Role : Senior Technical Architect
Location : Gurgaon | Hybrid
Experience : 10+ Years
Duration : 12 Months
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced Senior Technical Architect to lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-grade digital platforms and solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in CMS/DXP platforms, modern web technologies, cloud architecture, microservices, and composable/headless architectures. This is a client-facing role requiring strong technical leadership, architecture governance, stakeholder management, and the ability to translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performing technology solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and technical design of complex enterprise applications and digital experience platforms.
- Define scalable headless, composable, and API-first architectures aligned with business requirements.
- Design solutions using leading CMS/DXP platforms such as AEM, Sitecore, Optimizely, Contentful, or Drupal.
- Architect modern front-end solutions using React, Angular, Vue, or Next.js with TypeScript.
- Design backend services using .NET Core, Java, Node.js, and/or Python.
- Define and implement REST/GraphQL APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
- Design cloud-native solutions across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
- Establish best practices for Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD.
- Ensure solutions meet enterprise requirements for security, performance, scalability, availability, and observability.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle.
- Conduct architecture reviews, evaluate technology choices, and define technical standards and best practices.
- Work closely with clients, business stakeholders, product teams, and engineering teams to understand requirements and develop effective solutions.
- Prepare architecture documentation, technical specifications, solution blueprints, and design decisions.
- Identify technical risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend improvements to existing platforms and architectures.
Must-Have Skills & Experience
- 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, with at least 5+ years in Architecture roles.
- Strong experience with one or more CMS/DXP platforms :
- Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
- Sitecore
- Optimizely
- Contentful
- Drupal
- Strong expertise in Headless, Composable, and API-first architecture.
- Hands-on experience with modern front-end technologies such as React, Angular, Vue, or Next.js and TypeScript.
- Strong backend development/architecture experience with .NET Core, Java, Node.js, and/or Python.
- Expertise in REST, GraphQL, Microservices, and Event-driven architecture.
- Strong experience with at least one major cloud platform : Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Hands-on knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD.
- Strong understanding of application security, performance optimization, scalability, and observability.
- Excellent client-facing, communication, consulting, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to lead architecture discussions and communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Good To Have
- Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, or AI-enabled application architecture.
- Experience with integration platforms such as MuleSoft or Boomi.
- Hands-on experience with Kafka and event streaming.
- Knowledge of authentication and authorization standards such as OAuth2, OIDC, and SAML.
- Experience designing and managing multi-cloud architectures.
- AEM or Sitecore certification.
- Experience working on large-scale digital transformation or enterprise modernization initiatives.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a strong technical architect and technology leader with deep experience in enterprise digital platforms, CMS/DXP, cloud-native architectures, and modern application development. The candidate should be comfortable working directly with clients and stakeholders while providing hands-on architectural guidance to engineering teams and driving the delivery of secure, scalable, high-performance, and future-ready solutions.
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