Lead II - Product Architect (Python Architect)

Role Proficiency

Provides Technology Consulting with expertise on technology drivers and trends. Independently works on the Product Architecture of assigned Product(s) in the business division.

Outcomes

 

• Leads the product team from a technical/architectural perspective delivering desired services and service levels
• Enable the research and evaluation of new technology and new architecture/software designs
• Keep abreast with the latest trends and knowledge within technology space and deliver exceptional user experiences
• Drive technological innovation enabling technology refreshes and selection of alternative technologies; leveraging changing usage and trends in the industry
• Evangelize and drive change across the organization – influence leadership both within the Product teams and rest of the organization
• Drive the adoption of the architectural standards across the organization
• Ensure identification analysis and resolution of systemic technical issues
• Lead creation and delivery of proof-of-concept and near production-ready code prototypes; demonstrating new technologies or design patterns to other technology teams
• Leverage technical experience to mentor and coach team members
• Enable team collaboration working with cross-functional teams – demonstrated by working effectively with global /distributed teams building global applications
• Enable efficient employment and recruitment activities provide coaching and guidance to a team of Product Architecture professionals while promoting staff training and development
• Set OKRs and success steps for self/ team; providing feedback of goals to team members
  
   

Measures Of Outcomes

 

• Number of architecture debts and technical debts addressed for assigned Product/Initiative
• High code quality with near 100% code coverage for assigned Product/Initiative
• Zero showstopper issues in production environment for assigned Product/Initiatives
• Zero Severe/High/Medium vulnerabilities in the products for assigned Product/Initiatives
• Zero downtime of applications or performance issues for assigned Product/Initiatives
• Number of technical certification/ product certifications
• Number of mentoring/technical sessions delivered
• Number of ideas contributed to New Idea incubation and supported
• Number of contributions towards Architecture Systems and Reusable Assets
• Personal achievement of quarterly/yearly objectives (OKR Assignments HIG Stretch goals)
  
   

Outputs Expected

Research and Development:

 

• Understand technology trends software tools and systems
• Identify areas to explore; creating prototypes and work on proof-of-concepts
• Develop reusable components and libs to enable rapid development
• Experiment with early ideas and technology providing results of the research
  
   

Manage Business To Succeed In Market Acquisitions

 

• Protect assets and mitigate risks employing IP knowledge
• Instrumental in building disruptive products using technology
  
   

Manage Great People

 

• Communicate with diverse groups; influencing change throughout the organization
• Prioritize delegate influence persuade and resolve
• Positive working relationships with product directors client CTOs engineering / product managers product designers and product operations/support team
• Mentor fellow engineering team members to learn and adapt to new technologies by practicing continuous learning.
  
   

Use Great Technology

 

• Deep understanding of the utilization of technology platforms to build an echo-system for product development
• Use scrum / agile proficiency (backed up by CSPO / CSM certifications) to deliver projects
• Apply lean principles wherever applicable/possible
• Leverage CI/CD to manage build and release pipelines
  
   

Technology Consulting

 

• Assess existing landscape across relevant dimensions like Business Architecture/Application Architecture/Data Architecture/Technology Architecture; identifying gaps between current state and potential target state.
• Analyse solution fitment across various dimensions like technical feasibility cost vs. benefit people dimensions plus others
• Demonstrate the value adds and get buy-in from key customer stakeholders at every stage of consulting engagement
  
   

Innovation And Thought Leadership

 

• Evangelize the adoption of newer architecture paradigms and products within vertical as well as internal and external to the organization
• Promote reuse of in-house tools and accelerators across various accounts
  
   

Skill Examples

 

• Thought leadership and architectural advocacy in building software applications
• Ability to partner with product managers product designers and engineering to balance technical business and customer requirements while applying a user-centric design approach
• Strong creative and problem-solving skills. learning capabilities and decision-making ability
• Capability to understand functional and non-functional requirements from specifications provided to build applications
• Sound technical knowledge in building highly scalable/available enterprise applications which cut across multiple solution designs and architecture.
• An intense interest in innovation and new solutions within the identity industry with the ability to comprehend their likely impact
• Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguous business problems quickly learn new business domains and synthesize the situation applying Systems Thinking
• Detail oriented self-directed and self-motivated with a strong capacity for working successfully and flexibly with people at all levels in an organization
• Good communications skills with the ability to communicate architecture and software design proposals to a variety of internal and external groups of stakeholders
• Curiosity to learn more about new business domains and Technology Innovation
• Strong visual communication and aesthetic sensibility
• An empathetic listener who can give and receive honest thoughtful feedback
• Ability to clearly articulate architectural and software design decisions through immersive techniques and mediums
• Excellent communication presentation and organizational skills with attention to detail
  
   

Knowledge Examples

Knowledge Examples

 

• Experience working with multiple programming languages database engines web/mobile technologies software and tools
• Extensive experience in applying architecture/software design principles patterns methods and tools
• Excellent knowledge of software development and testing methodologies together with change and configuration management practices in Linux based environments
• Strong working knowledge of delivering projects from end-to-end: from problem statement and conceptualization to proof-of-concept and participation in final deployment
• Good working knowledge of building product on Cloud environment (AWS Azure GCP; exposure to application development using containerized environments (Docker Kubernetes Mesos)
• Good knowledge in Data Modelling and Data Management Strategies for different data domains (In-Memory RDBMS MPP and NoSQL) utilizing current and next generation technologies to meet evolving business needs
• Managing and delivering architecture/software design needs for multiple large-scale initiatives and product development teams
• Expertise in full spectrum of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM/SDLC) process techniques and methodologies
• Experience in envisioning and designing for Products /platforms at user-focused technology companies
• Expertise in defining guidelines standards and best practices
  
   

Additional Comments

Key responsibilities

 

• Design end-to-end solutions using Python as the primary programming language.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and develop architecture plans.
• Utilize RabbitMQ and Celery for efficient task scheduling and distributed processing.
• Implement and optimize data storage and retrieval mechanisms using ElasticSearch.
• Leverage expertise in Azure to design and implement cloud-native solutions.
• Integrate various Azure services to create cohesive and scalable architectures.
• Optimize cloud resources for performance, cost, and scalability.
• Design and implement containerized solutions using Kubernetes.
• Ensure efficient deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to streamline the CI/CD pipeline.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards.
• Mentor team members on best practices and emerging technologies.
• Analyze and resolve complex technical issues related to Python development and cloud architecture.
• Proactively identify opportunities for system enhancements and process improvements. Skills Required
• 9+ Years industry experience with proven experience as a Python technical developer and Solution Architect.
• Strong proficiency in Python and experience with application development frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask).
• Experience with RabbitMQ and Celery for message queuing and distributed processing.
• Knowledge of ElasticSearch for efficient data indexing and search.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• In-depth knowledge of Azure services and solutions.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools, particularly Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and cloud-native development principles.
• Experience with other message queuing systems and distributed processing frameworks.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform).
• Knowledge of serverless computing and event-driven architectures.

Desired Skills and Experience

Python,Django,Flask,Solution Architecture