Principal Solution Architect

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Sonata Software, with over $1.2 Billion Revenue, is a leading AI-first Modernization Engineering company, powered by our unique PlatformationTM framework. Our 6400+ AI Engineers are helping enterprises transform from systems to intelligent business platforms leveraging partner ecosystem to drive speed, efficiency and growth. Our bouquet of Modernization Engineering Services with AI -first approach cuts across Cloud, Data, AI, Dynamics, Test Automation, and Managed Services.

Sonata’s AI-led modernization is enabled by a powerful suite of proprietary tools and assets. At the core is the Harmoni.AI Enterprise Platform, which includes AgentBridge-a governance and observability framework; Agent Builder-a development toolkit for fungible agents integrated into enterprise systems; and the Agent Marketplace-an internal ecosystem for modular, reusable agents.

Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, Sonata Software has a strong global presence, including key regions US, UK, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Australia, DACH (Germany/Switzerland) & Nordics (Finland). We are a trusted partner of Fortune 500 companies in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance; Healthcare and Lifesciences; Telecom, Media, and Technology; and Retail, Manufacturing and Distribution space.

Deep collaborations with partners like Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce, and Snowflake strengthen our ability to deliver cutting-edge AI solutions. Our 30+years of partnership with Microsoft, and being part of the elite Microsoft Inner Circle, places us among the top 1% of global Microsoft partners. Sonata is now among the first companies to earn the Microsoft Frontier Partner Badge Also; Sonata Software is proud to achieve AWS Premier Tier Status in the AWS Partner Network.

Principal Solution Architect – SharePoint Online & On-Premises

Experience

15+ years of overall IT experience, with extensive expertise in Microsoft SharePoint Online, SharePoint Server (On-Premises), Microsoft 365, Azure, and enterprise collaboration platforms.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Principal Solution Architect / SharePoint SME with deep expertise in SharePoint Online and SharePoint On-Premises to provide architecture, technical leadership, solution design, migration, modernization, and customer advisory services for enterprise environments. The candidate should be capable of designing and leading complex SharePoint solutions across hybrid, cloud, and on-premises environments, while providing technical direction to engineering teams and engaging with senior customer stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead SharePoint architecture, solution design, modernization, migration, and technical strategy for enterprise customers.
• Design scalable and secure SharePoint Online and SharePoint On-Premises solutions.
• Conduct customer discovery sessions, architecture workshops, assessments, and design reviews.
• Lead SharePoint migration and modernization initiatives from legacy SharePoint environments to SharePoint Online.
• Define SharePoint information architecture, governance, security, permissions, content management, and site architecture.
• Provide technical leadership for complex SharePoint incidents, performance issues, and production challenges.
• Review existing SharePoint environments and identify opportunities for cloud adoption, modernization, optimization, and automation.
• Provide technical governance, best practices, standards, and mentoring to engineering teams.
• Work with Microsoft 365, Azure, Security, Identity, and other technology teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Communicate architecture decisions, technical risks, recommendations, and roadmaps to senior customer stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of overall IT experience with significant experience in SharePoint and Microsoft technologies.
• Strong hands-on and architectural experience with SharePoint Online and SharePoint On-Premises.
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale SharePoint solutions.
• Strong knowledge of SharePoint architecture, security, governance, search, content management, and integration.
• Proven experience with SharePoint migration and modernization.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Experience with Power Platform and SharePoint customization is preferred.
• Strong customer-facing consulting and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead complex technical engagements independently.
• Excellent communication, analytical, troubleshooting, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills

• SharePoint Framework (SPFx)
• PowerShell
• Microsoft Graph
• Power Platform
• Azure integration
• Microsoft Purview
• Microsoft Entra ID
• SharePoint Hybrid
• SharePoint migration tools
• SharePoint performance and health assessment
• Enterprise information architecture

The ideal candidate is a Principal-level SharePoint Architect / SME who combines deep expertise in SharePoint Online and SharePoint Server On-Premises with strong capabilities in architecture, migration, modernization, security, governance, Microsoft 365 integration, and customer advisory. The candidate should be able to independently lead complex SharePoint engagements from discovery and architecture through migration, implementation, troubleshooting, and modernization, while providing technical direction to engineering teams and senior customer stakeholders.