Principal Architect - Presales & Application Modernization

Description:

Principal Architect - Presales and Application Modernization - 15+ Years - Pan India

We are hiring senior technology leaders with strong Presales and Application Modernization expertise to design and deliver scalable, cloud-native enterprise solutions. This role blends deep technical architecture, consulting, and client-facing engagement, supporting large-scale digital transformation and modernization initiatives across global enterprises.

Location Noida | Gurugram | Bengaluru | Pune | Mumbai

Your Future Employer A global digital engineering and IT services organization with over three decades of experience, working with Fortune 500 clients across multiple industries. The organization is known for its strong engineering culture, innovation-driven approach, and leadership in cloud, application modernization, and next-generation digital solutions.

Responsibilities:

- Lead and contribute to Presales activities including RFP/RFI responses, solution architecture, and effort estimation.

- Design modern, scalable application architectures including microservices, event-driven systems, and cloud-native platforms.

- Review and optimize existing application architectures for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.

- Lead application modernization initiatives such as re-platforming, cloud migration, and containerization.

- Act as a customer-facing technical leader, aligning technology solutions with business outcomes and driving best practices.

Requirements:

- 15+ years of overall IT experience with strong exposure to modern application architecture.

- Hands-on expertise in Java and/or .NET with cloud-native design experience.

- Proven background in application modernization, cloud migration, and re-platforming initiatives.

- Strong Presales experience including solutioning, estimation, and stakeholder engagement.

- Deep understanding of DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, microservices, containers, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).

What is in it for you:

An opportunity to work in a high-impact architecture role, influence enterprise-scale digital transformation programs, engage directly with global clients, and grow within a strong engineering-led organization offering long-term career progression.

Reach us:

If you feel that you are the right fit for the role, please share your updated CV at divya.sethi@crescendogroup.in