Principal Architect ( .Net + Azure AWS )

We are looking for a highperforming Principal Architect to join the ESS Technology Software Engineering (ID&F) organization.

You will be #LI-hybrid based in Hyderabad and reporting to Head of Engineering.

This role demands a proven technical leader with deep engineering and architectural experience capable of shaping largescale missioncritical platforms across multicloud environments.

As a Principal Architect you will define the technical vision architectural strategy and modernization blueprint for ID&F products.

You will partner with engineering security product and operations teams to deliver secure resilient scalable and highperforming systems powering global Decisioning capabilities.

• Define evolve and govern the target-state architecture spanning Azure AWS and hybrid deployments.
• Architect highly scalable cloud-native backend systems built on C#/.NET Core Laravel/PHP and modern service-oriented patterns.
• Establish standards for microservices event-driven architectures API ecosystems and faulttolerant distributed systems.
• Drive data architecture decisions across SQL Server Cosmos DB Redis and high-throughput caching strategies.
• Provide architectural direction for modern UI frameworks including server-driven UI (HTMX) Bootstrap and lightweight JavaScript stacks.
• Lead modernization of legacy componentsPDF pipelines monoliths and older PHP modulesto modern maintainable architectures.
• Serve as the architectural authority for engineering teams influencing design decisions coding standards and technical best practices.
• Conduct architecture reviews produce system diagrams and define integration patterns across ID&F and related ESS components.
• Partner with Security SRE DevOps and Product teams to ensure solutions meet compliance operational readiness and resiliency standards.
• Evaluate emerging technologies tools and frameworks to guide longterm platform evolution.
• Integration & ModernizationLead integration planning between ID&F and the broader ESS Decisioning ecosystem.
• Define modernization strategies for legacy systems such as Braintree integrations PHP modules and large documentgeneration workflows.
• Establish standards for interoperability using REST APIs message queues event streaming and asynchronous communication patterns.
• Quality Performance & Operational ExcellenceEnsure system designs meet stringent requirements for scalability observability fault tolerance and performance.
• Provide architectural oversight for CI/CD pipelines automated testing and deployment standards.
• Conduct deep technical assessments and root-cause analysis to identify bottlenecks and improve system performance.
• Drive architectural consistency reduce technical debt and ensure long-term maintainability across all ID&F modules.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 15 years of experience in enterprise software engineering and architecture.
• Strong expertise in C#/.NET Core API architecture cloud-native design and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with Laravel/PHP and legacy modernization patterns.
• Solid understanding of UI architecture using HTMX Bootstrap and (or similar).
• Deep experience with SQL Server Cosmos DB Redis including data modeling performance tuning and scalability.
• Background in PDF/document processing pipelines (e.g. GhostScript merging workflows).
• Experience with Braintree or similar payment/transaction frameworks.
• Deep architectural knowledge of Azure and AWS multi-cloud ecosystems.
• Strong experience in defining DevOps CI/CD standards and automation pipelines.
• Lead cross-functional architecture discussions and influence technology strategy.
• Excellent system design experience.

Comfortable operating in Agile environments with globally distributed teams

Additional Information :

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Benefits

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This is a hybrid role.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time