Cloud Lead Architect
Virtusa
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Dubai
Contract type: Full time

Skill: Lead Architect
Experience : 13+ Years
Key Responsibilities
Add the Middle East to your global professional experience and have the opportunity to work on some of the leading Digital Transformation programs.
Virtusa is one of the fastest growing IT Services companies in the Middle East with a growing client base in the UAE, KSA, Qatar & Oman and we work with the leading Banking and Financial Services, Travel, Telecom and Enterprises firms in the region. We have partnered with our clients to win awards from Gartner, IDC, WfMC and other analyst for the work that we have delivered to our clients in the region.
Why would you not like to be part of this exciting and award winning team? Don’t listen to us, listen to our customers
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrDNtTLKkPc; & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhzhZt1GJvM)
Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 30,000+ people globally that cares about your growth — one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state of the art technologies throughout your career with us.
Experience : 13+ Years
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture design for large-scale, complex projects ensuring alignment with business and technology strategy.
- Define and enforce architecture principles, standards, and best practices across the organization.
- Collaborate with product management, engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into architectural solutions.
- Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, platforms, and tools to meet solution needs.
- Drive cloud adoption, microservices architecture, and modern DevOps practices.
- Conduct architecture reviews, risk assessments, and ensure compliance with security and performance standards.
- Mentor and guide junior architects, engineers, and technical leads.
- Engage with external partners, vendors, and clients on architecture and solution discussions.
- Lead Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and innovation initiatives to explore new technologies.
- Document architecture artifacts, including diagrams, models, and technical specifications.
- Ensure solutions are maintainable, extensible, and performant.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 15+ years of experience in software architecture, solution design, and system engineering.
- Proven experience as a Lead Architect or Principal Architect on enterprise-grade projects.
- Strong knowledge of architectural patterns, microservices, event-driven architecture, and SOA.
- Expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Deep understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps culture.
- Hands-on experience with programming languages like Java, .NET, Python, or others.
- Strong knowledge of databases, both relational and NoSQL.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with Agile methodologies and collaborating with distributed teams.
- Certifications such as TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or similar.
- Experience with enterprise integration patterns and middleware solutions.
- Knowledge of security standards and practices (e.g., OAuth, SAML, GDPR compliance).
- Familiarity with Big Data, AI/ML, or IoT architectures is a plus.
- Prior experience in leading architecture for SaaS or cloud-native platforms.
Add the Middle East to your global professional experience and have the opportunity to work on some of the leading Digital Transformation programs.
Virtusa is one of the fastest growing IT Services companies in the Middle East with a growing client base in the UAE, KSA, Qatar & Oman and we work with the leading Banking and Financial Services, Travel, Telecom and Enterprises firms in the region. We have partnered with our clients to win awards from Gartner, IDC, WfMC and other analyst for the work that we have delivered to our clients in the region.
Why would you not like to be part of this exciting and award winning team? Don’t listen to us, listen to our customers
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrDNtTLKkPc; & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhzhZt1GJvM)
Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 30,000+ people globally that cares about your growth — one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state of the art technologies throughout your career with us.
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