Digital Solutions Architect

Anotech; Doha; On-site; QAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Doha, Qatar is looking for a Digital Solutions Architect to lead the architecture of smart-city digital solutions. This role involves ensuring that designs align with cloud-agnostic standards and that solutions are integrated with shared services. Candidates should have over 10 years of relevant experience and expertise in stakeholder management, governance, and end-to-end solution architecture. The position requires a strong background in large-scale platforms and cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in solution/enterprise architecture for large-scale digital platforms.
• Experience delivering cloud and hybrid solutions using Kubernetes and APIs.
• Background working with SIs/vendors under RFP/contracted delivery.

Responsibilities

• Guide architecture and governance of smart-city digital solutions.
• Ensure solution designs align to cloud-agnostic standards and security requirements.
• Translate business outcomes into actionable solution blueprints.

Skills

End-to-end solution architecture

Stakeholder management

Governance of multi-vendor delivery

Defining non-functional requirements (NFRs)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

ArchiMate

API gateways (Apigee, Azure APIM, Kong)

Azure DevOps

Terraform/Bicep

Job description

Job Purpose

The Digital Solutions Architect leads the end-to-end architecture and governance of smart‑city digital solutions delivered on Platform. The role ensures that solution designs from multiple vendors align to Platform’s reference architectures, cloud‑agnostic standards, security/compliance requirements, and platform service catalog. The architect translates business outcomes into actionable solution blueprints, ensures integration with Platform’s shared services (identity, observability, data, APIs), and guides delivery through design reviews, implementation assurance, and operational readiness. The role supports scalable, reusable patterns for repeatable onboarding and deployment.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a Master’s degree is highly preferred.
• 10+ years in solution/enterprise architecture for large‑scale digital platforms (smart city, government, telco, or critical infrastructure preferred).
• Experience delivering cloud and hybrid solutions with Kubernetes, APIs, identity, and observability.
• Proven governance involvement (Design Authority, architecture boards, standards and exception processes).
• Background working with SIs/vendors under RFP/contracted delivery and acceptance criteria.
• Familiarity with TOGAF/ADM or similar architecture frameworks and agile delivery at scale.

Skills & Abilities

• Strong end‑to‑end solution architecture skills across apps, data, integration, security, and operations.
• Ability to govern multi‑vendor delivery and drive alignment to standards without slowing execution.
• Excellent stakeholder management: translate between business, engineering, security, and operations.
• Proven ability to define NFRs (availability, performance, resiliency, scalability, observability).
• Structured documentation and decision‑making (ADRs, reference architectures, patterns, roadmaps).

Tools

• Architecture modeling: ArchiMate / Sparx EA / Visio / Draw.io
• API & integration: OpenAPI/AsyncAPI, API gateways (Apigee / Azure APIM / Kong)
• Delivery governance: Azure DevOps / Jira/Confluence, Git (GitHub), IaC (Terraform/Bicep)