Enterprise Architect - Digital Transformation

Apparel Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Apparel Group seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect - Digital Transformation in Dubai to define and govern the future-state architecture across retail, e-commerce, supply chain, data, cloud, and corporate platforms. You will drive omnichannel capabilities, AI-driven initiatives, and enterprise standardization while guiding modernization and long-term technology resilience.

Ideal candidates bring 12+ years in technology leadership with 5+ years in EA leadership; TOGAF proficiency and hands-on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years in technology leadership, enterprise/solution architecture, or digital transformation.
• At least 5 years in Enterprise Architecture leadership; retail/omnichannel experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise architecture strategy aligned with business priorities.
• Develop target-state architecture and multi-year roadmaps for core platforms.
• Translate business initiatives into scalable capabilities and architectural requirements.
• Lead architecture governance and reviews across ERP, e‑commerce, CRM, and supply chain.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Technology strategy

Digital transformation

Software architecture

Solution architecture

TOGAF

Cloud architecture

ERP / SAP S/4HANA

Microsoft Dynamics

Oracle

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

SAP S/4HANA

Oracle

Job description

Enterprise Architect - Digital Transformation Job Snapshot Role: Enterprise Architect - Digital Transformation Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: IT and Services Function: Software-System Architecture Experience: 12 years in technology leadership, enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or digital transformation, including at least 5 years in enterprise architecture leadership Job Type: Full-time

Enterprise Architect - Digital Transformation in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior IT and Services opportunity for an experienced technology strategist responsible for defining enterprise architecture, guiding modernization, and aligning business priorities with scalable technology investments. Apparel Group is hiring an Enterprise Architect to shape future-state architecture across retail, e-commerce, supply chain, customer, data, cloud, and corporate platforms while enabling omnichannel capabilities, AI-driven innovation, enterprise standardization, and long-term technology resilience.

Job Details Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: IT and Services Function: Software-System Architecture Salary: 40000-60000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context The Enterprise Architect will establish the architectural direction for a large multi-brand organization undergoing continuous digital transformation. The position connects business strategy with enterprise technology by defining target-state architecture, capability models, standards, reference architectures, integration patterns, cloud strategies, and multi-year technology roadmaps. The role spans ERP, POS, e-commerce, CRM, loyalty, merchandising, supply chain, finance, HR, data platforms, AI, and corporate systems. By reducing technical debt, improving interoperability, rationalizing applications, and strengthening architecture governance, the Enterprise Architect will help create a more scalable, reusable, secure, and cost-efficient technology landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise architecture strategy aligned with business priorities and long-term transformation objectives.
• Develop target-state architecture and multi-year technology roadmaps covering core enterprise platforms and digital capabilities.
• Translate strategic business initiatives into scalable business capabilities, technology services, and architectural requirements.
• Partner with business leaders, transformation teams, product owners, and technology stakeholders to align technology investments with measurable business outcomes.
• Establish enterprise architecture principles, standards, frameworks, patterns, and governance processes.
• Lead architecture reviews for major transformation programs and technology investments.
• Evaluate proposed solutions for scalability, security, interoperability, performance, resilience, and alignment with enterprise standards.
• Identify architecture exceptions and establish appropriate remediation or governance actions.
• Rationalize the application portfolio by identifying redundant systems, technology duplication, technical debt, and consolidation opportunities.
• Recommend modernization strategies that improve platform efficiency while reducing unnecessary complexity.
• Define enterprise integration architecture based on API-first, event-driven, reusable, and loosely coupled patterns.
• Establish reference patterns for integration between ERP, POS, e-commerce, CRM, supply chain, merchandising, finance, HR, and customer platforms.
• Collaborate with data and analytics teams to define enterprise data architecture principles and governance requirements.
• Support development of master data strategies, enterprise data standards, and AI-ready data foundations.
• Guide architecture for data lakehouse, analytics, reporting, machine learning, and intelligent automation environments.
• Partner with digital, omnichannel, and customer experience teams to develop architecture supporting seamless customer journeys.
• Enable technology capabilities for loyalty, personalization, digital commerce, customer engagement, and connected retail experiences.
• Evaluate AI, Generative AI, automation, cloud technologies, and emerging retail solutions for strategic relevance and business value.
• Recommend adoption approaches based on scalability, maturity, risk, cost, and integration requirements.
• Develop architecture blueprints, capability maps, reference architectures, domain models, and future-state operating models.
• Provide architectural leadership across ERP environments including SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or comparable enterprise platforms.
• Guide architecture across POS and store technology ecosystems.
• Support architecture decisions involving e-commerce and omnichannel platforms.
• Provide direction for CRM, customer loyalty, and personalization technology.
• Influence supply chain and merchandising system architecture to improve operational integration.
• Work with solution architects, engineering teams, product teams, project managers, and vendors to ensure architecture standards are implemented consistently.
• Review solution designs and provide guidance where implementations create enterprise-level dependencies or risks.
• Identify architecture gaps, technology risks, integration dependencies, and scalability constraints.
• Recommend mitigation plans that support business continuity and future growth.
• Drive cloud modernization initiatives across Azure, AWS, GCP, or hybrid enterprise environments.
• Promote cloud-native architecture, platform standardization, automation, and cost optimization where appropriate.
• Advise senior leadership on architecture investments, technology trends, modernization priorities, and emerging digital opportunities.
• Present complex architectural concepts in clear business language for executive stakeholders.
• Maintain architectural governance throughout large transformation programs and strategic technology initiatives.
• Track adoption of approved architecture standards and address deviations that increase enterprise risk or complexity.

