Expertise expected –

- Strong data & analytics architecture expertise with hands-on credibility on up-to-date cloud platforms (e.g.

Azure: ADF, Databricks, ADLS), lakehouse and distributed data processing –
- Mastery of ingestion/sharing patterns, data modeling and non-functional requirements (security, scalability, resilience) –
- Ability to reason across a product perimeter and to arbitrate complex, high-impact architecture decisions Leadership positioning –
- Proven experience steering external architects and deciding autonomously within standards –
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and servant-leadership skills

Coverage, staffing & vendor management –
- Assign architects (mostly external) to products/squads based on demand, in a transversal (multi-product) mode — without dedicating an architect full-time to a single squad –
- Steer vendors: sourcing, scoping, deliverable quality, ramp-up/ramp-down and cost control –
- Anticipate architecture needs together with Product Owners and the Chapter Lead People leadership & capability building –
- Onboard, coach and upskill external architects; ensure continuity and knowledge transfer towards internal staff –
- Monitor vendor performance across the perimeter (quality, timeliness, compliance)



Architecture governance (the “what”) –
- Accountable for solution architecture within guardrails, domain modeling and boundaries, integration patterns, solution security models and non-functional requirements –
- Own Architecture Decision Records (ADRs); chair the Solution Design Forum (SDF) as final decisionmaker (engineering input is consultative); escalate only strategic architecture decisions Standards adoption –
- Ensure solutions apply chapter standards, patterns and guardrails, and govern architectural exceptions Double-hatting (small perimeter) –
- Contribute directly as a Solution Architect (designs, ADRs), with cross-review to preserve the separation between producing and validating architecture decisions A D&A; Architecture Chapter Manager is the leader accountable, across a product perimeter, for architect coverage (mostly external), their steering, and the governance of the “what” of data solutions — owning the ADRs and chairing the Solution Design Forum — while applying (not defining) chapter standards. On a small perimeter, the role may double-hat as a D&A; Solution Architect, with cross-review, until the perimeter grows beyond the defined threshold.

📌 IT& Data D&A architect (Hyderabad)
🏢 Infosys
📍 Hyderabad