Chief Digital Architect

Your ITeams Sp. z o.o.; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 449,943 - 674,915; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Training & Development Budget

Unique TEAL culture

Luxmed Gold Extended medical care

Multisport Plus benefit

Job summary

A leading digital solutions firm in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Chief Digital Architect to define and lead the digital architecture strategy, focusing on customer-facing applications. This role demands extensive experience in the digital domain, particularly in managing and collaborating with architecture teams. The ideal candidate will enjoy a stable contract with flexibility regarding working hours, and opportunities for professional development in an agile, non-corporate environment.

Qualifications

• Over 12 years of experience in the digital domain.
• Proficiency with Customer Experience Platforms (CXP) and Loyalty programs.
• Strong leadership in managing teams of architects.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern the enterprise's digital architecture vision.
• Conduct architecture reviews of critical digital journeys.
• Design digital workstreams across web, mobile, loyalty, integration, and cloud.

Skills

Customer-facing applications expertise

Master Data Management (MDM)

Customer Data Platforms (CDP)

Solution architecture

DevSecOps practices knowledge

Tools

Azure

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Job description

We are seeking a distinguished Chief Digital Architect to serve as the principal authority over digital architecture within the customer organization.

Model of work: on-site presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a minimum schedule of two weeks on-site followed by one week off-site

Duties

This leadership role involves defining, governing, and delivering the enterprise’s digital architecture vision with a strategic focus on generative AI applications. The appointed individual will provide architectural leadership, bringing deep technical expertise and the ability to align strategy with execution across diverse digital channels and technology domains.

Key responsibilities include assuming the role of Chief Architect for the digital landscape, coordinating efforts with Solution, Cloud, and Enterprise Architects, and comprehensively documenting the current state architecture.

The Chief Digital Architect will conduct architecture reviews for critical digital journeys and areas, design digital workstreams encompassing web, mobile, loyalty, integration, and cloud environments, and develop the target state architecture along with transition strategies from the current state:

• Assume the Chief Architect Role on the Digital Landscape
• Coordinate with a team of Solution, Cloud, and Enterprise Architects
• Document and understand the Current State Architecture for the whole landscape
• Conduct Architecture reviews of the significant journeys and significant architecture areas
• Design the different digital workstreams across web, mobile, loyalty, integration, and cloud
• Design the Target state architecture and transitions from current state

Requirements

• Mandatory on-site presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a minimum schedule of two weeks on-site followed by one week off-site.
• Over 12 years of experience in the digital domain, specializing in customer-facing applications for web and mobile platforms.
• Proficiency with Master Data Management (MDM), Customer Data Platforms (CDP), Customer Experience Platforms (CXP), Loyalty programs, Content Management Systems (CMS), and Digital Asset Management (DAM).
• Experience in designing and deploying cloud-native applications at scale using platforms such as Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Strong background in solution architecture and software architecture design, including various architectural styles and views.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices, multi-tenancy architectures, and financial operations (FinOps).
• Proven leadership in managing teams of architects and collaborating with delivery teams to meet business objectives.
• Comprehensive understanding of retail and e-commerce solution landscapes.

Offer

• Stable employment. International projects for Global Fortune 500 companies.
• Indefinite period contract.
• Hybrid work: on-site presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a minimum schedule of two weeks on-site followed by one week off-site.
• Flexibility regarding working hours. Autonomy to choose the way you work. We trust you.
• Annual Training&Development Budget, upskilling support, capability development programs.
• Cooperation with top-tier engineers and experts.
• Unique TEAL culture, relationship- and respect-driven community, non-corporate atmosphere.
• Agile approach and no bureaucracy.
• Outstanding integration trips to various places in Europe for all employees.
• Activities to support your well-being and health. Luxmed Gold Extended medical care and Multisport Plus benefit.