Manager - Technology Lifecycle and Resilience

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

Job summary

Dicetek LLC is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead the Technology/Application Lifecycle Management framework and resilience architecture. You will define governance, lifecycle states, decision points and forward-planning controls, coordinating with IT GRC, DR/Operations, Cyber Security, Finance and application owners to ensure obsolescence risks are managed ahead of vendor end-of-life.

This role requires executive communication and cross-functional leadership to deliver an

Qualifications

• Deep experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, application portfolio management and lifecycle governance.
• Strong understanding of technology obsolescence, vendor end-of-support risk, investment planning and architecture governance.
• Experience shaping enterprise resilience strategies and target-state architectures across applications, infrastructure, data, integration and cloud.
• Ability to establish pragmatic governance frameworks, RACI models, control points, roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
• Strong executive communication, cross-functional leadership, facilitation and decision-paper writing skills.
• Experience in banking, financial services or another highly regulated sector is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition of a Technology/Application Lifecycle Management framework covering lifecycle stages, technology obsolescence and end-of-life risk governance.
• Define lifecycle states, governance accountabilities, decision points, escalation paths and forward-planning controls for upgrades and remediation ahead of vendor end-of-life.
• Lead the Enterprise Architecture contribution to the enterprise resilience strategy and target-state resilience architecture, including the principles and patterns required to improve recoverability and reduce failover constraints.
• Align lifecycle governance and resilience architecture so that obsolescence, recoverability and resilience risks are considered consistently across the two workstreams.
• Coordinate architecture inputs from Technology Platforms, IT GRC, DR/Operations, Cyber Security, Procurement, Finance and application owners.
• Establish architecture governance, traceability and decision records for the two workstreams, including alignment to EA standards, target states and review forums.
• Guide the Resilience Architect / Technical Architect and consolidate technical outputs into an executive-level strategy and roadmap.
• Maintain the EA boundary: lead strategy, architecture and governance while operational control implementation, testing and evidence production remain with accountable delivery and platform teams.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Technology strategy

Lifecycle governance

Application portfolio management

Governance frameworks

RACI models

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Decision-paper writing

Regulated sector experience

Tools

ServiceNow CMDB/APM

Jira

Confluence

Power BI

Microsoft 365

Job description

• Lead the definition of a Technology/Application Lifecycle Management framework, with emphasis on application lifecycle, technology obsolescence and end-of-life risk governance.

• Define lifecycle states, governance accountabilities, decision points, escalation paths and forward-planning controls for upgrades and remediation ahead of vendor end-of-life.

• Lead the Enterprise Architecture contribution to the enterprise resilience strategy and target-state resilience architecture, including the principles and patterns required to improve recoverability and reduce failover constraints.

• Align lifecycle governance and resilience architecture so that obsolescence, recoverability and resilience risks are considered consistently across the two workstreams.

• Coordinate architecture inputs from Technology Platforms, IT GRC, DR/Operations, Cyber Security, Procurement, Finance and application owners.

• Establish architecture governance, traceability and decision records for the two workstreams, including alignment to EA standards, target states and review forums.

• Guide the Resilience Architect / Technical Architect and consolidate technical outputs into an executive-level strategy and roadmap.

  • Maintain the EA boundary: lead strategy, architecture and governance while operational control implementation, testing and evidence production remain with accountable delivery and platform teams.

Required Skills

• Deep experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, application portfolio management and lifecycle governance.

• Strong understanding of technology obsolescence, vendor end-of-support risk, investment planning and architecture governance.

• Experience shaping enterprise resilience strategies and target-state architectures across applications, infrastructure, data, integration and cloud.

• Ability to establish pragmatic governance frameworks, RACI models, control points, roadmaps and measurable outcomes.

• Strong executive communication, cross-functional leadership, facilitation and decision-paper writing skills.

• Experience in banking, financial services or another highly regulated sector is strongly preferred.

Key Deliverables

• Technology/Application Lifecycle Management framework covering lifecycle stages, technology obsolescence and end-of-life risk governance.

• Defined lifecycle taxonomy, governance model, ownership model, control points and escalation approach.

• Forward-planning approach for identifying and budgeting upgrades or remediation before vendor end-of-life.

• Enterprise resilience strategy and target-state resilience architecture, including architecture principles, patterns, priorities and transition considerations.

• Integrated roadmap, dependencies and governance plan across the lifecycle and resilience workstreams.

• Architecture decision records, executive updates and governance submissions supporting implementation and ongoing governance.

CERTIFICATIONS & TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Certifications Preferred: TOGAF certification. Additional relevant certifications may include ITIL 4, COBIT, PMP/PRINCE2, AWS or Microsoft Azure architecture credentials, and CBCI or equivalent resilience qualification.

Preferred Tech Stack Enterprise architecture repository and modelling standards; application portfolio and CMDB data; hybrid infrastructure and cloud architecture; resilience and lifecycle management capabilities.

Tools / Platforms ServiceNow CMDB/APM; Jira; Confluence; Microsoft Power BI; Microsoft 365.