ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT - Banking -ABU DHABI

TAT IT Technolgies; Abu Dhabi; On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect with a strong background in banking. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in enterprise architecture roles and a deep understanding of cloud technologies, microservices, and API management. This role involves addressing challenges faced by banks, evolving enterprise architecture, and providing strategic leadership.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in enterprise architecture roles within banking.
• Experience in Tier-1 international banks in Europe, US, or Singapore is mandatory.
• Strong expertise required in cloud technologies, microservices, and API management.

Responsibilities

• Envisioning and evolving enterprise architecture to support business strategies.
• Managing IT risks in line with enterprise risk management.
• Providing leadership and direction to IT departments.

Skills

API management

enterprise architecture

data architecture

cloud technologies

architecture design

solution architecture

scenario planning

banking software

microservices

risk management

application portfolio management

Education

Open Group TOGAF9 Certification

Job description

We have an urgent requirement for ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT – Banking experience and extensive experience in Tier-1 international banks in Europe, US, or Singapore for a bank in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in enterprise architecture roles within banking is MANDATORY.
• Strong expertise in architecture design, cloud technologies, microservices, API management, and data architecture is MANDATORY.
• Open Group TOGAF9 Certification is preferred.
• 10-15 years of experience in the banking industry in the technology division is MANDATORY.
• Experience in Tier-1 international banks in Europe, US, or Singapore is 100% MANDATORY to apply.

The first round is a 1-hour online test on Gorilla, which is mandatory. Please only apply if you can commit to taking this test.

Responsibilities include:

• Addressing the challenges faced by banks due to disruptive technologies and innovations.
• Envisioning and evolving enterprise architecture to support business strategies and processes.
• Recommending long-term strategic and operational plans aligning with business objectives.
• Understanding business challenges and streamlining processes to improve service delivery.
• Providing leadership and direction to IT departments.
• Studying technology adoption and maturity.
• Managing application portfolios and assessing overlaps.
• Managing IT risk in line with enterprise risk management.
• Scenario planning for emerging technologies.
• Defining standards and policies for technology processes and products.
• Sharing best practices and updating architecture based on new technologies and vendor solutions.
• Analyzing complex problems, anticipating issues, and assessing risks.
• Ensuring architectural documentation, prototyping, and scalability testing.

Skills required: API management, enterprise architecture, data architecture, cloud technologies, architecture design, solution architecture, scenario planning, banking software, microservices, risk management, application portfolio management.