About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Solution Architect to define, guide, and govern enterprise platform architecture for large-scale digital transformation initiatives.

The role is responsible for establishing architecture direction, defining strategic technology capabilities, and ensuring alignment between business objectives, enterprise architecture principles, and long-term technology evolution.

The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping enterprise technology foundations that enable scalability, operational excellence, innovation, and sustainable business growth.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Platform Architecture

• Define and govern enterprise platform architecture principles, standards, and reference models.
• Develop technology roadmaps supporting long-term business and transformation objectives.
• Establish reusable architecture patterns and foundational technology capabilities.
• Ensure consistency across enterprise-wide solutions and technology platforms.
• Strategic Technology Planning
• Define strategic architecture direction for enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and assess applicability within enterprise environments.
• Support technology modernization and capability enablement efforts.
• Balance innovation, scalability, performance, security, and operational requirements.

Solution Alignment and Governance

• Ensure solution architectures align with enterprise platform strategy and architecture standards.
• Review proposed solutions and identify potential technology duplication, complexity, or architectural risks.
• Guide delivery teams in applying architecture principles and best practices.
• Govern architecture consistency across multiple initiatives and domains.

Operational Readiness

• Assess operational feasibility and sustainability of proposed platforms and solutions.
• Evaluate reliability, scalability, supportability, observability, resilience, and lifecycle management considerations.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, security, and delivery teams to ensure successful implementation outcomes.

Architecture Leadership

• Provide architecture leadership across transformation programs and strategic initiatives.
• Facilitate architecture governance forums and decision-making processes.
• Mentor architects and technology professionals across the organization.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior technology and business leaders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor‘s Degree or higher in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related disciplines.

Experience

• Minimum 12 years of experience in enterprise technology architecture.
• Minimum 5 years in enterprise architecture, platform architecture, or strategic solution architecture roles.
• Proven experience designing and governing enterprise-scale technology ecosystems.
• Experience supporting large transformation initiatives involving multiple business and technology domains.

Technical Competencies

• Enterprise Architecture
• Platform Architecture
• Cloud Architecture
• Systems Integration
• Data and Information Architecture
• Application Architecture
• Technology Modernization
• Architecture Governance
• Enterprise Security Principles
• DevSecOps and Engineering Practices

Soft Skills

• Strategic thinking and business alignment
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement
• Leadership and influence without authority
• Problem solving in complex enterprise environments
• Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in banking, financial services, insurance, telecommunications, or other large enterprises.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, ArchiMate, or equivalent.
• Experience leading enterprise architecture governance activities.
• Experience designing modern platforms within hybrid enterprise environments.
• Professional certifications related to enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, security, or technology strategy.