Domain Architect

R2 Alliance; Dubai; On-site; AED 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

R2 Alliance is seeking an experienced Domain Architect to lead the architecture strategy for one or more business domains in Dubai, UAE. The role focuses on aligning technology capabilities with business objectives to enable scalable digital transformation and governance across data, applications and integrations.

The Domain Architect will own the architectural vision for their domain, define target architectures, modernise application landscapes, and guide delivery teams through complex

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Domain Architecture or Solution Architecture.
• Proven experience defining target architectures for large, complex organisations.
• Strong background in business capability modelling and domain-driven architecture.
• Experience leading application transformation and modernisation initiatives.
• Demonstrated success supporting enterprise-wide digital transformation programmes.
• Experience working across multiple business and technology functions.
• Strong governance and architecture review experience.
• Excellent German (and English) communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end architecture for an assigned business domain.
• Develop and maintain domain capability maps, target architectures and technology roadmaps.
• Translate business strategy into actionable architecture initiatives.
• Drive architectural consistency across products, applications, data and integrations.
• Partner with senior business stakeholders to understand strategic priorities and operating models.
• Map business capabilities, customer journeys and value streams.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve outcomes through technology.
• Ensure architecture supports growth, scalability and innovation.
• Define and evolve the application landscape within the domain.
• Lead application rationalisation and modernisation initiatives.
• Design scalable, reusable and secure solution patterns.
• Ensure interoperability across enterprise platforms and shared services.
• Promote API-first and event-driven architectural principles.
• Define domain data ownership and information flows.
• Support master data management and enterprise data governance.
• Collaborate with data architects to establish scalable data architectures.
• Review solution designs for compliance with enterprise standards.
• Participate in Architecture Review Boards and governance forums.
• Define architecture principles, standards and reference architectures.
• Assess technical risks, dependencies and cross-domain impacts.
• Support delivery teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop transition architectures from current to target state.
• Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt and optimise technology investments.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate.
• Build strong relationships with business leaders, product owners, engineering teams and enterprise architects.
• Facilitate architecture workshops and design sessions.
• Present architecture strategies and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Mentor solution architects and technical teams across the organisation.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Domain Architecture

API & Integration

Microservices

Event-driven Architecture

Data Architecture

Cloud Platforms

Security Architecture

Architecture Modelling Tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

TOGAF certification

Tools

LeanIX

ArchiMate

Sparx EA

Bizzdesign

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Domain Architect to lead the architecture strategy for one or more business domains, ensuring technology capabilities align with business objectives while enabling scalable digital transformation.

The Domain Architect will own the architectural vision for their domain, working across business and technology teams to define target architectures, modernise application landscapes, establish governance and guide delivery teams through complex transformation programmes.

This role requires a strategic thinker who can bridge business capabilities with technology solutions while maintaining a strong focus on simplification, standardisation and long-term value.

Key Responsibilities

Domain Ownership

• Own the end-to-end architecture for an assigned business domain.
• Develop and maintain domain capability maps, target architectures and technology roadmaps.
• Translate business strategy into actionable architecture initiatives.
• Drive architectural consistency across products, applications, data and integrations.

Business Architecture

• Partner with senior business stakeholders to understand strategic priorities and future operating models.
• Map business capabilities, customer journeys and value streams.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve business outcomes through technology.
• Ensure architecture supports organisational growth, scalability and innovation.
• Define and evolve the application landscape within the domain.
• Lead application rationalisation and modernisation initiatives.
• Design scalable, reusable and secure solution patterns.
• Ensure interoperability across enterprise platforms and shared services.
• Promote API-first and event-driven architectural principles.

Data & Integration

• Define domain data ownership and information flows.
• Support master data management and enterprise data governance.
• Collaborate with data architects to establish scalable data architectures.
• Review solution designs for compliance with enterprise standards.
• Participate in Architecture Review Boards and governance forums.
• Define architecture principles, standards and reference architectures.
• Assess technical risks, dependencies and cross-domain impacts.
• Support delivery teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop transition architectures from current to target state.
• Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt and optimise technology investments.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong relationships with business leaders, product owners, engineering teams and enterprise architects.
• Facilitate architecture workshops and design sessions.
• Present architecture strategies and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Mentor solution architects and technical teams across the organisation.

Required Experience

• 12+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Domain Architecture or Solution Architecture.
• Proven experience defining target architectures for large, complex organisations.
• Strong background in business capability modelling and domain-driven architecture.
• Experience leading application transformation and modernisation initiatives.
• Demonstrated success supporting enterprise-wide digital transformation programmes.
• Experience working across multiple business and technology functions.
• Strong governance and architecture review experience.
• Excellent German (and English) communication and stakeholder management skills.

Technical Expertise

• Business capability modelling
• API and integration architecture
• Microservices and cloud-native architecture
• Event-driven architecture
• Data architecture and governance
• Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or Google Cloud)
• Security architecture principles
• Architecture modelling tools such as LeanIX, ArchiMate, Sparx EA or Bizzdesign

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related discipline.
• TOGAF certification or equivalent.
• Cloud architecture certifications are advantageous.
• Experience within financial services, mobility, automotive leasing or other complex enterprise environments is highly desirable.
• Strategic planning
• Business capability modelling
• Systems thinking
• Influencing and communication
• Problem solving
• Leadership and mentoring

Success Measures

• Clear target architecture established and adopted across the domain.
• Technology investments aligned with business strategy.
• Reduced application complexity and technical debt.
• Increased reuse of platforms, services and integration patterns.
• High compliance with enterprise architecture standards.
• Successful delivery of strategic transformation initiatives.
• Strong collaboration between business and technology teams.