Lead Solution Architect - Digital Transformation

As an experienced Lead Solution Architect, you will be an integral part of our Digital Transformation journey. Your role will involve designing and guiding modern, scalable, and customer-centric digital solutions across the organization, leveraging technologies like cloud, open source, AI/ML, and modern engineering practices. You will play a crucial role in delivering high-impact business solutions across multiple domains. This hands-on leadership position requires strong architectural expertise, effective stakeholder engagement, and the ability to work independently in a cross-functional environment. **Key Responsibilities:** - Define end-to-end solution architecture aligned with business needs - Design scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions across cloud and on-prem environments - Propose multiple solution options and clearly explain trade-offs - Review solution designs and provide architectural governance - Drive application modernization and digital transformation initiatives - Define solutions in an Agile environment with evolving architectures - Work closely with engineering and product teams to guide implementation - Contribute hands-on when required to support delivery teams - Plan and prioritize work for self and team based on project needs - Act as a technology advisor to developers, architects, and product leaders - Guide teams on architectural styles, design patterns, and best practices - Identify opportunities to optimize compute, memory, and network usage - Lead architecture discussions, reviews, and technical workshops - Drive adoption of modern technologies through PoCs and case studies - Promote reuse of common components, frameworks, and utilities - Educate teams on technology standards, tools, and platforms - Mentor teams and lead knowledge-sharing initiatives **Qualifications Required:** - 9 to 15 years of experience in Solution Architecture - Strong experience in cloud-based architectures and application modernization - Experience designing internet, intranet, and extranet applications - Exposure to AI/ML, Chatbots, or intelligent systems is a plus - Strong understanding of integration patterns and distributed systems **Location:** - Chennai **Technical Skills:** - Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP any one preferred) - Microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures - DevOps, CI/CD, containerization concepts - Modern backend and frontend architectures - Strong documentation and design skills **Soft Skills:** - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills - Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences - Pragmatic, value-driven approach to technology - Strong collaboration and leadership mindset If you have experience in automobile, manufacturing, or large enterprise environments, and have worked in global, distributed teams, it would be a plus. As an experienced Lead Solution Architect, you will be an integral part of our Digital Transformation journey. Your role will involve designing and guiding modern, scalable, and customer-centric digital solutions across the organization, leveraging technologies like cloud, open source, AI/ML, and modern engineering practices. You will play a crucial role in delivering high-impact business solutions across multiple domains. This hands-on leadership position requires strong architectural expertise, effective stakeholder engagement, and the ability to work independently in a cross-functional environment. **Key Responsibilities:** - Define end-to-end solution architecture aligned with business needs - Design scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions across cloud and on-prem environments - Propose multiple solution options and clearly explain trade-offs - Review solution designs and provide architectural governance - Drive application modernization and digital transformation initiatives - Define solutions in an Agile environment with evolving architectures - Work closely with engineering and product teams to guide implementation - Contribute hands-on when required to support delivery teams - Plan and prioritize work for self and team based on project needs - Act as a technology advisor to developers, architects, and product leaders - Guide teams on architectural styles, design patterns, and best practices - Identify opportunities to optimize compute, memory, and network usage - Lead architecture discussions, reviews, and technical workshops - Drive adoption of modern technologies through PoCs and case studies - Promote reuse of common components, frameworks, and utilities - Educate teams on technology standards, tools, and platforms - Mentor teams and lead knowledge-sharing initiatives **Qualifications Required:** - 9 to 15 years of experience in Solution Architecture - Strong experience in cloud-based architectures and application modernization - Experience designing internet, intranet, and extranet applications - Exposure to AI/ML, Chatbots, or intelligent systems is a plu