The Senior Architect designs and delivers architecture solutions, optimizing network performance and ensuring compliance with security frameworks while leading deployment and mentoring junior staff.
The Senior Architect plays a key role in shaping and delivering world-class architecture solutions. This position requires deep technical expertise, solution-oriented thinking, and strong leadership skills. The Senior Architect works closely with delivery heads, product owners, and business stakeholders to design secure, scalable, and high-performing systems aligned with business goals.
RequirementsKey Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain architecture standards, guidelines, and best practices.
- Design and implement end-to-end solutions for requirements from product owners and stakeholders.
- Create high-level and detailed network and security designs (LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, Data Center, Cloud Networking).
- Develop secure architectures with segmentation, firewalls, VPNs, ZTNA, and access control solutions.
- Collaborate with security teams for risk assessments and integrate threat modeling into designs.
- Lead network and security deployment, migration, and transformation projects.
- Ensure compliance with frameworks like ISO 27001, NIST, and PCI-DSS.
- Optimize network performance through capacity planning, QoS, and traffic engineering.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies.
- Mentor and guide junior/associate architects and engineers.
- Strong expertise in enterprise routing, switching, and segmentation.
- Hands-on experience with firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, NAC, WAF, Proxy, and ZTNA.
- Deep understanding of cloud networking and security (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Experience with load balancing, traffic engineering, and application delivery technologies.
- Familiarity with security compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS).
- Knowledge of automation tools such as Python, Ansible, and Terraform.
- 7–10+ years of experience in network and security architecture roles.
- Advanced certifications in networking or security (e.g., CCNP, CCIE, CISSP, or cloud architect-level credentials).
Top Skills
Ansible
AWS
Azure
GCP
Python
Terraform
Global Software Solutions Group Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND Office
Third Cross Road,, SIPCOT IT Park, Siruseri, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 603103
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