Chief Solution Architect-Geospatial, GIS & Digital Transformation

Birbal AI; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Birbal AI is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to own the end-to-end architecture and chair the design authority in Abu Dhabi. You will design integrations with Esri ArcGIS Enterprise, a government identity provider, an API gateway, and enterprise data platforms, while defining the technology stack and non-functional requirements.

The role requires 12+ years in geospatial, data and AI platforms, with TOGAF certification and government/cloud design experience.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in enterprise and solution architecture, including geospatial, data and AI platforms.
• Deep knowledge of OGC standards (WMS, WFS, OGC API) and spatial databases.
• Cloud-native architecture: Kubernetes, event streaming, microservices, infrastructure as code.
• TOGAF or an equivalent architecture certification.
• Experience designing for government or sovereign cloud.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end architecture and chair the design authority.
• Design integration with Esri ArcGIS Enterprise portal, a government identity provider, API gateway and enterprise data platforms.
• Set the technology stack: React/TypeScript, MapLibre, CesiumJS, PostGIS, GeoServer, pygeoapi, Kafka, Airflow, Kubernetes, Terraform.
• Define non-functional requirements: performance, availability, security and data residency.
• Review and approve every solution design.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Geospatial data

AI platforms

OGC standards

Cloud-native

Kubernetes

Terraform

TOGAF

Education

TOGAF certification

Tools

ArcGIS Enterprise

pygeoapi

Kafka

Airflow

Kubernetes

Terraform

PostGIS

GeoServer

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end architecture and chair the design authority.
• Design integration with an existing Esri ArcGIS Enterprise portal, a government identity provider, an API gateway and enterprise data platforms.
• Set the technology stack: React/TypeScript, MapLibre, CesiumJS, PostGIS, GeoServer, pygeoapi, Kafka, Airflow, Kubernetes, Terraform.
• Define non-functional requirements: performance, availability, security and data residency.
• Review and approve every solution design.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in enterprise and solution architecture, including geospatial, data and AI platforms.
• Deep knowledge of OGC standards (WMS, WFS, OGC API) and spatial databases.
• Cloud-native architecture: Kubernetes, event streaming, microservices, infrastructure as code.
• TOGAF or an equivalent architecture certification.
• Experience designing for government or sovereign cloud.

UAE nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.