Enterprise & Solutions Architect Lead — Hybrid/Remote

Alef Education; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual flight allowance

Annual performance bonus

Education allowance

Health and Life insurance

Enhanced leave policy

Hybrid work model and remote working

Job summary

Alef Education seeks an Enterprise & Solutions Architect Lead to steer architecture, governance, and strategic initiatives across the Digital Office in Abu Dhabi. You will oversee architecture best practices, vendor management, and solutions delivery to ensure secure, scalable systems and continued business value.

The role drives AI automation, leads change management, and coordinates with procurement, finance, HR, and security. A senior leadership track with hybrid work is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 8–10+ years in Solutions/Enterprise Architecture, 5+ in leadership.
• Experience building/managing applications, enterprise network, and infra.
• Fluency in English; Arabic preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise change management and governance across the Digital Office.
• Oversee Solutions Architecture, Engineering, and vendor relationships.
• Provide technical oversight of RFPs, proposals, and bids with Growth.
• Drive AI automation initiatives and track benefits, costs, and risks.
• Lead business continuity planning and ISO/IMS compliance.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Leadership

Vendor management

Change governance

Security governance

BIAs & continuity

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Advanced degree preferred

Certifications: TOGAF, ITIL, PMP, CISSP

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Alef Education seeks an Enterprise & Solutions Architect Lead to steer architecture, governance, and strategic initiatives across the Digital Office in Abu Dhabi. You will oversee architecture best practices, vendor management, and solutions delivery to ensure secure, scalable systems and continued business value.

The role drives AI automation, leads change management, and coordinates with procurement, finance, HR, and security. A senior leadership track with hybrid work is offered.