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Job Description – Solutions Architect (Retail/ CPG domain) Location: Bangalore / Pune / Noida / Chennai / Bhubaneshwar / MaduraiThe Solution Architect (Technical) must have a strong foundation in design, development, and implementation of cloud-native applications in a real-time enterprise environment. The ideal candidate will have a full-stack development background and be capable of designing multi-application cross-functional solutions. You will be comfortable delivering solution architecture in an Agile environment and will have experience with CI/CD. Additionally, you will exhibit being comfortable with domain-driven design and event-driven architecture as well as possess expertise in secure application design. As a Software & Solution Architect within this IT organization, you will be expected to deliver a mindset with a hunger to learn and apply new technologies.Job Description – Solutions Architect (Retail/ CPG domain) Understanding of retail / CPG tech landscape including but not limited to ERP, POS, CRM, Media, digital assets, DMS and Loyalty systems. Clarity in entire retail value chain starting from procurement all the way upto consumer retailing.Experience across areas of first party consumer data ETL, data warehouse on cloud, marketplace integrations, omnichannel setup, integrations with digital assets , 3PM, 3PL interfaces etc.Responsibilities:Partner with business stakeholders to confirm understanding of business drivers and strategyLeverage industry and organizational standards, patterns and best practices to design technical solutions of varying complexityDefine the principles that guide technology decisions for the segment and use them to lead an application modernization and rationalization agendaAnalyze the current technology environment to detect critical deficiencies and collaborate with the Enterprise Architecture from other lines of business and delivery teams to recommend solutions for improvementRectify gaps and pain points within the current state by influencing the development, communication and implementation of the enterprise technology architecture.Build end-to-end solution plans in the form of roadmaps that define the future state solution, scope of solution initiatives, and solution delivery sequencing through architecture transition statesEffectively leverage appropriate design trade offs and cost/benefit analysis during this processSupport integration design, validation, test and executionParticipate as a hands-on technical engineer for presales engagementsEstablish and foster strong relationships with a broad audience of customers, service providers, vendors, partners, peers and leadershipCollaborates with cross functional peers to establish and maintain organizational best practices, processes and methodologiesRemains current on emerging technologies and conducts independent research to support business needs and requirementsSkills and Experience:Qualification: (Preferred but not Mandatory)Engineering Graduate or Master’s in computer science, Information Systems, or related field.Experience:10+ Years of experience in Information Technology having developed and architected large applications and platforms with experience in solution architecture, software architecture, Cloud Native technologies, Microservices, Docker/Containers, DevOps and Agile developmentSkills: (good to have)Experience leading architecture solutions that leveraging modern software engineering methodologies such as Event Driven Architecture, Object Oriented Programming, domain-driven design, microservice architecture, cloud native, service mesh and cloud design patterns both on-prem & in the cloudTrack record of success with application modernization and rationalizationExperience in performing technical assessment of current state of legacy systemsExperience with transforming a legacy monolithic application to a microservice based applicationTrack record of delivering applications on cloud-based infrastructure through various project delivery and development methodologies (e.g. Agile/SAFe, TDD etc.)Experience with DevOps mindset, architecture & toolset, automated deployment, continuous integration, and release engineering toolsStrong understanding of microservice architecture, hands-on experience in developing and deploying microservicesExperience with full stack developmentExperience with common open standards (REST, JSON, OAuth), messaging architecture (MQ, Kafka)Expertise in resilient application design and secure coding practicesExpertise in executing technical deep-dives on software design, code, and test artefactsExperience and deep understanding of logical and physical data modeling and relational database technologiesHands-on experience using JAVA, REST, microservices, and containersKnowledge of modern security technologies, compliance standards & processesStrong communication, documentation and presentation skills