Solution Architect (Platform 20)

Location: Chennai

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Description Summary

The Automation Platform Solution Architect is the overall technical solution owner for a next generation, domain agnostic controls platform—supporting applications across marine, utility, rail, microgrid, and other sectors.
This role combines systems engineering, architecture, and leadership responsibilities. The architect is accountable for the end-to-end technical solution and engages directly with customers and stakeholders to define, validate, and evolve the solution.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

1. Architecture Ownership

• Define and maintain the end-to-end solution architecture (functional, technical, integration, and data architecture) for Power Management, Vessel Management, Microgrid, and associated SCADA/HMI systems.
• Ensure alignment of architecture with enterprise standards, cybersecurity standards, and relevant marine/microgrid regulations.

2. Technical Governance & Design Authority

• Act as the primary design authority for the solution, making key technical decisions and trade-offs.
• Chair or participate in design reviews, architecture boards, and risk reviews.
• Approve critical design changes and manage technical debt.

3. Non-functional Requirements & Quality

• Own system-level non-functional requirements (performance, reliability, safety, cybersecurity, scalability, maintainability).
• Ensure these requirements are decomposed and verified across components and subcontractors.

4. Lifecycle & Roadmap

• Define the technology roadmap for the solution, including modernization, standardization, and obsolescence management.
• Support lifecycle management from concept through commissioning, operation, and decommissioning.

5. Customer and Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead technical discussions with customers, class societies, and partners to define solution architecture and requirements.
• Translate customer needs into architectural decisions and technical requirements.

6. Decision Authority and Influence

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all technical aspects of the solution.
• Make go/no-go recommendations on solution feasibility, risk, and readiness.

7. Cross-functional Leadership

• Lead cross-functional architecture/design teams including controls, software, cyber, networking, and commissioning.
• Coordinate with Product Management to align releases/features with architectural constraints.

8. Component and Product Integration

• Conduct component and product integration.
• Manage product and systems requirements, specifications, and flow down.
• Drive validation and verification activities for the overall product/system, including system-level testing.
• Define product requirements for the module/component/subcontractors and partners teams.
• Manage the interface between components and execution organizations.
• Drive CTQ/Risk trades within the teams designing the components.
• Manage the overall product configuration and configuration control system.

9. Collaboration with Product Managers

• Work with Product Managers to translate requirements to the development team.
• Act as the interface between Product Managers, Program Managers, Developers, and Validation team.

10. Specialized Knowledge and Best Practices

• Develop specialized knowledge in their discipline.
• Serve as a best practice/quality resource.
• Have awareness of the latest technical developments in their area.
• Contribute towards strategy and policy development and ensure delivery within the area of responsibility.
• Have in-depth knowledge of best practices and how their area integrates with others.
• Have a working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Master’s/Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Electrical, Electronics, Software) with 10 + years of Work experience
• Experience:
  • Significant experience in system architecture or technical leadership of complex industrial/marine solutions.
  • Experience defining and maintaining system/solution architectures.
  • Proven track record of leading complex, multi-disciplinary engineering solutions from concept to commissioning.
  • Development and commissioning experience for Power management and Vessel management systems in Vessels, Microgrid architecture, Industrial systems.
  • Working-level experience in SCADA and HMI systems would be an added advantage.
  • Able to  specify Controllers, HMI, Cyber, Networking requirements for complex industrial or Marine systems meeting Class, ISA18.2/IEC 62682 rules.

Desired Characteristics

• Communication and Leadership Skills:
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead programs/projects.
  • Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
  • Established project management skills.
  • Familiar with usage of Confluence, Jira, and Project management tools.
• Operational Stability and Standards:
  • Experience sustaining operational stability through various lifecycle phases (planning, implementation, steady state, decommissioning).
  • Ability to provision and budget via capital and operating.
  • Familiar with ABS, DNV, LR standards for Marine.
  • Familiar with IEEE 2030.7, UL3001 for Microgrids, and IEC 62898.
  • Familiar with IEC62443 requirements for Cyber.

• Business Acumen:
  • Able to translate business and commercial constraints into architectural decisions and technical trade-offs.
  • Able to balance technical excellence with cost, schedule, and risk to deliver high-value solutions for customers.
  • Able to present complex architectures and trade-offs clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including customers and senior leadership.
  • Adept at navigating the organizational matrix; understanding people’s roles, can foresee obstacles, identify workarounds, leverage resources, and rally teammates.
  • Understand how internal and/or external business models work and facilitate active customer engagement.
  • Able to articulate the value of what is most important to the business/customer to achieve outcomes.
  • Able to produce functional area information in sufficient detail for cross-functional teams to utilize, using presentation and storytelling concepts.
  • Possess extensive knowledge of the full solution catalog within a business unit and proficiency in discussing each area at an advanced level.
  • Six Sigma Green Belt Certification or equivalent quality certification.
• Leadership:
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of the internal organization.
  • Foresee obstacles, identify workarounds, leverage resources, rally teammates.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with and/or lead blended teams, including 3rd party partners and customer personnel.
  • Demonstrated Change Management/Acceleration capabilities.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including creativity and curiosity with the ability to effectively communicate and influence across all organizational levels.
  • Proven analytical and problem resolution skills.
  • Ability to influence and build consensus with other teams and leadership.

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