Ciklum is looking for a Solution 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 Solution Architect, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. The Solution Architect will play a critical role in defining the architecture, ensuring scalability, security, performance, and successful delivery of the platform. The architect will work closely with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to establish architecture standards and drive implementation across multiple teams.
Responsibilities:
- Define and own the end-to-end solution architecture for the HiTrix platform
- Design scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise applications aligned with business objectives
- Lead architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and technology decisions
- Define application, integration, data, and infrastructure architecture
- Establish architecture standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices
- Guide development teams on implementation approaches and technical solutions
- Design cloud-native, microservices-based solutions with high availability and resilience
- Ensure compliance with security, governance, and regulatory requirements
- Drive performance optimization, scalability, and operational excellence initiatives
- Define integration strategies with internal and external systems
- Collaborate with product, engineering, DevOps, and business stakeholders throughout the delivery lifecycle
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and governance across engineering teams
- Support CI/CD strategy, release management, and deployment architecture
- Mandatory Technical Skills
- Frontend
- ReactJS
- Next.js
- Responsive Web Application Development
- Microservices-based Frontend Architecture
- Multi-Zone Deployment Architecture
- Backend
- Python
- Django
- Database
- PostgreSQL
- Cloud & Infrastructure
- AWS Cloud Platform
- Redis (ElastiCache)
- DevOps
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Architecture & Enterprise Solutions
- Microservices Architecture
- Distributed Systems
- Solution Design
- System Integration
- API Architecture
- Security & Compliance
- Enterprise Application Architecture
- External System Integrations
- High Availability & Scalability
Requirements:
- 12+ years of software engineering experience with significant experience in Solution Architecture roles
- Proven experience architecting and delivering large-scale enterprise applications
- Strong expertise in designing cloud-native applications on AWS
- Hands-on experience with ReactJS, Next.js, Python, and Django-based ecosystems
- Extensive experience in microservices architecture and distributed systems
- Strong understanding of security, compliance, governance, and architecture best practices
- Experience designing and implementing integrations with third-party and enterprise systems
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD practices and DevOps methodologies
- Experience with high-volume transactional platforms and workflow-driven systems
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to drive technical decisions across multiple teams and workstreams
Desirable:
- Marketplace Platform experience
- Workflow Engine or BPM platform experience
- Event-Driven Architecture
- Redis caching strategies and performance optimization
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)
- AWS Certifications
- TOGAF or equivalent Architecture certifications
What’s in it for you?
- Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment
- Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise
- Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications
- Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies
- Care: We’ve got you covered with company-paid medical insurance, mental health support, and financial & legal consultations
About us:
At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.
India is a strategic innovation hub for Ciklum, with growing teams in Chennai and Pune leading advancements in EdgeTech, AR/VR, IoT, and beyond. Join us to collaborate on game-changing solutions and take your career to the next level.
Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!
Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.
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