Solution Architect

Digital X - Owned By Digital Dewa Single Owner Com; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital X - Owned By Digital Dewa Single Owner Com is seeking a Technology Architect in Dubai to lead end-to-end technology infrastructure assessments and create scalable architectures. This role requires 8-15+ years of experience in technology architecture, proven solutions architect skills, and a strong proficiency in cloud technologies and security principles.

Join a dynamic team that focuses on modernizing cloud adoption and driving technology strategy across organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in technology and infrastructure architecture in an MSP operating model.
• Expertise in networking, security, cloud technologies, and data center technologies.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and technical documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture assessments and discovery engagements.
• Design scalable, secure, and resilient architectures.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies and tools.

Skills

Technology architecture

Stakeholder communication

Cloud technologies

Security principles

Containerization and orchestration

Data architecture

API management

Education

8-15+ years experience in technology architecture

Certifications in Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

TOGAF, CISSP, CCNP/CCIE

Tools

Architecture documentation tools (Alfabet)

Docker

Kubernetes

VMware

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technology infrastructure architecture assessments and discovery engagements.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive architecture documentation and standards.
• Design scalable, secure, and resilient future-state architectures aligned with architecture management.
• Assist in driving the modernization of cloud adoption and data center transformation initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across customers and IT to align technology strategy with organizational goals.
• Define and maintain the overall technology architecture, ensuring alignment with business strategy and IT roadmap.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools.
• Lead solution design for complex business requirements and ensure architectural integrity across projects.
• Establish and enforce architecture standards, best practices, and governance models.
• Conduct architecture reviews and ensure compliance with non-functional requirements such as performance, scalability, security, and availability.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks early in the solution lifecycle.
• Create and maintain architectural documentation, diagrams, and technical specifications.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Strong experience in technology and infrastructure architecture in an MSP operating model.
• Expertise across networking, security, clouds (on-premises/public), data protection and data center technologies.
• Expertise in architecture documentation tools such as Alfabet.
• Proven ability in architecture designs creation.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and technical documentation skills.
• 8–15+ years of experience in technology architecture; proven experience as a Solutions Architect or Technology Architect in large-scale environments.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of databases and data architecture.
• Knowledge of integration patterns, middleware, and API management.
• Understanding of security principles and enterprise security architecture.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Certifications

• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP Architect certifications).
• TOGAF.
• CISSP.
• CCNP/CCIE.
• VMware VCP/VCAP.
• ITIL.

Technical Domains

• Data Center Architecture: Resiliency, consolidation, hybrid cloud designs.
• Network Architecture: LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, segmentation, secure connectivity.
• Platform & Systems: Compute lifecycle, OS platforms, hybrid systems.
• Cloud & Virtualization: Azure, VMware, landing zones, Redhat OpenShift.
• Storage & Backup: Scalable storage, data protection, disaster recovery.
• Connectivity: MPLS, internet, cloud interconnects, provider strategy.