AI Solution Architect

We are looking for a seasoned AI Solution Architect with strong expertise across BFSI, Data Engineering, AI/ML, and Enterprise Architecture to lead large-scale digital transformation initiatives for global financial institutions. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong consulting and stakeholder management capabilities to architect secure, scalable, and AI-powered solutions across banking, lending, payments, insurance, and wealth management ecosystems. This is a high-impact role involving solution architecture, client advisory, pre-sales, modernization strategy, and delivery governance across enterprise Data and AI programs.

The core responsibilities for the job include the following:

Enterprise Solution Architecture:

• Design end-to-end enterprise architectures across BFSI platforms, including core banking, lending, payments, insurance, and wealth management.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and cloud-native architecture solutions.
• Define architecture across applications, APIs, data platforms, AI/ML systems, cloud, security, and DevOps layers.
• Drive architecture governance, scalability, resiliency, and performance optimization across distributed systems.

Data and AI Transformation:

• Architect AI/ML-driven use cases such as: Fraud Detection, AML and Risk Monitoring, Credit Risk Modeling, Customer Intelligence and Personalization, Predictive Analytics.
• Design modern data platforms including: Data Lakes / Lakehouses, Real-time Streaming Pipelines, Enterprise Data Warehouses.
• Enable enterprise AI adoption using ML, GenAI, LLMs, and intelligent automation frameworks.
• Ensure strong data governance, lineage, privacy, and regulatory compliance.

Cloud and Modernization:

• Lead cloud transformation initiatives on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Drive modernization using: Microservices, Event-driven architectures, API-first ecosystems, Containerization and Kubernetes.
• Define DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and platform engineering strategies.
• Enable highly available, scalable, and secure enterprise systems.

CXO Advisory and Stakeholder Management:

• Partner with CXOs, business leaders, and technology stakeholders on enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Lead architecture workshops, solution discussions, and executive presentations.
• Translate complex technical solutions into business-aligned outcomes and value propositions.
• Act as a trusted advisor across Data, AI, Cloud, and Digital Transformation programs.

Pre-Sales and Consulting:

• Support pre-sales activities including RFP/RFI responses, Solution design.
• Estimations and transformation roadmaps.
• Collaborate with sales, consulting, and delivery teams on strategic pursuits.
• Build differentiated solution narratives and enterprise transformation proposals.

Governance, Security, and Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with BFSI regulatory standards, including RBI, SEBI, PCI-DSS, GDPR, etc.
• Drive secure architecture practices across cloud, data, and AI ecosystems.
• Identify and mitigate architectural, security, and operational risks.
• Establish enterprise best practices around governance, security, and compliance.

Technical Leadership:

• Provide technical leadership to engineering, platform, AI, and data teams.
• Ensure alignment between architecture vision and execution.
• Mentor teams on modern engineering and architecture best practices.
• Drive engineering excellence across large-scale transformation programs.

Requirements:

• 15+ years of experience in Solution Architecture / Enterprise Architecture.
• Strong BFSI domain expertise across Banking, Lending, Payments, Insurance, or Wealth Management.
• Experience designing large-scale Data and AI platforms.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms: AWS / Azure / GCP.
• Expertise in APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and integration architectures.
• Experience with enterprise data platforms, ETL/ELT, streaming, and analytics ecosystems.
• Exposure to AI/ML, predictive analytics, and GenAI/LLM use cases.
• Strong understanding of security, governance, and regulatory compliance in BFSI.
• Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills.
• Experience in IT Services / Consulting / Digital Transformation organizations preferred.

Preferred Background:

• Experience with GenAI, Agentic AI, or LLM-based enterprise solutions.
• Exposure to MLOps, DataOps, and AI governance frameworks.
• TOGAF, AWS/Azure/GCP certifications.
• Prior experience in pre-sales or consulting engagements.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Strong consulting and problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on technical levels.
• Comfortable engaging with CXOs and enterprise clients.
• Experience driving enterprise transformation programs end-to-end.
• Passionate about modern AI, cloud, and data-driven architectures.