Virtusa
Principal Architect
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Principal Architect
We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Architect to lead the design and evolution of enterprise-scale technology platforms. The ideal candidate will define architectural strategy, drive technical excellence, guide engineering teams, and ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions aligned with business goals.
The Principal Architect acts as a strategic technology leader across multiple products, platforms, and engineering teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own enterprise and solution architecture standards.
- Design scalable, resilient, and secure distributed systems.
- Lead architecture reviews, technical governance, and technology roadmaps.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, DevOps, security, and business stakeholders.
- Drive cloud-native architecture initiatives across AWS/Azure/GCP environments.
- Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools.
- Ensure system performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
- Mentor architects and senior engineers on design best practices.
- Establish architectural principles, coding standards, and governance processes.
- Lead modernization and digital transformation programs.
- Support pre-sales, client discussions, and technical solutioning where required.
- Manage technical risks, dependencies, and architecture compliance.
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Required Skills & Qualifications
Technical Skills
- Strong expertise in:
- Microservices architecture
- Event-driven systems
- API design & integration
- Distributed systems
- Enterprise integration patterns
- Deep knowledge of cloud platforms:
- AWS / Azure / GCP
- Experience with:
- Kubernetes & Docker
- CI/CD pipelines
- DevOps practices
- Infrastructure as Code
- Proficiency in one or more technologies:
- Java,.NET, Python, Go, Node.js
- Strong understanding of:
- Security architecture
- Data architecture
- High availability & disaster recovery
- Observability & monitoring
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Leadership Skills
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and executive leadership.
- Experience leading large engineering transformations.
- Strategic thinking with strong problem-solving capability.
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