Financial Services Enterprise Architect - Al-Futtaim Group - Dubai, UAE

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 390,600 - 558,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation aligned with Al-Futtaim Group standards

Long-term career growth within a diversified regional group

High visibility role with senior business and IT leadership

Job summary

AlFuttaim is seeking a Financial Services Enterprise Architect in Dubai to lead enterprise architecture, ensuring alignment with business and IT strategies. This role encompasses designing frameworks to innovate and transform financial services.

Ideal candidates will have a strong background in enterprise architecture and extensive experience within regulated environments. The position offers competitive compensation and long-term career growth.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise architecture within financial services or regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of application, data, integration, and cloud architecture patterns.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and guide large-scale transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the target enterprise architecture aligned to business and IT strategy for financial services transformation.
• Develop business architecture and capability models and conduct maturity assessments.
• Define solution approaches to meet business demands and perform impact analysis.

Skills

Enterprise and solution architecture design

Financial services technology landscapes

Application and cloud architecture standards

Architecture governance and portfolio management

Technology evaluation and vendor selection

Stakeholder facilitation and strategic communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline

Job description

Financial Services Enterprise Architect - Al-Futtaim Group - Dubai, UAE

Position Overview

The Financial Services Enterprise Architect role in Dubai leads the definition and governance of end-to-end enterprise architecture across applications, business capabilities, data, integrations, and cloud platforms for the Financial Services line of business. This strategic role drives transformation and innovation by aligning target architecture with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and long-term technology strategy.

Job Details

• Country: UAE
• City: Dubai
• Industry: Financial Services
• Function: Software-System Architecture
• Salary: 35000-50000 monthly (Market estimated)
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality: Any
• Job Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the target enterprise architecture aligned to business and IT strategy for financial services transformation
• Develop business architecture and capability models and conduct maturity assessments
• Define solution approaches to meet business demands and perform impact analysis across applications, data, and integrations
• Identify, assess, and recommend technologies and platforms through RFI and RFP processes
• Review the application portfolio to drive consolidation, modernization, retirement, and upgrades
• Establish application, data, integration, and cloud standards that support strategic and regulatory requirements
• Participate in enterprise architecture governance forums and design reviews for major initiatives
• Research emerging technologies to address capability gaps and improve scalability, security, and efficiency
• Introduce innovative solutions and lead proof of concept and proof of technology initiatives
• Facilitate scoping sessions and architecture workshops with business and IT stakeholders to align roadmaps and priorities

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
• Extensive experience in enterprise architecture within financial services or regulated environments
• Strong understanding of application, data, integration, and cloud architecture patterns
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and guide large-scale transformation initiatives
• Experience aligning architecture decisions with regulatory, risk, and compliance requirements

Skills Set

• Enterprise and solution architecture design
• Financial services technology landscapes
• Application and cloud architecture standards
• Architecture governance and portfolio management
• Technology evaluation and vendor selection
• Stakeholder facilitation and strategic communication

Why Join Us

• Strategic architecture leadership role within a major financial services organization
• Opportunity to shape long-term technology direction and innovation
• Competitive compensation aligned with Al-Futtaim Group standards
• High visibility role with senior business and IT leadership
• Long-term career growth within a diversified regional group

About the Company

Al-Futtaim Group is one of the Middle East's most diversified privately held organizations, headquartered in Dubai with operations across automotive, financial services, real estate, retail, and healthcare. With a strong focus on governance, innovation, and transformation, the Group continues to invest in enterprise-scale platforms and architectures that enable sustainable growth and regulatory compliance across its financial services businesses.