Senior Principal Enterprise Architect AI, Cloud & Digital Transformation

Job Title: Senior Principal Enterprise Architect AI, Cloud & Digital Transformation Location: Bangalore Job Summary: We are seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to lead the design and governance of enterprise-scale digital platforms and AI-enabled transformation initiatives. This role operates at the intersection of business strategy, enterprise architecture, and emerging technologies, guiding organizations through complex modernization programs. The architect will define future-state architectures that integrate cloud platforms, enterprise applications, data ecosystems, and AI/Generative AI capabilities, enabling scalable, secure, and intelligent enterprise systems. This role requires strong experience in enterprise architecture frameworks, cloud-native platforms, AI-driven automation, and large-scale digital transformation programs, along with the ability to influence C-level stakeholders and cross-functional leadership teams. Key Responsibilities: Enterprise Architecture Strategy Define and evolve the enterprise architecture vision, principles, and governance frameworks aligned with business strategy.Establish reference architectures, technology standards, and architectural roadmaps to support large-scale digital transformation initiatives.Guide modernization programs including legacy transformation, cloud adoption, platform engineering, and intelligent automation.AI & Generative AI Architecture Design enterprise platforms that embed AI, machine learning, and Generative AI capabilities into core business processes.Architect AI-powered copilots, intelligent agents, decision-support systems, and automation platforms.Implement RAG architectures, vector search, model orchestration frameworks, and AI observability platforms.Define AI governance models, responsible AI frameworks, and model lifecycle management strategies.Cloud & Platform Architecture Architect cloud-native enterprise platforms leveraging microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, and containerized workloads.Define multi-cloud and hybrid cloud strategies across AWS, Azure, and GCP ecosystems.Enable scalable platform architectures for enterprise applications, digital experiences, and AI services.Integration & Data Architecture Establish enterprise integration patterns across API platforms, event streaming systems, middleware, and SaaS ecosystems.Architect real-time data platforms and data pipelines enabling analytics, AI, and intelligent automation.Integrate enterprise platforms such as ERP, CRM, BPM, and digital experience platforms into a cohesive ecosystem.Technology Leadership & Governance Lead architecture governance boards, design authority reviews, and technology strategy discussions.Provide architecture oversight across large transformation programs and multi-vendor delivery ecosystems.Ensure architecture compliance with security, regulatory, and enterprise technology standards.Executive Engagement Partner with CIOs, CTOs, and business leaders to translate business objectives into scalable technology architectures.Lead executive architecture discussions, strategy workshops, and transformation roadmaps.Drive alignment across business stakeholders, product teams, and engineering organizations.Innovation & Thought Leadership Drive adoption of emerging technologies including AI agents, GenAI platforms, intelligent automation, and composable enterprise architectures.Develop reusable architecture blueprints, accelerators, and transformation frameworks.Mentor solution architects and contribute to architecture community development.Required qualifications, capabilities & skills: Enterprise Architecture Enterprise architecture frameworks: TOGAF, ArchiMate, ZachmanBusiness, application, data, and technology architecture domainsArchitecture governance, design authority, and technology standardsAI & Generative AI AI/ML platforms and model lifecycle managementGenerative AI platforms and LLM orchestrationRetrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architecturesVector databases and semantic searchAI agents, copilots, and AI automation frameworksResponsible AI, model governance, and AI observabilityCloud & Platform Engineering Public cloud platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud PlatformMicroservices architecture and container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes)Serverless architecture and event-driven systemsPlatform engineering and DevOps ecosystemsIntegration & Event Platforms API management and API gateway architecturesEvent streaming platforms such as Apache KafkaEnterprise integration tools including MuleSoft, Boomi, Tibco, Informatica, SnapLogicSecurity & Compliance Identity and Access Management (IAM)OAuth2, OpenID Connect, API security frameworksData governance, privacy regulations, and compliance standardsEnterprise Applications ERP platforms such as SAP and OracleCRM platforms including Salesforce and Microsoft DynamicsBPM and workflow platformsDigital experience and omnichannel platformsLeadership & Consulting Jo