Technical Architect (Cloud & Microservices)

Tech Mahindra; Hyderabad, Pune District, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tech Mahindra in Hyderabad is seeking an experienced Technical Architect to design cloud-native architectures, microservices, and DevSecOps practices for scalable telecom-grade platforms.

The role emphasizes Kubernetes, AWS services, and leading distributed systems, guiding teams and ensuring best practices in performance, cost optimization, logging, and observability.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in software architecture and design.
• Strong Kubernetes and container orchestration expertise.
• Extensive AWS service experience (SQS, SNS, Lambda, API Gateway, EC2, RDS).
• Experience with microservices and event-driven patterns.
• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs.
• CI/CD experience with Jenkins or GitHub/Azure DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Define scalable, resilient architecture for telecom-grade platforms.
• Design microservices-based solutions using Spring Boot and Kafka.
• Architect containerized platforms with Kubernetes and manage deployment, scaling, observability.
• Lead AWS cloud adoption and optimization.
• Drive integration with external telecom systems and regulatory platforms.
• Establish and govern DevSecOps pipelines.
• Provide guidance on tuning, logging, and monitoring.
• Mentor engineering teams and uphold architecture standards.

Skills

Cloud-native architecture

Microservices

DevSecOps

Distributed systems

Java/Spring Boot

Tools

Kubernetes (EKS/AKS)

Docker

AWS Cloud

Kafka

REST APIs

Job description

Role Overview

Seeking an experienced Technical Architect with strong expertise in cloud-native architecture, Kubernetes, and AWS services to design and lead scalable solutions with deep experience in microservices, DevSecOps, and large-scale distributed systems

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement scalable, resilient architecture for telecom-grade platforms supporting high availability and real-time processing.
• Design microservices-based solutions using Spring Boot, Kafka, and event-driven patterns.
• Architect and manage containerized platforms using Kubernetes (EKS/AKS), including deployment strategies, scaling, and observability.
• Lead AWS cloud adoption and optimization, leveraging services such as SQS, SNS, Lambda, API Gateway, EC2, and RDS.
• Drive integration architecture with external telecom systems, APIs, and regulatory platforms
• Establish and govern DevSecOps pipelines (CI/CD, security scans, automated deployments).
• Provide guidance on performance tuning, cost optimization, logging, and monitoring (Grafana, ELK, Splunk).
• Lead and mentor engineering teams, ensuring adherence to architecture standards and best practices.

Required Skills & Experience

• ~1520 years of experience in software engineering and architecture roles.
• Strong expertise in:
• Kubernetes (EKS/AKS), Docker
• AWS Cloud (SQS, SNS, EC2, API Gateway, IAM, CloudWatch, etc.)
• Microservices & Event-driven architecture (Kafka, messaging systems)
• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub/Azure DevOps pipelines).
• Hands-on understanding of distributed systems, high availability, and fault tolerance.
• Familiarity with databases: MongoDB, Redis, relational DBs.
• Experience in identity and access management (RBAC, OAuth, Azure AD/Entra or AWS IAM).
• Strong knowledge of monitoring, logging, and observability tools.