Technical Architect

About the Company - Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (KIAB/ BLR Airport), named after founder of the City – Hiriya Kempegowda – has the unique distinction of being the first Greenfield Airport in India, established on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. This heralded a revolution in Indian aviation, as more airports in the Country were privatised, thereafter.

JOB PURPOSE

Seeking a highly skilled Technical Architect to oversee the technology, business and security architecture of existing apps an incoming requests. The Technical Architect will be responsible for ensuring alignment to architecture, security, and technology guidelines across all solutions. This role requires a deep understanding of enterprise systems, cloud computing, IoT systems, data management, Enterprise Applications Integrations and emerging technologies, along with active participation in Architecture Review Board (ARB) activities.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Architectural Strategy, Compliance & Governance:

Update architectural standards, principles, and best practices on need basis

Maintain short/long-term technology roadmap

Update and enforce technical standards and policies.

Create various architectural artefacts to support ARB process.

Technology & Solution Architecture:

Maintain adherence to BIAL's network architecture, cloud workload, and IT system landscape guidance.

Review high-level and low-level solution designs

Provide architectural guidance during project initiation and execution

Enforce use of approved technologies and design principles

Architecture Review Board (ARB) Involvement:

Actively participate in Architecture Review Board (ARB) activities to review and approve IT architectures.

Review proposed solution architecture and recommend considering scalability, security, and high-performance IT solutions.

Collaborate with stakeholders to refine and optimize ARB documents based on feedback.

Conduct architecture assessments, identify potential risks, and improvement areas in proposed solutions

Data Architecture

Gather and help define enterprise data models and metadata strategies

Establish methods to govern data quality, lineage, and interoperability

Collaborate with data governance and analytics teams

Technical Skills:

Deep knowledge of Application Architecture, System Integration, Cloud computing, IoT architecture and business requirement standards.

Experience with core systems in Airport operation domain and enterprise systems such as COTS products, Cloud/SaaS applications, ERP, CRM, Mobile Applications, IoT-OT systems, middleware and data platforms.

Experience in cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud services.

Knowledge of microservices, APIs, and integration patterns.

Strong background in security architecture and compliance standards.

Sound knowledge is Infrastructure, Networking and Application support methodology

Expertise in evaluating trade-offs between different architectural choices.

End-to-End Project Management

Manage and oversee the complete lifecycle of IT projects, including planning, design and implementation of pilots.

Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet technical and business requirements.

Provide regular updates to the leadership team on project status, issues, and risk mitigation plan

Stakeholder Collaboration:

Work closely with department leaders, IT/ Solution Engagement team, and external vendors to drive ARB review process.

Act as a bridge between Solution Engagement Team and technology teams to help translating business needs into architectural solutions.

Communicate complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences and collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

Optimization & Performance:

Establish KPIs to measure the effectiveness of ARB reviews and enterprise architecture initiatives.

Conduct post-implementation audit for architecture and security controls to identify areas for improvement and implement best practices.

Business Support

Guide to translate business requirements into technical solutions, ensuring that technology supports the business requirement & documentation of the same.

Innovation

Research and evaluate emerging technologies to keep abreast of such application in a typical airport domain

DIMENSIONS

Financial

Planning and Project Execution

Non-Financial

Technical evaluation of proposed solutions

Solution Review

Document quality check

JOB SPECIFICATION

Education qualification and certifications- Bachelor or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Years of Experience- 7 - 10 years of experience in IT architecture, with at least 3 years in an application/solution architecture role.

Computer skills-

Application Architecture review and assessment

Integrationmechanism, Cloud Services across Azure, AWS and GCP.

Business Requirement methodology and project management

Knowledge and work skills

Proven experience in Architecture Review Board (ARB) activities, including reviewing and approving IT solutions and ensuring compliance with standards and documents quality meets expectations.

Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), microservices, API-driven architectures, system integrations, IoT systems.

Strong background in IT infrastructure, databases, and security frameworks

Knowledge of Guard rails on emerging tech like responsible and ethical AI

Knowledge to evaluate architectures for industrial and smart devices

Ensure OT/IoT platforms are securely integrated with IT systems

Address latency, protocol compatibility, and edge compute needs

**Please note this role requires 5 days work from office.