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Architect - Data & AI

Microsoft· Solution Architecture
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Hyderabad, Bangalore, NoidaFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior Architect leading AI-first delivery and data/AI modernization initiatives within Microsoft GCID, ensuring scalable, AI-native solutions aligned with client business outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Embed AI-first mindset into delivery workflows, leveraging automation and intelligent orchestration where applicable.
  • Lead end-to-end delivery of complex projects, ensuring solutions are scalable, robust, and aligned with client business outcomes.
  • Drive engineering excellence through reusable components, accelerators, and scalable architecture.
  • Oversee technical execution across multiple projects, ensuring adherence to best practices, quality standards, and compliance requirements.
  • Collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders to define strategies, delivery plans, milestones, and risk mitigation approaches.
  • Act as a technical point of contact for clients, translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
  • Ensure delivery models are optimized for modern AI-native execution, including integration of automation and intelligent processes.
  • Ability to step into at-risk projects, quickly assess issues, and establish a credible path to recovery or exit.
  • Promote high-quality architecture and ensure integrity and performance across delivery.
  • Establish secure coding, test-driven development, observability, and performance standards as defaults.
  • Support ongoing learning and certifications to stay current.
  • Advance adoption of modern methodologies like Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD for scalable solutions.
  • Cultivate technical rigor, innovation, and accountability within the team.
  • Apply AI-driven design for user-focused solutions that support business, architecture, and delivery goals.
  • Assess modern technologies to guide strategy.
  • Drive innovation in delivery methods and reusable tools to boost efficiency.
  • Promote best practices and continuous improvement across teams.
  • Engage with clients to assess their needs and provide guidance throughout projects.
  • Assist pre-sales teams by preparing estimates, demonstrating products, and developing proposals.
  • Maintain strong client relationships to ensure ongoing satisfaction and deliver value.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to encourage learning, collaboration, and technical excellence.
  • Review work, give feedback, and support team members' growth.
  • Ensure secure, compliant, and reliable solution delivery through secure coding, test driven‑ development, observability, design reviews, and quality gates across all engagements.

Qualifications

  • 20+ years of experience in software/solution engineering, with at least 10–15 years as Architect and Delivery leadership roles.
  • Proven experience in leading delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
  • Strong understanding of delivery methodologies (Agile, Scrum, DevOps, etc.) and adopt emerging practices for faster Go To Market (GTM) using Hyper Velocity Engineering
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and team leadership skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Relevant certifications are a plus.

Skills

Required:AI-first deliverySystems thinking & architectureData platforms (Azure, Snowflake, Teradata)Data engineering (Spark, Databricks, Kafka)Database technologies
Last updated Aug 13, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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