• Supports SDLC ensuring architecture aligns with project scope and objectives.
• Researches best practices and conducts PoC activities.
• Partners with infrastructure and data services for consistency.
• Leads PoC projects as a lead or team member.
• Leads discussions on solving technical and organizational problems.
• Resolves complex production issues on tiger teams.

Skills

Java

J2EE

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

Hibernate

SQL

Apache Camel

AWS Cloud

AI tools

GitHub Copilot

AI agents

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Job description

Serves as the key decision maker and influencer on application technology solutions, direction, and roadmap for OEC. Creates proof of concepts and explores new technologies to align technology modernization and growth with key business initiatives. Contributes to forums, technology community events, conferences, open source projects, and other means that provide OEC with a voice in the local and national technology community.

Key Responsibilities & Duties (essential to the job):

• Provides leaders within the organization with technology blueprints, options, and impacts for technology and/or business challenges.
• Introduces new technologies, methodologies, and processes to OEC; keeps informed on new technologies and establishes justification for applicable uses within OEC. Presents technologies and analysis to management to determine purchase and usage.
• Advises technology and product teams that design, engineer, and rollout operational readiness of new products, capabilities, and features.
• Drives technology modernization through creation of repeatable patterns, auditing technology currency for the organization, and identifying modernization opportunities in the OEC technology radar.
• Influences code standards, review processes, and design patterns. Drives architectural standards, processes, and activities.
• Refines requirements based on user/client needs, cost, and required integration with existing applications, systems, or platforms.
• Supports the process of the software development life cycle (SDLC) by ensuring architecture is supportive of project scope and estimates in alignment of company objectives to complete in a timely, cost effective and efficient manner.
• Researches industry best practices and trends. Explores new technologies and solutions with a hands‑on approach; conducts proof-of-concept activities to assess technical solutions.
• Partners with other enterprise groups such as infrastructure and data services to ensure consistency amongst solutions. Builds strong internal partnerships.
• Maintains continuous, open, consistent professional communication with customers, peers and team members. Supports OEC’s strategic future, culture and leadership practices.
• Leads technical proof-of-concept efforts on an individual or team basis; acts as lead on proof-of-concept projects.
• Leads the discussions around solving technical and organizational problems as they arise.
• Influences and assists on the resolution of complex technical support issues; participates on “tiger” teams to resolve root cause of persistent issues/incidents.

Education:

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (or international equivalent) with a focus in Information Technology, Computer Science or related discipline. In the absence of a degree, equivalent work experience directly related to the key responsibilities of the role will be considered as a substitute for the degree.

Architect

Experience, Skills and Key Competencies:

At least 15 years of experience in designing and programming of complex software applications is required, to include a background working with modern application architecture principles and design patterns, proven experience in successful end‑to‑end system design, and

• Expertise on Java and J2EE frameworks like Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Hibernate, SQL, & Apache Camel, AWS Cloud technologies.
• Hands‑on coding experience with proficiency in AI tools such as Claude and GitHub Copilot, experience in building AI agents, and proven end‑to‑end architectural ownership.

Must also be able to demonstrate the following skills and abilities:

• Ability to communicate and collaborate across teams and build relationships to solve challenges.
• Understanding of the full project development life cycle.
• Exceptional analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong business acumen.
• Able to collaborate with technology and product associates at all levels.
• Ability to work independently to identify complex production problems and propose resolutions.
• Skilled at bringing clarity in a complex environment or ambiguous situations.