We are seeking a Principal Architect to drive the design, delivery, and scaling of advanced digital capabilities across our products and platforms. This role combines strong systems architecture thinking, a product mindset, and the ability to engage stakeholders, manage risk, and ensure compliance in a regulated environment.
You will work within a cross\-functional innovation POD (engineering, data, product, QA, and business partners), translating business opportunities into scalable, value\-driven capabilities while ensuring architectural soundness, security, and compliance.
- *Platform Innovation \& POD Leadership**
- Lead and inspire a cross\-functional POD, setting technical direction and delivery approach for advanced platform initiatives.
- Define high\-impact use cases aligned with product strategy, business value, and measurable outcomes.
- Drive experimentation (POCs) through to production\-grade solutions, ensuring operational readiness and adoption.
- Own end\-to\-end solution architecture, including data flows, APIs, integration patterns, and cloud infrastructure.
- Ensure scalability, reliability, maintainability, and observability of solutions.
- Partner with security, platform, and infrastructure teams to align with enterprise standards.
- *Intelligent Capabilities**
- Design and integrate intelligent and automated capabilities, including modern retrieval approaches, advanced data processing, and large\-model\-based techniques where they provide clear value.
- Translate complex technical concepts into clear solution designs and trade\-offs.
- *Product, Stakeholder \& Compliance Responsibilities**
- Maintain a strong product and value mindset, focusing on adoption and ROI.
- Communicate effectively with senior leaders and cross\-functional stakeholders.
- Embed risk management, security, privacy, and regulatory compliance by design.
- *Key Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:**
- Proven experience in solution or systems architecture within complex environments.
- Strong experience with cloud\-native platforms, APIs, and microservices.
- Hands\-on exposure to modern intelligent system patterns (e.g., retrieval techniques, embeddings, prompt\-driven workflows).
- Experience leading cross\-functional teams or PODs.
- Strong communication skills and experience in regulated environments are a plus.
- Experience scaling innovative capabilities from POC to enterprise adoption.
- Familiarity with governance and responsible practices for intelligent systems.
What Success Looks Like
- Delivery of high\-impact, measurable digital capabilities.
- Secure, compliant, and scalable solutions in production.
- Recognition as a trusted architecture and innovation leader.
- *Work hours: 1 PM to 10 PM IST**
- *Relocation assistance: Yes**
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