Technical Architect (m/f/d)

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment and Contract Staffing Agency

Abu Dhabi

On-site

AED 350,000 - 520,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Halian is seeking a Senior Technical Architect in Abu Dhabi to lead the design, delivery, and evolution of enterprise-scale digital platforms. This role blends hands-on engineering with architectural leadership to craft secure, scalable cloud-native solutions aligned with business growth and digital transformation.

You will define architecture strategy, guide engineering teams, engage with senior stakeholders, and ensure high-quality technology delivery across complex programs.

Qualifications

10+ years of software engineering and solution architecture experience.
Proven track record designing and delivering high-volume, enterprise-grade digital platforms.
Experience leading architecture and technology delivery across large-scale transformation programs.
cloud-native and distributed systems environments.

Responsibilities

Define end-to-end architecture for enterprise applications, platforms, and digital products.
Produce architecture designs, technical specifications, integration patterns, and non-functional requirements.
Lead architecture decision-making and establish technical standards across projects.
Balance security, scalability, performance, maintainability, and cost in architectural choices.

Skills

Java (17+)

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/SE/IT

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

ActiveMQ

SQL Databases

MongoDB

Databricks

Spark

Flink

NiFi

Snowflake

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Containers

Linux

Git

Job description

Technical Architect

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Type: Permanent / Full-Time

Seniority: Senior Technical Leadership

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect to lead the design, delivery, and evolution of enterprise-scale digital platforms. The successful candidate will combine deep hands-on engineering expertise with strong architectural leadership to design secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions across modern technology ecosystems.

This role requires an individual who can define architecture strategy, guide engineering teams, engage with senior stakeholders, and ensure the delivery of high-quality technology solutions that support business growth and digital transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Solution & Enterprise Architecture

Define end-to-end architecture for enterprise applications, platforms, and digital products.
Produce architecture designs, technical specifications, integration patterns, and non-functional requirements.
Lead architecture decision-making and establish technical standards across projects.
Evaluate technology options, vendor solutions, and implementation approaches.
Balance architecture trade-offs across security, scalability, performance, maintainability, and cost.
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and data governance standards.

Technical Leadership

Provide hands-on technical leadership throughout the software development lifecycle.
Support engineering teams with solution design, code quality, best practices, and technical problem solving.
Drive adoption of modern engineering methodologies including Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, Test Automation, and Cloud-Native development.
Conduct technical reviews, architecture governance, and mentoring activities.
Lead proof-of-concepts, prototypes, and innovation initiatives.

Delivery & Stakeholder Engagement

Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Data, Security, and Delivery teams.
Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Support project estimation, planning, budgeting, and technology roadmaps.
Communicate architecture strategy and technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Act as a trusted advisor for emerging technologies and digital transformation initiatives.

Security & Quality

Embed Security-by-Design and Privacy-by-Design principles into all solutions.
Ensure compliance with industry best practices and security frameworks.
Drive engineering excellence through Clean Code, SOLID principles, test automation, and continuous improvement.

Required Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
10+ years of software engineering and solution architecture experience.
Proven track record designing and delivering high-volume, enterprise-grade digital platforms.
Experience leading architecture and technology delivery across large-scale transformation programs.
Previous experience working within cloud-native and distributed systems environments.

Preferred Certifications