ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions

Senior Architect

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: ChennaiIndia

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About the role

  • Own and define end-to-end architecture for cloud and hybrid cloud applications
  • Design scalable, secure, high-availability SaaS platforms
  • Drive architectural decisions aligned with business and product roadmap
  • Establish architecture standards, best practices, and reference designs
  • Lead design reviews, architecture governance, and technical direction
  • Identify, plan, and reduce technical debt
  • Define microservices, API, and integration architecture
  • Ensure systems meet non-functional requirements (performance, security, availability, cost)
  • Guide teams in building cloud-native solutions on AWS using Docker and modern DevOps practices
  • Promote TDD, CI/CD, and high-quality engineering practices
  • Collaborate with Product Owners, Engineering Managers, and Architects to define delivery timelines
  • Provide mentorship and technical leadership to senior engineers and tech leads
  • Evaluate new technologies and define long-term technology roadmap
  • Ensure secure-by-design principles and compliance standards
  • Drive observability, monitoring, and reliability architecture
  • Influence UI/UX architectural patterns and frontend scalability strategies

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science engineering, or equivalent
  • Master’s degree preferred
  • 14+ years of overall experience in software development
  • 7+ years in architecture or technical leadership roles
  • Strong experience in Cloud Architecture (AWS preferred)
  • Deep knowledge of microservices, distributed systems, and SOA
  • Expertise in RESTful APIs, API gateways, and service communication patterns
  • Strong understanding of UI architecture and modern frontend frameworks (Angular, React, JavaScript, RxJS, HTML, CSS)
  • Experience with MEAN/MERN stacks and full-stack architecture
  • Expertise in containerization (Docker) and cloud deployment models
  • Strong experience in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation
  • Experience with Git, Bitbucket, GitHub and branching strategies
  • Strong understanding of Web and Cloud Security principles
  • Experience with SaaS architecture and multi-tenancy models
  • Strong knowledge of system performance, scalability, and resilience patterns
  • Experience with testing frameworks and test strategy design
  • Comfortable working with Unix/Linux environments.
Benefits
  • Empowerment: You’ll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise.
  • Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive change.
  • Integrity: You are results-orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud architecturemicroservicesRESTful APIscontainerizationDevOpsCI/CDfull-stack architecturesystem performancescalabilityresilience patterns
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentorshipcollaborationarchitectural governanceinfluencecommunicationdecision-makingproblem-solvingplanningguidance
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science engineeringMaster’s degree preferred