The posting
Job Description
The Solution Architect is responsible for designing technology solutions within the Solution Delivery function across a global engineering and professional services organisation of over 75,000 employees, as a member of a global team of Solution Architects.
The role designs solutions primarily in support of corporate functions, while also supporting engineering and digital fee-earning business areas where required. Solutions may range from SaaS platforms requiring integration with enterprise systems through to bespoke applications developed to meet WSP's specific business requirements.
The role converts business needs into secure, scalable, supportable and cost-effective designs, predominantly on Microsoft Azure, that align with Enterprise Architecture and WSP policy and are approved through the Cloud Design Review Board (CDRB).
Responsibilities
Requirements & Solution Design
- Requirements Translation – Convert business needs into clear technical specifications, working with business stakeholders and analysts to understand requirements and constraints.
- End-to-End Solution Design – Create holistic designs across applications, data, integration, cloud, infrastructure, security and supporting IT services.
- Scalability & Performance – Design systems for growth, resilience and reliability.
- Integration & Data Movement – Define API, integration, data movement and orchestration patterns across applications, SaaS platforms and enterprise systems.
- Operational Design – Define monitoring, backup and disaster recovery, support handover to service management, and plan for lifecycle and decommissioning.
Technology Selection & Cost Efficiency
- Technology Selection – Recommend appropriate tools, platforms and services, evaluating SaaS, platform and bespoke options. Where appropriate, facilitate the commissioning of technology resources.
- Proof of Concept – Develop or direct proof-of-concepts to validate architecture, technology choices and solution feasibility before committing to delivery.
- Cost Efficiency – Optimise solutions for performance and cost, promoting reuse of existing platforms and patterns.
- Estimating & Costing – Produce build and running-cost estimates for solution options to support business cases and investment approval.
Governance, Risk & Quality
- Architectural Alignment – Align solutions with Enterprise Architecture and WSP Infrastructure and InfoSec policy. Take designs through CDRB approval, meeting the requirements of the cloud, security and workplace (Entra ID / directory services) teams, and keep delivery aligned with the approved design.
- Risk Mitigation – Apply Zero Trust and secure-by-design principles, and identify and design around technical risks, dependencies and architectural debt.
- Data Protection – Ensure designs meet GDPR and regional data protection and residency requirements, supporting data protection impact assessments where required.
- Quality Assurance – Ensure solutions are maintainable, secure and compliant through design and conformance reviews.
- Application Modernisation – Guide the transition of legacy applications to supported, cloud-native and maintainable architectures.
Collaboration & Communication
- Cross-Team Coordination – Liaise between business analysts, developers, testers, infrastructure, security, data, integration and service management teams to ensure designs are understood and delivered as intended.
- Documentation & Communication – Produce clear, consistent architecture documentation and communicate technical concepts, options and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Standards & Patterns – Support the Lead Solution Architect by contributing to Solution Architecture standards, reusable patterns and reference designs.
- AI-Assisted Delivery – Use AI tools to accelerate documentation, design options and proof-of-concepts, with appropriate architect review.
Core Technical Skillset
- Architecture: cloud-native, microservices, API and integration architecture, full-stack application layers (frontend, APIs, backend services, data), clean architecture, SaaS integration, application modernisation.
- Azure: Logic Apps, APIM, Functions, Service Bus, Data Factory, App Service/Container Apps, Azure SQL, Key Vault.
- Identity & Security: Entra ID, managed identity, OAuth/on-behalf-of, RBAC, Zero Trust, secrets management.
- Engineering & DevOps: .NET, REST API design, GitHub Actions CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Bicep/Terraform), Dev/Test/Prod environment strategy and promotion.
- AI: GitHub Copilot, responsible AI-assisted development and emerging technologies.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential
- 8+ years' experience in solution architecture or a senior technical design role.
- Proven end-to-end design of SaaS and bespoke solutions, from requirements to delivery.
- Strong Azure and .NET knowledge, including integration, security and modern delivery practices.
- Experience taking designs through formal design review boards.
- Ability to evaluate technologies on fit, cost, risk and scalability.
- Strong documentation, communication and stakeholder skills.
Desirable
- Experience within a global engineering, consulting or professional services organisation.
- Power Platform & Microsoft 365: Power Automate, Copilot Studio, SharePoint, Teams.
- Experience designing solutions for both corporate functions and fee-earning business areas.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) or other relevant architecture or cloud certifications.
- Awareness of AWS and/or Google Cloud.
Key Expectations
The successful candidate will:
- Deliver high-quality designs that consistently pass CDRB review first time.
- Act as a trusted technical partner to business stakeholders and delivery teams.
- Make design decisions and technology recommendations within the standards and governance set by the Solution Architecture function.
- Balance business outcomes, technical quality, risk and cost.
- Contribute to reuse, continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the team.
BGV:
- Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
- Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.
About Us
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.
With approximately 4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than 73,000 globally, in 550 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.
At “WSP” we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones: Our People, Our Clients, Our Operational Excellence and Our Expertise.
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We are
- Passionate people doing purposeful and sustainable work that helps shape our communities and the future.
- A collaborative team that thrives on challenges and unconventional thinking.
- A network of experts channeling our curiosity into creating solutions for complex issues.
Inspired by diversity, driven by inclusion, we work with passion and purpose.
Working with Us
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
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With us, you can operate in a flexible, agile, yet structured work environment and follow a Hybrid Work Model.
- Maximize collaboration.
- Maintain product quality and cultural integrity.
- Balance community, collaboration, opportunity, productivity, and efficiency.
Health, Safety and Wellbeing
Our people are our greatest asset, and we prioritize a safe work environment. Health, safety, and wellbeing are integral to our culture, with each of us accountable for fostering a safe workplace through our “Making Health and Safety Personal” initiative. Our Zero Harm Vision drives us to reduce risks through innovative solutions, earning recognition for our global health and safety practices with the prestigious RoSPA Health and Safety Awards for six consecutive years.
Inclusivity and Diversity
WSP India is dedicated to fostering a sustainable and inclusive work environment where our greatest strength - Our People -feel valued, respected, and supported. We ensure an unbiased approach in hiring, promotion, and performance evaluation, regardless of age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, physical ability, education, social status, or cultural background.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of over 73,300 talented global professionals dedicated to making a positive impact. Together, we can make a difference in communities both near and far.
With us, you can.
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