• Knowledge of architectural design patterns, performance tuning, database and functional designs 
• Hands-on experience in Service Oriented Architecture 
• Ability to lead solution development and delivery for the design solutions 
• Experience in designing high level and low level documents is a plus
• Good understanding of SDLC is a pre-requisite 
• Awareness of latest technologies and trends 
• Logical thinking and problem solving skills along with an ability to collaborate