Solution Architect

Architecture & Design:

- Define end-to-end solution architectures for complex business initiatives.

- Create scalable, resilient, and maintainable architectures using modern design principles.

- Produce high-quality architecture artifacts including HLDs, solution designs, sequence diagrams, and deployment architectures.

- Evaluate technology options and provide recommendations based on cost, risk, performance, and strategic alignment.

Microservices & Integration:

- Design and govern microservices-based architectures.

- Define API-first solutions using REST, GraphQL, or event-driven patterns.

- Implement integration patterns using Kafka, Pub/Sub, MQ, Event Streams, and service meshes.

- Ensure loose coupling, domain-driven design, and bounded context principles.

Cloud & Platform Engineering:

- Architect solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP.

- Design cloud-native applications leveraging containers and Kubernetes.

- Drive Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.

- Ensure scalability, observability, resilience, and operational readiness.

Security & Compliance:

- Embed security-by-design principles into all solutions.

- Implement IAM, OAuth2, OIDC, SSO, mTLS, encryption, and secrets management.

- Conduct architecture risk assessments and threat modelling.

- Ensure compliance with organisational security, risk, and regulatory standards.

Data Architecture:

- Design operational and analytical data architectures.

- Define data models, data governance, lineage, and retention strategies.

- Implement event-driven and real-time data processing architectures.

- Work with relational, NoSQL, and distributed data platforms.

Skills

Solution Architect, Solution Design