Solution Architect - Cloud & Microservices
First seen by Alion on Sep 26, 2026.
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
Microservices Architecture, Cloud, AWS, Azure, iAM, Terraform, CloudFormation