Lead Architect

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling, and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Architectural Design & Specialization Expert in Bangalore we’re looking for? Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your architectural design and infrastructure specialization expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside innovative and collaborative teammates.

You'll play a pivotal role in shaping the architecture of Alstom's systems to ensure scalability, performance, and sustainability. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (engineering, cybersecurity, and operations), designing robust infrastructures and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of tiered architecture and infrastructure specialization, but also scaling and performance optimization.

We’ll look to you for:

Designing and implementing tiered architecture to organize systems into functional layers

Provisioning specialized infrastructure to avoid resource contention

Distributing components for optimal load handling and database operations

Implementing multi-region/global setups for reduced latency and improved disaster recovery

Developing horizontal scaling solutions and load balancing mechanisms

Integrating caching mechanisms to enhance system responsiveness

Ensuring redundancy, failover, and high availability for critical operations

Monitoring and managing distributed systems with advanced tools

Embedding security and compliance considerations into architectural designs

Assessing risks related to technology obsolescence and promoting sustainability

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field

Experience or understanding of tiered architecture and infrastructure design

Knowledge of load balancing, caching, and distributed systems

Familiarity with security protocols, such as token-based authentication and data partitioning/sharding

A certification in cloud architecture or DevOps (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Kubernetes)

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to collaborate across diverse teams and functions

Things you’ll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines

Work with new security standards for rail signalling

Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues

Contribute to innovative projects that make a real-world impact

Utilise our flexible and inclusive working environment

Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning

Progress towards senior architectural leadership roles

Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.