Architect

First Abu Dhabi Bank; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Governance Lead in Architecture to ensure compliance and alignment across business and technology domains. In this full-time position, you will facilitate architecture governance forums, collaborate with stakeholders, and mentor architects on best practices. Ideal candidates will possess strong expertise in architecture principles and compliance processes, with exceptional communication skills.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of architecture principles and governance frameworks.
• Strong knowledge in business architecture and cloud technologies.
• Experience in influencing teams to adhere to governance practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture governance forums and approve solution designs.
• Ensure traceability of architecture decisions to business outcomes.
• Collaborate with architects to assess compliance and identify risks.

Skills

Governance & Standards understanding

Business architecture knowledge

Data & AI infrastructure expertise

Stakeholder Engagement

Architecture Modeling proficiency

Decision Facilitation experience

Communication & Influence skills

Job description

Overall objectives

Ensure architectural integrity alignment and compliance across business data and technology domains.

Act as a governance lead within enterprise architecture forums driving consistency traceability and strategic alignment.

Support the development and enforcement of architecture standards principles and decision frameworks.

Facilitate collaboration across domain architects to ensure cohesive and integrated enterprise architecture.

Contribute to the evolution of architecture governance models tools and practices.

Role specific responsibilities

Lead and participate in architecture governance forums to review and approve solution designs.

Ensure traceability of architecture decisions to enterprise strategies standards and business outcomes.

Collaborate with domain architects to assess solution compliance and identify gaps or risks.

Maintain architecture repositories including decision logs reusable patterns and reference models.

Support audits compliance reviews and risk assessments related to architecture practices.

Promote reuse standardization and alignment across business data and technology domains.

General functional responsibilities

Contribute to the refinement of enterprise architecture governance frameworks and operating models.

Align with transformation programs to ensure architecture governance supports agility and innovation.

Track and report governance metrics decision outcomes and compliance checkpoints.

Mentor architects and analysts on governance practices tools and documentation standards.

Assist in the development of architecture training onboarding and awareness programs.

Support the integration of governance tools with enterprise architecture platforms and repositories.

Qualifications :

Core competencies required

Governance & Standards: Deep understanding of architecture principles governance frameworks and compliance processes.

Domain Expertise: Strong knowledge in one or more domainsbusiness architecture data & AI infrastructure & cloud.

Stakeholder Engagement: Skilled in working with domain architects business leaders and delivery teams to ensure alignment.

Architecture Modeling: Proficient in using modeling tools and techniques (e.g. capability maps data lineage infrastructure blueprints).

Decision Facilitation: Experience in architecture review boards decision logs and risk assessments.

Communication & Influence: Ability to articulate governance value and influence adherence across diverse teams.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time