Senior Solution Architect
(Microsoft & Enterprise Landscape)
EA/Structure/Roles
About the Role
Kaplan International Pathways is a leading provider of global education centered around our students. Technology is at the heart of what we do, and our Solution Architecture capability ensures that our diverse IT systems align with our overall business strategy.
We are looking for a permanent Solution Architect to act as the guardian of our enterprise architecture patterns.
Kaplan International Pathways is undertaking a strategic consolidation of service onto the core SaaS, PaaS, and Cloud platforms, including the Microsoft stack and Azure service including Fabric, PowerApps, Purview, and more. In this role, you will be the primary authority for ensuring that our diverse portfolio, ranging from custom PHP applications to off-the-shelf SaaS, integrates neatly within and consolidates effectively around this core backbone.
You will sit within the Application Engineering and Architecture team, ensuring that projects are built right the first time.
You act as the bridge between high-level business strategy and low-level engineering execution, ensuring that we move quickly while enforcing mandatory guardrails for consistency, security, and compliance that our vendors and dev teams adhere to.
Location: Hybrid (Based in our Bengaluru Office).
Team: Application Engineering & Architecture.
Key Responsibilities
Designing the Future State
Your primary goal is to drive architectural consistency and help define the direction for our technology estate, aligned with our AI and data initiatives, and ensuring we reduce technical debt.
Microsoft Stack Strategy:
Lead the architectural alignment with Microsoft 365 and Azure (PaaS/IaaS/Serverless).
Champion our "Buy-not-Build" strategy through checks-and-balances against unnecessary custom development/engineering, ensuring we leverage native cloud capabilities (e.g., Azure Functions, Logic Apps) befor