Solution Architect Primary Skills • Architecture & Design patterns - Microservices, Cloud-native, API-First, Event-driven architecture styles • Tech Stack - Java, Spring boot / Quarkus, REST, Postgres or any RDBMS, Kubernetes, Kafka, OAUTH2, CI / CD pipeline concepts • Certification in TOGAF / Cloud (Ex: AWS / GCP / Azure SA) Experience • Solid Experience in developing products in BFSI (Cards & Payments), product engineering best practices. • Experience in Banking industry frameworks like BIAN, Open banking, ISO20022 • Must have breadth of knowledge & experience applying architecture / design in (Scalable Web Architectures, API-First design, Event-driven architecture, Cloud-native, Microservices / Serverless computing, DevSecOps, Data Migration) • Minimum 5 – 8 years of experience in defining and delivering Solution Architecture for large programs / digital transformations / point solutions. • Must have delivered end to end solution covering Application, Data, Infra and Security Key Responsibilities and Tasks • Collaborate with various stakeholders from Product Owner, BA, Engineering Lead, System Teams, RTE to define optimal system design • Ensure Solution design meets functional and non-functional requirements. Define roadmap including different milestones and deliverables to meet the end vision • Participate in PI planning as solution lead, resolve dependencies between components and communicate solution intent to teams • Ensure Solution delivered is aligned to Enterprise policies, principles, design patterns and take the solution through appropriate approval / validation • Work with Engineering Lead / development team to make sure the solutions are built as per target state in an iterative manner • Participate as Solution Lead in defining ARTs, prioritize capability to build, enabling modern engineering practices and continuous delivery , built-in quality • Mentor the team in architecture and technology area and drive reusable assets build, accelerators Preferred personal qualities • Excellent communication and stakeholder management capability • Ability to multi-task, problem solving