Solutions Architect- Java/GCP

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver detailed solution architectures that meet functional and non-functional requirements.
• Create architecture artifacts such as system design documents, integration diagrams, and data flow models.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles, technology standards, and best practices.
• Guide the selection of appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools to support solution delivery.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, reusable, and aligned to enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and development teams to translate requirements into solution architectures.
• Provide hands-on support throughout the solution delivery lifecycle, including design reviews, code reviews, and troubleshooting.
• Design for scalability, resilience, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery (DR), and business continuity through resilient cloud and infrastructure designs.
• Participate in the Architecture Review Board (ARB) to review and approve solution designs.
• Lead solution-level designs integrating hybrid and multi-cloud environments (primarily GCP).
• Implement cloud-native architectures leveraging microservices, containers (Kubernetes, Docker), and serverless models.
• Design for scalability, resilience, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery (DR), and business continuity through resilient cloud and infrastructure designs.
• Actively troubleshoot infrastructure bottlenecks and optimize system performance through real-time monitoring, automation, and architecture improvements.
• Design application interfaces, APIs, and integration patterns for seamless system interoperability.
• Utilize API gateways, message brokers, and event-driven architectures (Kafka, Pub/Sub) to support high-performance integrations.
• Support master data management, metadata management, and data governance requirements.
• Implement rate limiting, load balancing, caching, and asynchronous processing for optimized API performance.
• Lead modernization of monolithic applications into cloud-native microservices with API-first design.
• Implement event-driven and asynchronous architectures to enhance performance and scalability.
• Provide hands-on coding guidance, code reviews, and debugging support, ensuring adherence to clean code principles and modern design patterns.
• Conduct performance tuning and optimization at the solution level.
• Ensure security best practices are incorporated, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and compliance (PCI-DSS, SOC2).
• Collaborate with InfoSec teams to align solutions with enterprise security frameworks.
• Promote the use of reusable components, standard integration patterns, and automation.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of architecture governance and solution design practices.
• Monitor emerging technologies and assess their potential impact on business capabilities.
• Manage enterprise-wide IT portfolio rationalization, technology roadmaps, technical debt priorities.
• Implement FinOps principles for cloud cost management and optimization, balancing performance, scalability, and efficiency.
• Drive cost visibility and efficiency through cloud-native monitoring, budgeting, and forecasting tools.
• Engage with technology vendors and key stakeholders to evaluate, select, and integrate best-fit solutions for the enterprise.
• Negotiate vendor contracts to ensure alignment with business goals and cost-effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Operates as a recognized expert to design architectures that align with business goals, affordability, practicality and technical feasibility.
• Works at an advanced level to design, implement, and manage cloud-based solutions across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, with a primary focus on GCP.
• Develops microservices-based architectures and API management strategies for scalable, secure integrations.
• Establishes data governance best practices, ensuring quality, security, and compliance.
• Implements enterprise security frameworks, risk assessment models, and regulatory compliance measures.
• Designs and optimizes continuous integration and delivery pipelines for agile software development within GCP environments.
• Leverages observability tools to monitor, diagnose, and optimize system performance.
• Ensures architecture decisions align with business strategies, operational efficiency, and revenue growth.
• Continuously explores and assesses new technologies for their potential impact and business value.
• Develops strategies to optimize cloud infrastructure costs, ensuring efficient financial management.

Preferred

• Retail Industry Experience with a strong understanding of store operations, merchandising, and omnichannel commerce.
• Auto Parts Industry Knowledge, including familiarity with aftermarket supply chains, inventory management, and distribution networks.
• Familiarity with Master Data Management (MDM) principles, architectures, and implementations.
• Experience with international, multi-lingual product catalog solutions and localization strategies.
• Experience with retail POS solutions and Commerce CMS platforms.
• Experience with Warehouse Automation & Material Handling Solutions.

Education

• Master's Degree or Equivalent Level Experience: Wide and deep experience providing expert competence (10 years to 15 years)
• Managerial Experience: Experience planning and managing resources to deliver predetermined objectives as specified by more senior managers (3 to 6 years)