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Solution Architect (Application Domain)
Connect Pro Management Consultants · posted 5 months ago
Mumbai, Bengaluru
About the role
Application Migration and Modernization Architect
Job Description
Xtelify is looking for an experienced Application Migration and Modernization Architect to lead the migration and transformation of enterprise applications. This role focuses on application-level modernization across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with cloud-native development practices. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on leader who can define application architecture, guide development teams, and actively contribute to implementation across rehost, replatform, and refactor initiatives.
As the Application Modernization Architect, you are expected to lead and support engagements by assessing customer IT application landscapes, identifying modernization opportunities, and proposing strategic migration paths. This role bridges business needs and technical solutions, enabling customers to transform legacy systems into modern, scalable, and cloud-ready architectures.
What will you do?
Customer Engagement- Collaborate with sales and account teams to understand customer requirements and business drivers.
- Conduct workshops and discovery sessions to assess current IT application landscapes.
- Present modernization strategies and architectural proposals to stakeholders.
- Document existing current state architectures.
- Analyse legacy applications, platforms, and integration points to identify modernization opportunities.
- Design target state architectures leveraging cloud-native, microservices, containerization, and serverless technologies.
- Develop multiple modernization and migration paths (e.g., rehost, replatform, refactor, rebuild, replace).
- Create solution proposals, architecture diagrams, and technical documentation for RFPs and customer presentations.
- Estimate effort, cost, and timelines for modernization initiatives.
- Align proposals with industry best practices and enterprise architecture standards.
Qualifications
Education & Experience- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
- 12+ years of experience in application architecture, with at least 6 years in modernization or cloud transformation projects.
- Proven experience in presales or customer-facing technical roles.
- Domain – BFSI, Insurance or E-commerce.
- Strong understanding of legacy systems (e.g., monolithic applications, client-server architectures).
- Strong track record in designing solutions that integrate bespoke applications with COTS products.
- Drive modernization of application code, frameworks, and runtime environments (.NET/Java/Python).
- Experience with API design, integration, and application security (OAuth, JWT, etc.).
- Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
- Expertise in one of the cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Familiarity with application assessment tools and migration frameworks.
- Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD tooling.
- Understanding of how Gen AI can be used for fastening the app modernization.
- Understanding of modern application observability.
- Understanding of agile methodology and domain driven design.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to influence and build trust with technical and business stakeholders.