IT Mgr. Solution Architecture

Overview

Job Description

Job Details

• Job Title: IT Mgr. Solution Architecture
• Department: IT
• Reports to: Sr. Mgr. Enterprise Architecture
• Prepared By: Nidhi Chavan
• Grade of Reporting Manager: FC9
• Prepared On: July 2025
• Proposed Grade: FC08
• Evaluated On: August 2025
• Upgrade / New Role: New Role
• JD Code: NPXXXX

Purpose

Business unit Purpose: One sentence describing the overall objective of the Unit and, essentially, why the Unit exists.

The purpose of this business unit is to establish and maintain a unified enterprise architecture that drives alignment across the organization.

Job Purpose: One sentence describing the overall objective of the job and, essentially, why the job exists.

The job holder is responsible to lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure and high‑performance application and data solutions. Balancing stability with innovation, the job holder defines and enforces enterprise architecture frameworks that ensure modularity, reusability, and compliance with governance and security standards. Responsible for evaluating technology stacks, managing architectural risks, supporting digital transformation, and providing oversight for critical projects, and also collaborates with cross‑functional teams and mentors architects to build future‑ready, resilient and business‑critical systems that support round the clock operational environment.

Job Dimensions and Scope

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• Impact on Revenue: –
• Impact on Cost: –
• Impact on Employee (count): –

Organisation Structure

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• Vice President – IT
• AVP – IT Architecture
• Sr. Mgr. Enterprise Architecture
• IT Mgr. Solution Architecture

Key Result Areas

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• Infrastructure Architecture: Define target‑state infrastructure architecture across data centres, networks, compute, storage, and end‑user platforms. Include governance for high availability, DR, backup, and business continuity; establish infrastructure standards, patterns, and reference architectures; design and govern cloud architectures across Microsoft Azure and OCI; define cloud landing zones and IAM models; architect hybrid and multi‑cloud connectivity; guide cloud migration strategies; drive FinOps practices for cost governance and performance optimisation; establish cloud resiliency patterns (multi‑AZ, multi‑region, backup, DR).

• Cyber Security Architecture (Next‑Generation Platforms): Define end‑to‑end cyber security architecture across on‑premise and cloud; architect Zero Trust models; design and govern next‑generation security platforms (NGFW, SASE, CSPM, CWPP, IAM/PAM, EDR/XDR, DLP and encryption); define security controls for cloud services; partner with SOC for SIEM/SOAR integration, threat detection, and incident response; act as architectural authority for infrastructure, cloud, and cyber security decisions; provide oversight for critical IT projects.

Job Context

The job holder is responsible to lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure and high‑performance application and data solutions. Balancing stability with innovation, the job holder defines and enforces enterprise architecture frameworks that ensure modularity, reusability, and compliance with governance and security standards. Responsible for evaluating technology stacks, managing architectural risks, supporting Infrastructure, Cyber security and multi‑cloud, and providing oversight for critical projects, and also collaborates with cross‑functional teams and mentors architects to build future‑ready, resilient and business‑critical systems that support round the clock operational environment.

Knowledge, Skills & Minimum Experience

Education Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field,
• 12+ years of