HCLTech
Solutions Architect
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We are a $13+ billion global technology company, home to more than 224,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud, and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. HCLTech is a globally recognized leader in the Tech and IT industry, but we’ve never forgotten the startup mindset that got us here. We’ve always approached our work with an idea-first attitude because every one of our accomplishments —no matter how big or small —can be traced back to an idea’s single spark.
It’s that spark —that inner drive —that sets our people apart from our competitors. It enables us not just to pull off game-changing feat after game-changing feat but to better our world in the process. We want you to find your spark. Because that’s what drives you to be better, be more and ultimately, be more fulfilled.
Job Title: Solution Architect (API Lab & Marketplace Focus)
Location: Edinburgh
Job Type: This is a fixed term contract role with HCLTech.
We are seeking an accomplished and visionary Solution Architect to join our dynamic API Lab team. In this pivotal role, you will be accountable for all architectural decisions related to our Marketplace platform, guiding its strategic development and ensuring technology delivery aligns seamlessly with business priorities.
We are open for 2 days onsite from Edinburgh
You will contribute in a high-performing team, driving innovation within an agile environment to tackle complex and high-impact challenges. This role requires strong deep technical expertise, and the ability to influence across all levels of the organization and with external partners. You will play a key role in setting direction and ensuring the successful delivery of architecturally significant outcomes for our API-driven initiatives.
What You'll Do:
- Architectural Strategy: Accountable for all architectural decisions within the API Lab's Marketplace platform, leading and mentoring a small team of architects.
- Strategic Roadmaps & Delivery: Guide, challenge, and support product and engineering teams in developing and delivering robust and future-proof strategic roadmaps for the Marketplace.
- Business & Technology Alignment: Act as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams, ensuring solution delivery aligns perfectly with business needs and priorities for the Marketplace.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Build and nurture trusted relationships across platforms, functions, and third-party vendors.
- Solution Shaping & Innovation: Leverage your insights to shape innovative business propositions, influence vendor products, and foster strategic industry partnerships to enhance our Marketplace offering.
- Technical Leadership: Drive architectural outcomes for a mid to large organization, actively participating in and influencing architectural forums and design reviews.
- Cloud Architecture Leadership (GCP Focus): Lead the design and share implementation plan of cloud-native and hybrid cloud solutions, with a strong emphasis on GCP (Google Cloud Platform) and its associated resources. While Azure experience is a plus, a deep understanding of GCP concepts and best practices is essential. You will clearly explain complex cloud concepts to diverse audiences and facilitate their adoption.
- Modern API Strategy: Champion and implement robust REST API design principles and best practices for the Marketplace and broader API ecosystem, ensuring secure, scalable, and performant integrations.
- Emerging Technologies: Maintain a keen awareness of emerging technologies, including GenAI, understanding their maturity, potential business applications, and alignment with our long-term strategy for the Marketplace.
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation: Foster a culture of continuous improvement and drive innovation within your domain and across the API Lab.
- Non-Functional Excellence: Design systems with a strong appreciation for non-functional considerations (e.g., performance, scalability, security, resilience, sustainability) relevant to established, complex organizations with large customer bases.
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What You'll Need:
- Extensive Solution Architecture Experience: Proven breadth of experience in solution architecture, specifically within an API-first environment or digital platform context, with a focus on Marketplace platforms or similar multi-tenant systems.
- GCP Cloud Expertise (Essential): Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and its associated services (e.g., Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, Apigee). Experience with Azure or AWS is desirable but GCP is paramount. You can clearly articulate cloud concepts and guide implementation.
- REST API Mastery (Essential): Strong expertise in designing, developing, and managing RESTful APIs, including API security, versioning, documentation (e.g., OpenAPI/Swagger), and API gateway solutions (e.g., Apigee). Extensive experience designing, developing, governing, and scaling enterprise API ecosystems. Strong expertise in RESTful API architecture, API security, authentication and authorization patterns (OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, mTLS), API versioning, lifecycle management, developer portals, API products, subscription management, API analytics, Smart Docs, sandbox environments, certificate management, and API gateway architectures.
- API Management Platform Experience (Essential): Proven experience architecting and implementing enterprise API management solutions using leading platforms such as Apigee, IBM API Connect, Kong Konnect/Gateway, and Azure API Management. Deep understanding of API gateway patterns, developer onboarding journeys, API productization, traffic management, policy enforcement, security controls, monetization capabilities, and multi-cloud API ecosystem architecture. Ability to evaluate, influence, and define enterprise API platform strategies aligned to business and technology objectives.
- Modern Technology Landscape: Solid technology knowledge across key areas such as:
- Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
- API and Event-Based Architectures
- Microservices
- Event-Driven Design
- Hybrid Cloud Deployment Models
- DevOps and CI/CD practices
- Modern Data Paradigms
- Cyber Security principles and "Security by Design"
- Resilience by Design
- Sustainability in technology architecture
- Collaborative & Influential: A strong team player with an open, collaborative, approachable, and friendly style. Proven ability to build strong relationships at all levels, break down barriers, and influence stakeholders effectively.
- Exceptional Communication: Ability to use strong storytelling skills, both written and verbal, when presenting complex technical recommendations and strategies in line with business priorities.
- Continuous Improvement Mindset: Proven success in establishing a culture of continuous improvement and driving innovation.
- Complex Organization Experience: Experience working in established, complex organizations with large customer bases, demonstrating a strong appreciation for non-functional considerations and how to design systems
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Benefits
- A supportive, diverse, and global team with a brilliant culture.
- Competitive compensation and benefits that includes up to 20 days’ vacation per year, various insurances like Term life and Business Travel insurance. These are apart from the statutory benefits applicable in the country. Employee benefits are regulated by an internal policy that contains full details regarding the entitlement and conditions for the benefits as per the law of the land.
- Great opportunities to make the role your own, upskill yourself and get involved with exciting projects.
- Total Wellbeing is our focus. Alongside your professional excellence, you join the likeminded colleagues to create a larger impact within the company and society at large in your chosen area of passion - CSR Council, Diversity Council, Women Connect, Sparks – Engagement Champion to name a few.
To know more about us visit – www.hcltech.com
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