Expert Architect @ Ciklum

Description

Ciklum is looking for a Expert Architect to join our team full-time in India.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4, 000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role:

As a Expert Architect, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. You will join a highly motivated team and will be working on a modern solution for our clients. We are looking for technology experts who want to make an impact on new businesses by applying best practices and taking ownership.

• Identify key business stakeholders and establish communication with them


• Identify business goals and objectives


• Gather primary functionality, quality characteristics of software behavior and given constraints


• Elaborate business, information and technology architectures mapping


• Elaborate architecture vision which satisfies architecturally significant requirements; through trade-off analysis, proof of concepts implementation, and benchmarking


• Set up and manage architecture design and documentation processes


• Document and communicate architecture decisions and trade-offs to major stakeholders


• Review and validate design decisions made by downstream and ensure they satisfy the solution architecture vision


• Organises and maintains knowledge assets


• Conducts recruitment interviews


• Facilitates selection, assessment and onboarding processes


• Sets performance targets, and monitors progress against agreed quality and performance criteria


• Uses consistent processes for identifying potential risk events, quantifying and documenting the probability of occurrence and the impact on the business


• Identifies the communications and relationship needs of stakeholder groups


• Implements stakeholder engagement/communications plan


• Develops, evolves and adapts innovation tools, processes, and infrastructures to drive the process of innovation


• Contributes to the development of policies, standards and guidelines for strategy development and planning

We know that sometimes, you can t tick every box. We would still love to hear from you if you think you re a good fit!

• Architecture:
  
  
  
  • Leads the development of systems architectures in specific business, infrastructure or functional areas
  
  
  • Ensures that appropriate tools and methods are available, understood and employed in architecture development
  
  
  • Provides advice on technical aspects of solution development and integration
  
  
  • Ensures that relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices are applied
  
  
  
  


• Software Design:
  
  
  
  • Selects, adopts and adapts appropriate systems design methods, tools and techniques
  
  
  • Undertakes impact analysis on major design options and trade-offs
  
  
  • Contributes to the development of systems design policies and standards and selection of architecture components
  
  
  • Comprehensive understanding of paradigms, principles, and methodologies such as SOLID, GRASP, TDD, and DDD
  
  
  • Strong foundation in designing solutions that adhere to development standards focused on the most prominent qualities such as operation excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization and sustainability
  
  
  
  


• Requirements and release management:
  
  
  
  • Plans and drives scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for large/complex initiatives
  
  
  • Takes responsibility for understanding client requirements, collecting data, delivering analysis and problem resolution
  
  
  • Plans, organizes and conducts audits and determines whether appropriate quality control has been applied
  
  
  • Leads the assessment, analysis, planning and design of release packages, including assessment of risk
  
  
  • Conducts post-release reviews
  
  
  • Ensures release processes and procedures are applied and that releases can be rolled back as needed
  
  
  
  


• Business skills:
  
  
  
  • Employing Business Acumen to align technology solutions effectively with organizational objectives
  
  
  • Demonstrating Strategic Thinking by anticipating future business needs and designing scalable architectures accordingly
  
  
  • Demonstrating strong Leadership Skills by motivating cross-functional teams, guiding decision-making processes, and fostering collaboration
  
  
  • Identifying and mitigating risks associated with technology investments and architectural decisions through effective Risk Management
  
  
  • Navigating organizational changes adeptly and managing resistance to ensure smooth transitions, exemplifying effective Change Management
  
  
  • Monitor and maintain financial records, assist IT with financial tasks, and contribute to financial planning, and budgeting
  
  
  
  

• Certifications on:
  
  
  
  • Architecture framework (SEI, TOGAF, etc. )
  
  
  • Cloud providers (Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Google GCP)
  
  
  • Delivery processes (SAFe, Agile, etc. )
  
  
  
  

• Care: your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance, as well as financial and legal consultation


• Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy licence, language courses and company-paid certifications


• Growth environment: share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally


• Flexibility: hybrid work mode at Chennai or Pune


• Opportunities: we value our specialists and always find the best options for them. Our Resourcing Team helps change a project if needed to help you grow, excel professionally and fulfil your potential


• Global impact: work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients


• Welcoming environment: feel empowered with a friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company and regular team-building events