Chief Architect

Location: Vasanthanagar

Fyne Hand is mandated to hire for the role of Chief Architect
- Associate Partner
- Enterprise Transformation & Azure Cloud . The position will be based in Bangalore / Pune / Gurgaon / Hyderabad.

Key responsibilities:

Architecture strategy and roadmap:
Own target-state enterprise architecture for distributed, cloud-native platforms and products across multiple business units
Define and govern reference architectures, blueprints, and standards for multi-tenant SaaS, microservices, and event-driven systems
Establish architecture metrics and outcomes tied to business objectives (e.g., lead-time reduction, reliability, cost)
Platform engineering and IDP:
Lead design and rollout of Internal Developer Platforms to standardize golden paths, improve developer experience, and accelerate delivery
Define platform SLAs/SLOs, golden templates, and paved roads for services, data, observability, and security
Cloud architecture and vendor neutrality:
Architect solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP with a vendor-neutral mindset; leverage managed services where it creates strategic advantage
Define multi-cloud landing zones, tenancy models, and portability patterns (12-factor, containers, IaC)
Multi-tenant SaaS at scale:
Design and operate secure, scalable, cost-efficient multi-tenant architectures including tenant isolation, entitlements, billing/quotas, and data protection
Establish patterns for regionalization, data residency, and compliance controls (GDPR, PCI, SOC 2 as applicable)
Security, identity, and compliance by design:
Embed security and privacy controls into architecture (Zero Trust, IAM, secrets management, KMS/HSM, network segmentation)
Partner with security and risk teams to implement governance, threat modeling, and continuous compliance automation
Dev Sec Ops  and engineering excellence:
Drive CI/CD, Git Ops, policy-as-code, and SRE practices; improve DORA metrics and engineering productivity
Introduce AI-driven SDLC accelerators and guardrails to reduce cycle time and increase quality
Integration, APIs, and service connectivity:
Define API strategy (gateway management, versioning, monetization) and service connectivity (service mesh, mTLS, traffic management)
Establish event streaming and data-in-motion patterns for real-time use cases
Data and AI platform architecture:
Guide modern data architectures (lakehouse, streaming, governance) and AI/ML platforms for model training, deployment, and monitoring
Partner with data and product teams to operationalize ML/GenAI responsibly at scale
Governance and operating model:
Lead architecture governance across a matrixed enterprise; run ARBs, standards councils, and technology guardrails
Build and mentor a high-performing architecture community of practice; scale via accelerators, reusable IP, and knowledge assets
Stakeholder leadership and communication:
Translate complex technical concepts into clear business narratives for executives and non-technical stakeholders

Minimum qualifications
15+ years in software engineering and architecture with significant time in senior/principal/chief architect roles
Deep expertise in cloud-native and distributed systems: microservices, event-driven architectures, CQRS, caching, resiliency patterns
Proven experience designing and operating multi-tenant SaaS platforms at enterprise scale
Strong hands-on experience on Azure
Security and identity: OAuth2/OIDC, SSO, SAML, RBAC/ABAC, secrets management, KMS, network policies, and zero trust principles
Container orchestration and connectivity:
Kubernetes, Helm/Kustomize, service meshes (e.g., Istio/Linkerd), and API management (e.g., Apigee, Kong, Azure/API Gateway)
Dev Sec Ops  and automation: CI/CD, Git Ops (Argo CD/Flux), IaC (Terraform, Cloud Formation, Bicep), policy-as-code (OPA), and supply-chain security
Data and AI: familiarity with lakehouse platforms (e.g., Databricks, Big Query, Snowflake), event streaming (Kafka/Pulsar), and AI/ML platforms (Sage Maker, Vertex AI, Azure ML); understanding of MLOps and responsible AI practices
Experience leading architecture governance in large, complex enterprises; established ARB processes and standards
Background in regulated industries (banking, insurance, public sector) or large enterprise SaaS products
Demonstrated ability to communicate crisply with executives and non-technical stakeholders and to influence cross-functional teams

Preferred qualifications
Prior responsibility for technology strategy across multiple products or business units and for P&L- or portfolio-impacting decisions
Track record building platform engineering functions/CoEs and internal developer platforms
Experience modernizing legacy systems at scale (e.g., monolith-to-microservices, application server migrations, language/runtime upgrades)
Experience creating IP/accelerators that reduce delivery effort and standardize modernization
Certifications such as TOGAF, cloud provider certifications, and advanced Dev Sec Ops /AI credentials

Key competencies
Enterprise technology leadership and strategic thinking
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