Job Description:

Position Title Solution Architect
Experience-15 Years
Location-Chennai

Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced and highly capable Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of large-scale enterprise-grade technology solutions. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in enterprise architecture solution design system integration digital transformation open-source technology ecosystems AI-led solutions and delivery governance.
This role requires a strategic thinker with strong consulting pre-sales and solutioning capabilities who can translate business requirements into scalable secure and robust solution architectures. The candidate should have proven experience driving architecture decisions supporting complex bids and proposals and guiding cross-functional teams through successful solution implementation in complex enterprise environments.
Exposure to AI/ML-led solutions intelligent automation Generative AI and open-source-based platforms is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Solution Architecture
Define and drive end-to-end solution architecture for large-scale business and technology transformation programs.
Translate business requirements into solution blueprints target-state architectures and implementation roadmaps.
Lead architecture decisions across application data integration infrastructure security AI/ML and operational domains.
Ensure alignment of solution architecture with enterprise standards governance frameworks and business objectives.
Solution Design & Technology Leadership
Design scalable secure resilient and cost-effective enterprise solutions.
Architect solutions leveraging open-source technology stacks cloud-native platforms modern integration frameworks and digital ecosystems.
Drive adoption of modern architectural patterns including microservices event-driven architectures API-led connectivity and distributed systems.
Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies to support business transformation initiatives.
AI & Intelligent Automation
Identify opportunities to leverage AI Machine Learning Generative AI automation and analytics capabilities.
Design AI-enabled solution architectures to improve business outcomes operational efficiency and customer experience.
Provide guidance on AI integration patterns model consumption approaches prompt orchestration governance and responsible AI practices.
Collaborate with data and engineering teams to implement intelligent workflow solutions.
Architecture Governance & Delivery Assurance
Establish architecture governance processes design reviews and compliance checkpoints.
Ensure adherence to security scalability performance resilience and operational requirements.
Review technical designs and implementation approaches throughout the project lifecycle.
Identify and manage architectural risks dependencies assumptions and constraints.
Stakeholder & Business Engagement
Collaborate with business stakeholders engineering teams delivery teams architects data teams and technology partners.
Facilitate architecture workshops discovery sessions design reviews and solution discussions.
Act as a trusted advisor to customers and stakeholders on technology strategy modernization and transformation initiatives.
Present architecture recommendations and technology roadmaps to senior leadership and client executives.
Pre-Sales & Solutioning
Support pre-sales engagements solution consulting and business development initiatives.
Participate in RFP RFI and RFQ responses bid management and proposal development activities.
Provide effort estimations solution sizing scope definition and technical risk assessments.
Support customer presentations technical demonstrations architecture reviews and bid defense discussions.
Develop reusable solution assets accelerators frameworks and strategic offerings.
Leadership & Mentorship
Mentor technical teams and solution architects on architecture best practices and standards.
Promote continuous improvement innovation and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Foster collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and drive architectural excellence.

Required Skills & Competencies
Architecture & Solution Design
Strong experience in enterprise solution architecture and large-scale program delivery.
Deep understanding of application architecture distributed systems integration patterns APIs and enterprise platforms.
Expertise in microservices architecture event-driven systems and cloud-native solution design.
Strong knowledge of enterprise integration and platform modernization initiatives.
Open Source & Enterprise Technologies
Extensive experience with open-source technology stacks frameworks middleware databases and enterprise platforms.
Understanding of modern software development frameworks and enterprise architecture methodologies.
Experience in designing highly scalable and resilient enterprise applications.
Cloud & DevSecOps
Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and hybrid cloud solutions.
Experience with containerization and orchestration platforms.
Knowledge of DevSecOps practices CI/CD pipelines infrastructure automation and platform engineering.
Familiarity with observability monitoring logging and operational excellence frameworks.
Data Analytics & AI
Understanding of enterprise data architecture and analytics platforms.
Experience with AI/ML solution components and intelligent automation frameworks.
Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs) Generative AI concepts AI governance and AI integration approaches.
Knowledge of data processing technologies and modern data platforms.
Security & Non-Functional Architecture
Strong understanding of security architecture and secure design principles.
Experience with resilience engineering performance optimization scalability planning and disaster recovery strategies.
Knowledge of enterprise compliance and governance frameworks.
Consulting & Business Skills
Strong consulting analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to align technology strategies with business objectives.
Experience in customer-facing architecture engagements and strategic solutioning.
Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.

Preferred Technical Exposure
Open-source application frameworks and enterprise platforms
API management and integration platforms
Microservices and event-driven architectures
Cloud platforms and container technologies
Open-source databases and distributed data platforms
AI/ML ecosystems and intelligent automation solutions
Analytics and reporting platforms
Monitoring logging observability and DevSecOps toolchains

Preferred Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in Engineering Computer Science Information Technology or a related discipline.
Masters degree or higher qualification is an added advantage.
Architecture certifications such as TOGAF Cloud Architect Certifications (AWS Azure GCP) are desirable.
Certifications in AI Cloud Enterprise Architecture or DevOps are advantageous.

Preferred Experience
Experience working in multi-vendor and complex enterprise environments.
Exposure to cloud transformation and modernization programs.
Experience delivering AI-enabled analytics-driven and automation-focused enterprise solutions.
Prior consulting strategic solutioning or architecture-led transformation experience.
Experience supporting large-scale enterprise digital transformation initiatives.

Key Success Factors
Ability to define practical scalable and future-ready solution architectures.
Strong balance of technical depth business understanding and delivery focus.
Proven capability to support both business development and project delivery objectives.
High degree of ownership collaboration innovation and customer-centricity.
Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic outcomes.

Why Join This Opportunity
This role offers the opportunity to lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives architect next-generation digital platforms and shape AI-enabled business solutions while working with diverse technology ecosystems business leaders and global delivery teams.

We transform. SAP solutions into Value

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NTT DATA Business Solutions is a fast-growing international IT company and one of the worlds leading SAP partners. We are a full service provider delivering everything from business consulting to implementation of SAP solutions including hosting services and support.