Senior Enterprise Architect

Investment and Development Office (IDO) - Ras Al Khaimah; Ras Al Khaimah; Hybrid; AED 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading development organization in Ras Al Khaimah is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to lead the enterprise architecture strategy across its portfolio companies. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in IT architecture and demonstrate strong technical proficiency along with strategic vision. The role involves optimizing current technologies while ensuring alignment with business objectives. Attractive salary and benefits are offered, including remote work opportunities.

Benefits

Attractive Salary Package

Family Benefits including air ticket allowance

Worldwide Health Coverage

Remote Working Opportunities

Collaborative Work Culture

Professional Development

Qualifications

• Over 7 years of experience in IT architecture or EA roles.
• Hands-on experience in technology assessment and digital transformation.
• Professional certifications in enterprise architecture (e.g., TOGAF) and IT governance (e.g., COBIT).

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of enterprise architecture framework.
• Conduct reviews of portfolio companies' enterprise architecture.
• Ensure alignment of architectures with regulatory standards.

Skills

Technical Proficiency

Analytical & Strategic Vision

Cost Management & Efficiency

Collaboration & Influence

Standards & Governance Knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology, Computer Science, or Information Systems

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

EA tools

cloud services (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS)

Job description

Job Overview:

The Senior Enterprise Architect will own and lead the enterprise architecture strategy and execution for IDO and its portfolio companies, balancing hands-on technical involvement with strategic vision. This role involves assessing and optimizing the current technology landscape, implementing future-focused innovations, and ensuring alignment with IDO’s business objectives across business, application, technology, and infrastructure domains. The Senior Enterprise Architect will also serve as a Solution Architect and enterprise architecture reviewer for IDO portfolio companies, providing strategic guidance, architectural oversight, and harmonization to drive technology alignment and operational excellence across the portfolio.

Enterprise Architecture Strategy & Technical Governance:

• Lead the design, execution, and continuous improvement of IDO’s enterprise architecture framework, including Business, Application, Technology, and Infrastructure architecture layers.
• Combine hands-on technical engagement with strategic oversight to ensure that architecture practices directly support IDO’s operational and long-term objectives.
• Position the EA function as a strategic enabler, bridging technical implementation with organizational strategy, while promoting efficiency and innovation.

Solution Architecture and Review:

• Act as the primary Solution Architect for significant initiatives across IDO portfolio companies, defining solution designs that address business needs while aligning with IDO’s enterprise architecture principles.
• Conduct detailed reviews of portfolio companies' enterprise architecture, providing recommendations to address gaps, improve scalability, and ensure alignment with IDO’s strategic objectives.
• Identify opportunities for standardization and harmonization across portfolio companies' technology landscapes, ensuring economies of scale and reducing redundancy in technology investments.
• Work closely with portfolio company IT and business leaders to provide advisory support on technology strategy, architectural decisions, and the adoption of emerging technologies.
• Ensure portfolio companies' architectures adhere to regulatory and industry standards while maintaining flexibility to adapt to evolving business requirements.
• Monitor the implementation of architectural recommendations to ensure they drive measurable business outcomes and foster operational excellence.
• Maintain the architectural maturity across portfolio companies, providing structured reports to track alignment with IDO’s goals and enterprise architecture framework.

Technology Assessment and Experimentation:

• Conduct regular evaluations of existing tools, technologies, infrastructure, and applications to identify gaps and areas for optimization across the portfolio.
• Implement and lead hands-on experiments with emerging technologies to assess their relevance and impact on current operations, ensuring that viable innovations align with IDO’s goals.
• Maintain a portfolio-wide view of technology capabilities, continually assessing their alignment with strategic objectives and operational readiness.

Cost Management and Harmonization:

• Identify and drive opportunities for cost management and harmonization across portfolio companies, ensuring that architecture decisions maximize value and benefit from economies of scale.
• Provide architectural guidance that promotes a lean, efficient approach to technology investments, optimizing resources and minimizing redundancies within the portfolio.
• Evaluate technologies and platforms that align with IDO’s financial goals, contributing to a balanced approach to operational excellence and cost-effectiveness.

Strategy and Governance:

• Define and enforce architecture standards, principles, and governance frameworks that incorporate relevant industry best practices, ensuring alignment with IDO’s operational model.
• Establish a governance structure that balances compliance with flexibility, maintaining adherence to essential industry standards without sacrificing adaptability.
• Ensure all architectural frameworks support best practices for regulatory compliance across the portfolio, integrating them as required to strengthen operational resilience.

Provider and Technology Solution Evaluation:

• Manage the selection and evaluation of technology solutions and providers to ensure they meet the portfolio's strategic needs and quality standards.
• Align provider and solution selection with EA principles, ensuring consistency across the portfolio and optimizing long-term value and performance.

Stakeholder Collaboration and Engagement:

• Act as an advisor to business and technology leaders across portfolio companies, offering hands-on support and strategic guidance to drive alignment between architecture and business goals.
• Foster collaborative, cross-functional relationships to unify business and IT perspectives, ensuring that technology decisions reflect broader organizational priorities.
• Work closely with product managers, business leaders, and IT teams to communicate the EA’s value and secure alignment on technology roadmaps.

Orchestrating Business Outcomes and Solution Delivery:

• Ensure architecture planning and execution deliver measurable business outcomes, balancing short-term solutions with long-term strategic direction.
• Provide diagnostic insights, investment roadmaps, and architectural models that directly support decision-making, operational efficiency, and alignment with IDO’s business goals.
• Identify and recommend solutions that address gaps in the current and future-state IT environments, ensuring the architecture remains adaptable to evolving business needs.

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology, Computer Science, or Information Systems. A Master’s degree preferred.
• Over 7 years of experience in IT architecture or EA roles, with hands-on experience in technology assessment, architecture implementation, and digital transformation.
• Professional certifications in enterprise architecture (e.g., TOGAF) and IT governance (e.g., COBIT).

Skills:

• Technical Proficiency: Strong knowledge of EA tools, cloud services (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS), microservices, APIs, and data analytics, with a capability for hands-on implementation.
• Analytical & Strategic Vision: Ability to assess technology landscapes and drive hands-on innovation, with a focus on maximizing both strategic impact and operational alignment.
• Cost Management & Efficiency: Skilled in identifying cost-saving opportunities and applying harmonized solutions that benefit from economies of scale across diverse portfolio companies.
• Collaboration & Influence: Strong consultative skills with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences, fostering alignment between business and IT.
• Standards & Governance Knowledge: Working knowledge of essential industry standards and regulatory requirements, with a focus on achieving compliant, efficient, and resilient architecture.

Why Join Us?

At IDO, we offer more than just a job, we offer a career path with purpose and impact. Here’s what you can expect:

• Attractive Salary Package
• Family Benefits including air ticket allowance
• Worldwide Health Coverage
• Remote Working Opportunities
• A Collaborative and Innovative Work Culture
• Professional Development and Career Growth