Associate Distinguished Engineer (Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Architecture, GenrativeAI, E-Commerce Domain)

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Company Description 👋🏼We're Nagarro . We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at a scale — across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (18000+ experts across 36 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We are looking for great new colleagues. That is where you come in! Requirements Job Description • 15–19 years of overall experience in software development and technology architecture. • Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect, Technology Architect, or Solution Architect with a strong focus on cloud architecture and generative AI. • Deep expertise in designing and architecting large-scale enterprise applications and eCommerce platforms. • Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft .NET Framework, .NET Core / .NET 6+, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, and C#. • Extensive knowledge of microservices architecture, event-driven architecture, API-first design, and service-oriented architecture (SOA). • Demonstrated experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure; AWS experience is a plus. • Proficiency in SQL Server, NoSQL databases, caching technologies, and messaging platforms. • Solid understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). • Experience integrating third-party systems, payment gateways, ERP, CRM, and other enterprise applications. • Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks, modernization strategies, and legacy system transformation. • Ability to evaluate, select, and validate technology stacks, frameworks, and architectural patterns aligned with business goals. • Proven track record of leading architecture reviews, technical assessments, and proof-of-concepts (POCs). • Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. • Strong technical leadership and mentoring capabilities to guide development teams through the entire software development lifecycle. • Experience in effort estimation, solution sizing, risk assessment, and technology roadmap planning. • Familiarity with architecture governance, security best practices, compliance requirements, and coding standards. • Preferred qualifications include experience in retail and eCommerce domains, legacy application modernization programs, and cloud migration initiatives. • Architecture certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, TOGAF, or AWS Solutions Architect are highly desirable. Responsibilities • Define and drive the overall solution architecture for enterprise applications, eCommerce platforms, and legacy systems. • Evaluate, identify, validate, and recommend appropriate technologies, frameworks, and architectural patterns aligned with business objectives. • Challenge existing technical approaches and provide alternative solutions to improve scalability, maintainability, security, and performance. • Design end-to-end application architectures, integration strategies, and modernization roadmaps. • Lead architecture reviews, technical assessments, and proof-of-concepts (POCs). • Collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams, engineering teams, and leadership to translate business requirements into technical solutions. • Define application, integration, security, cloud, and data architecture standards. • Drive modernization of legacy applications to modern cloud-native and microservices-based architectures. • Ensure adherence to architecture governance, coding standards, security best practices, and compliance requirements. • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams throughout the software development lifecycle. • Participate in effort estimation, solution sizing, risk assessment, and technology roadmap planning. • Support pre-sales activities, solution proposals, and customer presentations when required. Qualifications Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.