Strategic Integration & Automation Architect - Pre-Sales

Edison Smart®; Dubai; On-site; AED 470,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Edison Smart in Dubai seeks a Principal Architect – Integration & Automation to lead enterprise integration, API management, messaging, middleware and automation initiatives across hybrid‑cloud environments.

You will partner with CIOs and technology leaders to define modernization roadmaps, API strategies and event‑driven architectures, shaping deals through pre‑sales activities.

This role blends deep technical leadership with senior customer engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.
• 10+ years of enterprise IT experience.
• 7+ years in Integration, Middleware and/or Automation architecture.
• Experience supporting complex enterprise technical sales or pre-sales cycles.
• UAE or wider Middle East market experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise integration and automation architecture engagements with large customers.
• Define API-first, microservices and event-driven architecture strategies.
• Shape opportunities from discovery through solution design and deal closure.
• Develop solution blueprints, reference architectures, and sizing documentation.
• Advise on modernising legacy middleware and integration environments.
• Design integration across on-prem, cloud and hybrid-cloud environments.

Skills

Enterprise integration architecture

API-led architecture

Event-driven architecture

Pre-sales / solution design

Customer-facing leadership

Education

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

Tools

Red Hat OpenShift

ESB technologies

Container platforms

Job description

Edison Smart in Dubai seeks a Principal Architect – Integration & Automation to lead enterprise integration, API management, messaging, middleware and automation initiatives across hybrid‑cloud environments.

You will partner with CIOs and technology leaders to define modernization roadmaps, API strategies and event‑driven architectures, shaping deals through pre‑sales activities.

This role blends deep technical leadership with senior customer engagement.