Senior Technical Architect — AWS Cloud Solutions

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**Senior Technical Architect — AWS Cloud Solutions - Gurgaon/Noida/Pune/Bangalore** *Individual Contributor, Senior/Lead Level |* ***Hands-On Technical Role*** **Role Summary** EXL Digital is hiring **Senior/Lead Enterprise Architects** with deep, hands-on expertise in cloud-native architecture on AWS to own end-to-end technical design and solution architecture across multiple product lines or client engagements. This is an **individual-contributor** role, not a people-management position. It calls for a proven, senior technologist with strong reasoning ability — someone who can independently take an ambiguous business problem, design a sound enterprise architecture for it, and work directly with engineering teams to troubleshoot and deliver, across several concurrent engagements with minimal oversight. **About EXL Digital** At EXL, we believe there is always a better way. We look deeper, we find it, and we make it happen. We've built a culture founded on core values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and respect. **Key Responsibilities** **Own End-to-End Architecture** - Define and own end-to-end enterprise architecture — application, data, integration, security, and cloud layers — for one or more product lines or client engagements. - Translate ambiguous business goals into clear architectural blueprints and reference implementations, applying strong first-principles reasoning to design pragmatic, defensible solutions. - Design cloud-native and serverless solutions on AWS, following AWS Well-Architected principles, across compute, networking, storage, and data layers. - Lead architecture and design reviews across teams; make, and stand behind, build-vs-buy and technology trade-off decisions independently. - Design integration strategies for internal services, third-party systems, and partner APIs (REST, GraphQL, event-driven, messaging), and lead complex enterprise system integrations. **Drive Technical Delivery Across Multiple Engagements** - Operate with a high degree of autonomy across multiple concurrent solutions — driving architecture and technical decisions to closure without needing close oversight. - Provide hands-on technical troubleshooting support to engineering teams — working directly with them to resolve production issues, performance bottlenecks, and integration failures. - Build proof-of-concepts and reference implementations to validate architectural approaches before broader rollout. - Embed security, compliance, and Well-Architected best practices into every design (IAM, encryption, secrets management, threat modeling). **Design AI-Enabled Solutions** - Architect solutions that incorporate AWS AI/ML and agentic AI services (e.g., Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker) at the solution-design level — evaluating where generative AI and agent-based patterns fit within a broader enterprise architecture. - Stay current on the AWS AI/ML landscape and recommend where it creates real architectural or business value. **Communicate and Influence** - Communicate architecture and trade-offs clearly to executives, clients, product managers, and engineers alike. - Influence engineering teams toward architectural standards and best practices, earning trust through technical credibility. **Required Qualifications** - 15+ years in enterprise application/systems development, including 5+ years operating at architect or principal-engineer level. - Deep, hands-on expertise designing cloud-native architectures on AWS — compute, serverless, networking, storage, databases, and security — fluent in the AWS Well-Architected Framework. - Strong reasoning and problem-solving ability — a proven track record designing scalable, resilient software systems and enterprise architectures from ambiguous requirements. - Experience with microservices, event-driven architecture, API design (REST/GraphQL), and complex enterprise system integrations. - Demonstrated ability to independently drive technical decisions and troubleshoot directly with engineering teams across multiple concurrent engagements. - Solid data architecture background — relational (PostgreSQL/MySQL), NoSQL, caching, and search. - Working knowledge of security architecture (OAuth, SAML, SSO, IAM, encryption, secrets management, secure SDLC). - Familiarity with DevOps/IaC practices (Terraform/CloudFormation, CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes). - Excellent communication skills — able to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders alike. - Experience designing solutions that incorporate AWS AI/ML and agentic AI services (e.g., Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker) at the architecture level. **Preferred Qualifications** - AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, or equivalent. - Experience working across multiple client accounts or business units concurrently (systems-integrator or consulting background a plus). - Exposure to modern frontend frameworks (React, Vue, or Angular) sufficient for full-stack architectural decisions. - Experience in Agile/SCRUM environments, leading architecture across sprints and releases. **Education** - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.