Ideal Profile

The preferred candidate will hold a Bachelor 's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline, while a Master 's degree will be advantageous. Applicants should bring more than 12 years of progressive experience across technology leadership, enterprise architecture, solution architecture, digital transformation, or related senior technology roles. At least 5 years should have been spent in Enterprise Architecture or a comparable senior architecture leadership capacity. Experience within retail, consumer businesses, omnichannel commerce, e-commerce, or large multi-brand organizations is strongly preferred because the technology landscape spans customer, store, supply chain, merchandising, and corporate platforms.

Candidates should demonstrate strong practical knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and be capable of applying architecture principles beyond theoretical documentation. Hands-on architectural experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP is expected, together with modern integration models including APIs, event-driven architectures, and reusable enterprise services. Experience leading or supporting large-scale technology transformation and modernization programs is essential. Strong understanding of retail ERP platforms such as SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics will be valuable. Knowledge of POS systems, omnichannel platforms, CRM, loyalty, data lakehouse technologies, master data management, AI, Generative AI, automation, supply chain, and merchandising systems will significantly strengthen suitability for the role. The successful candidate should combine strategic thinking with technical depth, executive communication, strong stakeholder influence, and the ability to guide architecture decisions across multiple teams without relying solely on direct authority.

Skills Set

• Enterprise Architecture
• Technology strategy
• Digital transformation
• Software architecture
• Solution architecture
• Target-state architecture
• Enterprise technology roadmap
• Business capability modeling
• Architecture governance
• TOGAF
• Reference architecture
• Architecture blueprints
• Application portfolio rationalization
• Technical debt reduction
• Enterprise integration
• API-first architecture
• Event-driven architecture
• Integration patterns
• Enterprise data architecture
• Data governance
• Master data management
• Data lakehouse
• Analytics platforms
• AI architecture
• Generative AI
• Intelligent automation
• Cloud architecture
• Azure
• AWS
• GCP
• Cloud modernization
• Hybrid cloud
• ERP architecture
• SAP S/4HANA
• Oracle
• Microsoft Dynamics
• POS architecture
• Store technology
• E-commerce platforms
• Omnichannel architecture
• CRM platforms
• Loyalty platforms
• Customer personalization
• Supply chain systems
• Merchandising systems
• Retail technology
• Platform standardization
• Enterprise scalability
• Technology risk management
• Executive advisory
• Stakeholder management
• Strategic planning
• Technology modernization

Why Join Us

This role offers the opportunity to shape enterprise technology strategy across a large and complex organization where digital commerce, physical retail, supply chain, customer platforms, data, AI, and corporate systems must operate as one connected ecosystem. The Enterprise Architect will influence major transformation investments, cloud modernization, application rationalization, omnichannel capabilities, and AI adoption while establishing architecture standards that can support future growth. For an experienced technology leader, the position provides substantial scope to influence executive decisions and build scalable enterprise foundations across a rapidly evolving digital environment.

About the Company

Apparel Group is a major multi-brand retail organization operating international fashion, lifestyle, beauty, footwear, and consumer brands across the United Arab Emirates and other global markets. Its technology environment supports an extensive combination of stores, e-commerce, customer platforms, supply chain operations, merchandising, enterprise applications, data services, and digital transformation initiatives.