Lead SIS Solutions Architect II – Middle East

Ellucian; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Flight allowance

Private medical cover

Thrive Flex program

Charitable days

Job summary

Ellucian is seeking a Solution Architect to lead end-to-end design for SIS implementations in the Middle East. You will own functional and technical architectures, guide discovery, and ensure alignment with institutional strategy and Ellucian standards.

You will partner with Product, Architecture, Integration, Delivery, and Project Management teams to drive value realization, champion responsible AI-enhanced delivery, and mentor delivery professionals across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years' experience in higher education, SIS/ERP, professional services, or enterprise architecture.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex requirements into architecture across ERP, SIS, and CRM environments.
• Middle East market experience preferred, ideally GCC/Levant/Egypt; international experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Analyze objectives and translate them into a coherent future-state SIS solution.
• Own end-to-end architecture including cross-product integrations and data considerations.
• Lead workshops to align design with product, architecture, and delivery teams.
• Define design principles, reusable patterns, and governance checkpoints to ensure value realization.
• Mentor capability-stream consultants to improve solution quality.

Skills

Excellent communication

Stakeholder-management

Documentation skills

Presentation skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Education

TOGAF qualification

ArchiMate knowledge

BPMN 2.0

BizzDesign

Tools

ArchiMate

BPMN 2.0

BizzDesign

Job description

Ellucian is seeking a Solution Architect to lead end-to-end design for SIS implementations in the Middle East. You will own functional and technical architectures, guide discovery, and ensure alignment with institutional strategy and Ellucian standards.

You will partner with Product, Architecture, Integration, Delivery, and Project Management teams to drive value realization, champion responsible AI-enhanced delivery, and mentor delivery professionals across multiple projects.