Technical Lead

IRIS Business Services Ltd; Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

IRIS Business Services Ltd is looking for a seasoned Solution Architect for the IRIS Carbon platform in Navi Mumbai, India. The role involves owning the end-to-end architectural vision, emphasizing AI-first design in compliance automation and regulatory intelligence. Candidates should have 10–15 years of experience in Solution Architecture with expertise in API-first design, microservices, and cloud platforms. The position supports building scalable infrastructure while collaborating across various teams for delivery excellence.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of experience in Solution Architecture and Product/Technology leadership.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience in RegTech or financial regulatory applications is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Architect a scalable and modular platform supporting evolving regulatory use cases.
• Lead architectural design ensuring AI and ML are embedded.
• Work closely with product managers and customer-facing teams.

Skills

Solution Architecture

API-first design

Microservices architecture

Cloud-native platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Java

Python

Node.js

Angular

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps practices

Education

Architecture-level certification (Java, Cloud, TOGAF)

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Amazon CodeWhisperer

Cursor

Job description

IRIS RegTech Solutions Limited (formerly IRIS Business Services Limited) is India’s only listed RegTech SaaS provider, pioneering technology-driven regulatory and supervisory compliance solutions worldwide. Headquartered in Mumbai with subsidiaries across the U.S., Singapore, Malaysia, and Italy, IRIS serves over 30 regulators and 6,500 enterprises in 55 countries. The company is an active member of XBRL jurisdictions, including XBRL International, XBRL India, XBRL Europe, XBRL South Africa, and XBRL US. Recognized globally for its award-winning SupTech, RegTech, and DataTech platforms - including IRIS iFile, IRIS iDEAL®, IRIS CARBON®, and IRIS MSME - IRIS helps banking and financial sector regulators digitize supervision and enterprises and achieve seamless financial and ESG reporting.

IRIS’ products are XII certified, ISO 27001:13 and SSAE 18 (SOC 1 Type 2) certified, ensuring industry leading security and reliability. Combined with deep expertise in XBRL, AI, and ML, IRIS delivers robust, high-quality regulatory data infrastructure that enhances transparency, strengthens governance, and supports sustainable growth across the financial ecosystem.

IRIS CARBON® is used for the regulatory reporting requirements of over 3,000 companies and is being used in over 27 countries including the U.S., EU, the UK, Ireland, and South Africa. IRIS CARBON® is a SOC-certified, cloud-based, collaborative, and feature-rich SaaS platform that allows companies to author their compliance reports (such as annual reports, quarterly reports, press releases, etc.) apart from creating and filing these reports in XBRL/iXBRL formats as part of their regulatory compliance process. IRIS CARBON® is offered globally via the SaaS-based model. This product line is in a hyper-growth mode where it is being launched in newer countries and by more regulators as they increasingly adopt the XBRL/iXBRL standard.

We are seeking a seasoned Solution Architect to own the end-to-end architectural vision for the IRIS Carbon platform. This role is critical in ensuring a clear separation between core product development and project delivery, while driving scalability, consistency, and long-term product sustainability.

A defining requirement of this role is an AI-first architectural mindset — the ability to design systems, workflows, and development pipelines that embed artificial intelligence and automation as foundational elements, not afterthoughts. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable shaping product strategy and getting hands-on with code, design reviews, and AI-assisted development tooling.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect a scalable, modular, and extensible platform to support evolving regulatory use cases across multiple markets
• Define architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices across the CARBON platform
• Establish and enforce product governance including change control, versioning, and prevention of customisation creep
• Translate business needs into a cohesive product strategy and technical design framework
• Evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies — with a particular focus on AI/ML capabilities — to enhance platform performance and intelligence

AI-First Design & Development

• Lead the architectural design of the platform with an AI-first approach — ensuring AI and ML are embedded at the core of data processing, compliance automation, anomaly detection, and regulatory intelligence
• Define and implement AI-assisted development workflows: leveraging tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Amazon CodeWhisperer, or equivalent AI coding assistants to accelerate engineering velocity and improve code quality
• Establish standards for the use of AI tools across the development lifecycle — from requirements analysis and design through to code generation, testing, and deployment
• Drive adoption of AI-powered testing, automated code review, and intelligent CI/CD pipelines within the engineering team
• Identify use cases within the CARBON platform where LLM-based capabilities (e.g., natural language querying of compliance data, AI-assisted report generation, intelligent validation) can deliver measurable business value
• Stay current with the rapidly evolving AI tooling landscape and provide technical leadership in evaluating and adopting new capabilities responsibly
• Define and drive the product roadmap in alignment with business priorities and regulatory requirements
• Partner with engineering, delivery, and business teams to ensure consistent execution and adherence to product principles
• Establish architectural guardrails to maintain platform integrity across all customer implementations
• Reduce dependency on project-level customisations by strengthening core product configurability
• Build, mentor, and scale product and engineering teams as the platform grows

Delivery & Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with product managers, implementation leads, and customer-facing teams to align architecture with real-world delivery requirements
• Perform code and architecture reviews to ensure quality, consistency, and adherence to defined standards
• Support pre-sales and solutioning activities — contributing to RFPs, client presentations, and technical due diligence
• Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required to support business and project needs

Key Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise

• 10–15 years of experience spanning Solution Architecture and Product / Technology leadership, bridging business and engineering domains
• Expertise in API-first design, microservices architecture, and cloud-native platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP)
• Strong proficiency in Java, Python, Node.js, and Angular; solid understanding of modern software engineering practices
• Solid understanding of data architecture, reporting frameworks, and compliance-driven systems
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and infrastructure-as-code
• Solid understanding of IT infrastructure with experience deploying applications across on-premises and cloud environments

AI & Emerging Technologies

• Demonstrated experience designing systems with an AI-first approach — integrating ML models, LLMs, or intelligent automation into production platforms
• Hands-on familiarity with AI-assisted development and deployment tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Amazon CodeWhisperer, Tabnine, or similar)
• Exposure to MLOps practices: model versioning, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and governance of AI models in production
• Working knowledge of prompt engineering, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) architectures, or fine-tuning approaches for domain-specific compliance use cases is a strong advantage
• Experience evaluating and integrating third-party AI/ML services (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, or equivalent)

Domain & Soft Skills

• Experience in RegTech, SupTech, or financial regulatory / reporting platforms is highly preferred
• Experience in defining governance frameworks, architectural guardrails, and product standards
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and decision-making capabilities in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
• Minimum one architecture-level certification (Java, Cloud, TOGAF, or equivalent)

Expected Outcomes

• A well-governed product lifecycle with clear ownership, decision-making frameworks, and AI-embedded engineering standards
• A scalable, robust, and consistent platform architecture across all CARBON implementations
• Measurable improvement in engineering velocity through AI-assisted development tooling and automated workflows
• Reduced dependency on project-level customisations, preserving core product integrity
• Improved alignment between business goals, product evolution, and technical execution
• A future-ready platform with AI capabilities that deliver tangible value to regulators and enterprises