Solutions Architect

Job Role- Solution Architect

Location - Milan, Italy

Job Description:

• Define and maintain the program target-state architecture across application, data, integration, and cloud platform layers
• Establish and govern reference migration patterns (rehost / replatform / refactor)
• Create solution design packs per migration wave (HLD / wave-level LLD inputs)
• Develop and maintain dependency and integration maps (internal systems, external interfaces, data flows)

Governance & Decision Management

• Own and maintain the Architecture Decision Log (ADR) with rationale and trade-offs
• Manage the exception register for deviations from architectural standards, including approvals and mitigation controls
• Produce architecture governance outputs, including design reviews, sign-offs, and audit-ready documentation

Risk & Constraints Management

• Perform wave-level risk and constraint assessments, covering technical, integration, security, and readiness aspects
• Work closely with delivery, platform, and DevOps teams to track and mitigate architectural risks

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Act as the architecture interface between client stakeholders, cloud platform teams, security/compliance, DevOps, and migration squads
• Support governance forums and ensure adherence to architectural guardrails and regulatory expectations

Required Skills & Experience

Mandatory

• 10+ years of IT experience with strong Solution Architecture background
• Proven experience in large-scale cloud migration programs, preferably in banking or financial services
• Strong understanding of:
• Application and integration architecture
• Non-functional requirements (security, performance, resiliency)
• Dependency and interface management
• Experience producing architecture artifacts:
• Target-state architecture
• Solution design packs
• ADRs, exception registers, and risk assessments

Google Cloud (Preferred)

• Hands-on experience designing solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Familiarity with migration factory / wave-based delivery models and DevSecOps-aligned architectures

Certifications (Preferred)

• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect (preferred)

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