Enterprise Architect

Innovo Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovo Group is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect in the UAE to define and implement a scalable EA framework across business capability, applications, data, and integration. You will lead a small team of domain architects, align initiatives with governance, and drive architectural excellence to enable modernisation and long-term growth.

You will tailor TOGAF or equivalent to the organisation's needs, define roadmaps, manage stakeholders, and ensure consistent reuse of architectures

Qualifications

• 10-15 years in IT with strong enterprise architecture experience.
• Proven experience establishing EA frameworks from scratch.
• Experience with ERP and enterprise platforms.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Establish EA maturity baseline and improvement plans.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of domain architects.
• Design and implement the EA framework across business capability, application, data and integration, technology & infrastructure.
• Tailor TOGAF or equivalent to organisational context and maturity.
• Define EA artefacts, processes, and governance.
• Define current-state and target-state architectures with pragmatic roadmaps.
• Provide architectural oversight to delivery teams for consistency and reuse.
• Identify and manage technical debt and legacy constraints.

Skills

Communication & Stakeholder mgmt

Leadership & Mentoring

EA frameworks (TOGAF)

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/IT

Tools

ERP systems

Enterprise platforms

Cloud architectures

Job description

Job Description:

Role Purpose

The Enterprise Architect is responsible for establishing, defining, and embedding the Enterprise Architecture (EA) framework, principles, and governance model. The role will provide a clear, business-aligned architectural foundation that enables modernisation, operational stability, and long-term scalability. The role also leads and develops a small team of domain architects ensuring architectural alignment across initiatives. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, deep architectural expertise, and strong stakeholder engagement, operating in an environment where EA maturity is evolving.

Key Accountabilities

• Establish EA maturity baseline and improvement plans
• Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of domain architects
• Design and implement the EA framework across; business capability, application, data and integration, technology & infrastructure
• Tailor industry frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent) to suit organisational context and maturity
• Define EA artefacts, processes, and governance suitable for a growing organisation.
• Define and run EA principles, governance processes, standards and design guidelines.
• Define current-state and target-state architectures, supported by pragmatic transition roadmaps
• Provide architectural oversight and guidance to delivery teams, ensuring consistency and reuse across solutions
• Identify and manage technical debt and legacy constraints

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology or related discipline
• 10-15 years in IT, with strong experience in enterprise architecture
• Proven experience establishing EA frameworks from scratch
• Experience working with ERP and enterprise platforms
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent)
• Experience working with cloud, hybrid and composable architectures, data, analytics and integration platforms and security architecture fundementals
• Strong understanding of architecture layers, target and current-state architectures
• Effective communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.