# Solution Architect – Python / GCP
Experience: 8–15 Years
Work Mode: Remote
Job Type: Contract
## Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced **Solution Architect** with **8–15 years of experience** and at least **5 years of experience in the Insurance, Membership, and Payment domains**. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on expertise in **Python, enterprise application architecture, microservices, API integrations, cloud platforms, and modern architecture patterns**.
## Key Responsibilities
* Design scalable, secure, and high-performance end-to-end enterprise solutions.
* Define application, integration, data, security, and infrastructure architecture.
* Translate business and technical requirements into scalable architecture solutions.
* Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, and development teams.
* Lead architecture discussions and provide technical guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
* Define microservices, API, integration, and event-driven architecture patterns.
* Review and approve solution designs, technical specifications, and implementation approaches.
* Ensure solutions follow enterprise architecture standards, security policies, and best practices.
* Provide technical leadership to development teams during implementation and deployment.
* Identify technical risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.
* Drive performance, scalability, availability, and disaster recovery initiatives.
* Support DevOps, CI/CD, cloud migration, and infrastructure automation initiatives.
* Participate in architecture governance, design reviews, and technical decision-making.
## Required Skills
* **8+ years of strong hands-on experience in Python development.**
* Strong experience in enterprise application architecture and modern architectural principles.
* Hands-on experience with **Microservices, RESTful APIs, Event-Driven Architecture, and API Gateways**.
* **3+ years of experience with cloud platforms.**
* At least **1+ year of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)**.
* Experience with **Docker and Kubernetes**.
* Strong understanding of **CI/CD, DevOps practices, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)**.
* Strong knowledge of **relational and NoSQL databases**.
* Experience with messaging technologies such as **Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Azure Service Bus**.
* Strong understanding of application security, including **OAuth 2.0, JWT, SAML**, and enterprise integration patterns.
* Experience working in **Agile/Scrum** environments.
* Excellent stakeholder management, communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
## Preferred / Secondary Skills
* Experience with **AI/ML platforms, Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, or Analytics solutions**.
* Experience with **Azure Services, Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric**, or similar enterprise platforms.
* Certifications such as **TOGAF, Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect**, or equivalent are preferred.
## Preferred Domain Experience
* **Insurance**
* **Membership**
* **Payments**
## Candidate Requirements
* Candidates must have **8–15 years of total experience**.
* Minimum **5 years of relevant experience in Insurance, Membership, and/or Payment domains**.
* Must have strong hands-on **Python development and solution architecture** experience.
* Remote work opportunity.
* **Aadhaar and PAN Card will be required for the engagement/onboarding process.**
**Interested candidates can share their updated resume or contact us at 8126859926.**
Experience:
- Solution Architect: 8 years (Required)
- nsurance, Membership, and Payment domains: 5 years (Required)
Work Location: Remote
