IT Enterprise Architect

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUP...; Dhahran Compound; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in Saudi Arabia is seeking an Enterprise Architect to align IT systems architecture with the university's strategy. The ideal candidate will have at least four years of experience in a similar role, preferably in a higher education institution. Responsibilities include developing IT models, managing service-oriented architecture, and advising on technology strategy.

Qualifications

• Minimum four years of experience in a similar position, preferably in higher education.
• Ability to develop models to describe enterprise artifacts.
• Knowledge of service-oriented architecture (SOA).

Responsibilities

• Develop an IT model according to the university's strategy.
• Document and track business plans requiring IT resources.
• Liaise with solutions architects to ensure standards.

Skills

Strategic direction

Communication skills

Business process knowledge

EA frameworks knowledge

Disaster recovery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, MIS

MBA (preferred)

Job description

The Information and Technology Center (ITC) at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) is looking for an Enterprise Architect (EA) who will report to the Director of ITC. The EA will acquire thorough understanding of the University strategy and align and define IT systems architecture to support the strategy. Further, the EA will provide strategic direction to the ITC in terms of shaping the design architecture based on strategic business and operating models, develop principles, strategies and frameworks and ensure standards and framework compliance.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop an information technology model that meets the needs and according to the strategy and goals of the university;
• Understand what the core business needs of the organization and find ways of fulfilling them;
• Document and track the business plans and any current plans that are being made which will require IT resources;
• Ensure service-oriented architecture (SOA) approaches toward systems and application development;
• Develop and maintain strategic and technology roadmaps;
• Develop and maintain strategic vision for the delivery of ICT based on key business drivers;
• Provide advice on strategy to ITC management team;
• Liaise with solutions architects to develop standards; and,
• Produce models to describe the artifacts, principles, frameworks and strategy.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, or other related field; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. An MBA would be an advantage.
• Four (4) years of work experience in the similar position. Experienced in Higher Educational institution preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• The ability to identify and describe the relationship between artifacts. Artifacts are description of entities that describe an enterprise. These entities include business functions, business process, organizational structure, business systems, computing capabilities and technical infrastructure;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Broad knowledge of business process including disaster recovery, business continuity and risk management;
• Demonstrated knowledge of EA frameworks such as TOGAF or FEAF; and,
• ITIL Certification (Intermediate Level or better) will be a plus.