Architect - Production Printing

Project Overview and Responsibilities

We are seeking a 12+ year experienced and highly skilled Architect – Production Printing to lead architecture, design, and technical strategy for enterprise-scale production printing solutions. The ideal candidate should possess deep expertise in production print workflows, digital printing technologies, enterprise software architecture, cloud integration, performance optimization, and large-scale distributed systems.

This role requires strong leadership capabilities to collaborate with global stakeholders, product teams, OEM partners, firmware teams, and offshore engineering teams in delivering high-performance, scalable, and reliable production printing solutions. 

• Define and drive end-to-end technical architecture for production printing platforms and workflow solutions.
• Lead architecture design for high-volume print processing systems, print workflow automation, RIP integration, and print job management.
• Design scalable and secure enterprise solutions for production printing ecosystems.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and engineering teams to define technology roadmap and solution strategy.
• Architect cloud-enabled and hybrid print management solutions.
• Drive modernization initiatives including microservices, containerization, cloud-native architecture, and DevOps practices.
• Provide technical leadership in areas such as:
  • Print workflow optimization
  • Job scheduling and queue management
  • Color management systems
  • Variable Data Printing (VDP)
  • PDF/PostScript/PCL processing
  • Raster Image Processing (RIP)
  • ICC Profile Management
  • Production printer controller architecture
• Lead performance tuning and scalability improvements for high-throughput printing systems.
• Ensure system reliability, security, maintainability, and compliance with enterprise standards.
• Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical risk assessments.
• Work closely with global customers and cross-functional teams for requirement analysis and solution delivery.

Attractive Points

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge production printing technologies.
• Exposure to global enterprise customers and large-scale printing ecosystems.
• Leadership role influencing architecture and technology strategy.
• Opportunity to work with cloud-native and next-generation print workflow solutions.
• Collaborative and innovation-driven engineering culture.

Work Location India.

Note:- Onsite opportunity exist based on customer demand.

Mode of Work

Default is working at office. Hybrid mode may be possible.

Educational Qualification

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics or related field.

Must Have

Production Printing Domain Expertise

• Understanding of:
  • Production printing workflows
  • Digital front-end (DFE) systems
  • Commercial printing solutions
  • Print controller architecture
  • High-speed production printers
  • Print server technologies
  • Print spooler systems
  • Color calibration and management
  • Print finishing workflows

 Printing Technologies & Standards

• Hands-on knowledge of:
  • PDF
  • PostScript
  • PCL
  • AFP
  • etc.

 Software Architecture

• Enterprise architecture and solution design
• Microservices architecture
• Distributed systems
• Event-driven architecture
• API design and integration
• Multi-threaded and high-performance systems

Cloud & DevOps

• AWS / Azure
• Docker & Kubernetes
• CI/CD pipelines
• Monitoring & observability tools

Programming Technologies

Experience in one or more: C#, C++

Database

SQL and NoSQL databases

Good to Have

• Experience with production printing environments using Canon, Ricoh, Xerox, HP, or Konica Minolta platforms.
• Experience with Variable Data Printing (VDP) workflows.
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Experience working with global/offshore teams and customer-facing communication.