Senior Technical Architect — AWS Cloud Solutions

Senior Technical Architect — AWS Cloud Solutions - Gurgaon/Noida/Pune/Bangalore

Individual Contributor, Senior/Lead Level | Hands-On Technical Role

Role Summary

EXL Digital is hiring Senior/Lead Enterprise Architects with deep, hands-on expertise in cloud-native architecture on AWS to own end-to-end technical design and solution architecture across multiple product lines or client engagements.

This is an individual-contributor role, not a people-management position. It calls for a proven, senior technologist with strong reasoning ability — someone who can independently take an ambiguous business problem, design a sound enterprise architecture for it, and work directly with engineering teams to troubleshoot and deliver, across several concurrent engagements with minimal oversight.

About EXL Digital

At EXL, we believe there is always a better way. We look deeper, we find it, and we make it happen. We've built a culture founded on core values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and respect.

Key Responsibilities

Own End-to-End Architecture

• Define and own end-to-end enterprise architecture — application, data, integration, security, and cloud layers — for one or more product lines or client engagements.
• Translate ambiguous business goals into clear architectural blueprints and reference implementations, applying strong first-principles reasoning to design pragmatic, defensible solutions.
• Design cloud-native and serverless solutions on AWS, following AWS Well-Architected principles, across compute, networking, storage, and data layers.
• Lead architecture and design reviews across teams; make, and stand behind, build-vs-buy and technology trade-off decisions independently.
• Design integration strategies for internal services, third-party systems, and partner APIs (REST, GraphQL, event-driven, messaging), and lead complex enterprise system integrations.

Drive Technical Delivery Across Multiple Engagements

• Operate with a high degree of autonomy across multiple concurrent solutions — driving architecture and technical decisions to closure without needing close oversight.
• Provide hands-on technical troubleshooting support to engineering teams — working directly with them to resolve production issues, performance bottlenecks, and integration failures.
• Build proof-of-concepts and reference implementations to validate architectural approaches before broader rollout.
• Embed security, compliance, and Well-Architected best practices into every design (IAM, encryption, secrets management, threat modeling).

Design AI-Enabled Solutions

• Architect solutions that incorporate AWS AI/ML and agentic AI services (e.g., Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker) at the solution-design level — evaluating where generative AI and agent-based patterns fit within a broader enterprise architecture.
• Stay current on the AWS AI/ML landscape and recommend where it creates real architectural or business value.

Communicate and Influence

• Communicate architecture and trade-offs clearly to executives, clients, product managers, and engineers alike.
• Influence engineering teams toward architectural standards and best practices, earning trust through technical credibility.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years in enterprise application/systems development, including 5+ years operating at architect or principal-engineer level.
• Deep, hands-on expertise designing cloud-native architectures on AWS — compute, serverless, networking, storage, databases, and security — fluent in the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Strong reasoning and problem-solving ability — a proven track record designing scalable, resilient software systems and enterprise architectures from ambiguous requirements.
• Experience with microservices, event-driven architecture, API design (REST/GraphQL), and complex enterprise system integrations.
• Demonstrated ability to independently drive technical decisions and troubleshoot directly with engineering teams across multiple concurrent engagements.
• Solid data architecture background — relational (PostgreSQL/MySQL), NoSQL, caching, and search.
• Working knowledge of security architecture (OAuth, SAML, SSO, IAM, encryption, secrets management, secure SDLC).
• Familiarity with DevOps/IaC practices (Terraform/CloudFormation, CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes).
• Excellent communication skills — able to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders alike.
• Experience designing solutions that incorporate AWS AI/ML and agentic AI services (e.g., Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker) at the architecture level.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, or equivalent.
• Experience working across multiple client accounts or business units concurrently (systems-integrator or consulting background a plus).
• Exposure to modern frontend frameworks (React, Vue, or Angular) sufficient for full-stack architectural decisions.
• Experience in Agile/SCRUM environments, leading architecture across sprints and releases.

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.