About MBRDI
Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI), headquartered in Bengaluru with a satellite office in Pune, is the largest R&D center for Mercedes-Benz Group AG outside of Germany. Our mission is to drive innovation and excellence in automotive engineering, digitalization, and sustainable mobility solutions, shaping the future of mobility.
About the Role
MBRDI is seeking a Platform Architect to lead the design, integration, and continuous evolution of our AWS-based Helios cloud platform ecosystem. Our platform which powers enterprise applications across Sales and After-Sales verticals is currently undergoing a strategic merger of two previously independent platforms. The architect will play a pivotal role in harmonizing these ecosystems, resolving integration challenges, rationalizing services, and defining a unified architectural vision.
This is a senior technical role that blends architecture strategy, hands-on technical expertise to ensure scalability, security, developer productivity, and operational excellence across the platform.
Key Responsibilities
Platform Integration & Rationalization
- Lead the architectural integration of two existing AWS-based platform ecosystems.
- Assess overlaps, dependencies, and inconsistencies across components such as EKS clusters, CI/CD pipelines, observability tools, and IAM models.
- Provide architecture review and consultation to platform and engineering teams to resolve integration challenges and ensure consistent design principles.
- Define a target-state architecture for a unified, scalable internal developer platform (IDP).
- Establish a clear roadmap for consolidation, migration, and decommissioning of redundant services.
Platform Architecture & Strategy
- Define and evolve the end-to-end architecture of the internal platform ecosystem spanning: Cloud Excellence (EKS Dedicated Clusters, Namespaces, ECS, Lambda, Launchpad for Mainframe), Developer Ecosystem (JFrog Artifactory, Harbor, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, PactFlow), Event & Data Framework (Kafka-based EventHub, CFT Adapters), Security & Compliance (Bluebox Secure Orchestration, Guardrails, Compliance Dashboards), Observability & Operations (Datadog, centralized monitoring).
- Establish platform-wide standards, reusable patterns, and automation frameworks for consistent adoption across domains.
- Drive innovation while maintaining architectural governance and cost efficiency.
Platform Engineering Leadership
- Collaborate with engineering leads to build reusable services, plugins, and self-service capabilities (e.g., via Backstage, AWS ordering tools, and Jira Service Desk).
- Champion automation-first principles using Terraform, CloudFormation, and GitHub Actions.
- Provide expert guidance on DevSecOps, GitOps, and continuous delivery practices.
Security, Compliance & Governance
- Design and enforce architecture standards aligned with enterprise security and compliance policies.
- Oversee implementation of automated guardrails, IAM frameworks, and secure orchestration layers (Bluebox).
- Continuously review and enhance the Security & Compliance Dashboard to maintain transparency and auditability.
Observability, Reliability & Operations
- Define observability and reliability standards using Datadog and other monitoring tools.
- Establish platform SLOs/SLIs and promote proactive incident management and root cause analysis.
- Drive operational maturity through standardization and automation.
Architecture Consultation & Stakeholder Collaboration
- Act as a trusted consultant to platform, application, and infrastructure teams for architectural reviews, modernization decisions, and migration strategies.
- Engage with senior stakeholders from Sales and After-Sales domains to align the unified platform's roadmap with business objectives.
- Foster collaboration across domain architects, security, and data teams to ensure holistic design integration.
Education: B.E/B.Tech (Computer Science)
Experience: 12 - 15 years
Type of Work: Cloud Platform Architecture & Engineering, Solution/Enterprise Architecture
- 12-15years of overall IT experience, with 810 years of hands-on expertise in AWS cloud architecture and platform engineering.
- Proven experience in platform consolidation and integration across multiple business domains or independent ecosystems.
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes (EKS), ECS, Lambda, Terraform/CloudFormation, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and Kafka.
- Strong knowledge of DevSecOps, CI/CD, automation frameworks, and observability stacks (Datadog preferred).
- Experience with developer ecosystem tools such as JFrog Artifactory, Harbor, Backstage, and PactFlow.
- Solid understanding of cloud security, IAM, guardrails, and compliance automation frameworks.
- Prior experience integrating or migrating legacy / mainframe-linked systems into modern, cloud-native environments.
Why Join Us
- Be part of a purpose-driven organization that is shaping the future of mobility
- Work on cutting-edge technologies and global projects
- Thrive in a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive environment
- Access world-class infrastructure and continuous learning opportunities
Equal Opportunity Statement
At MBRDI, we are committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of gender, background, or ability.
