Strategic Enterprise Architect - Cloud & Transformation

REEF GROUP | مجموعة ريف; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

REEF GROUP seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to define and govern the organization's technology architecture, aligning with business strategy. You will lead architecture standards, digital transformation, and technology governance across applications, data, infrastructure, security, cloud, and integration domains.

You will collaborate with executives and engineering teams to ensure investments deliver business value while enabling a secure, scalable, and future-ready technology

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 12–15+ years of experience in Enterprise IT, preferably within the retail sector.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture or Architecture Leadership roles.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and modern enterprise technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Enterprise Architecture roadmap aligned with business strategy.
• Define the current-state, target-state, and transition architecture.
• Support executive leadership in technology investment decisions.
• Ensure technology initiatives support organizational goals.
• Establish and maintain architecture principles, standards, and policies.
• Lead Architecture Review Board (ARB) meetings.
• Govern major technology decisions across all programs.
• Review solution designs for compliance with enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with business leaders to understand strategic objectives.
• Translate business capabilities into technology capabilities.
• Identify technology opportunities that improve efficiency, customer experience, and operational excellence.
• Provide strategic oversight for Security Architecture.
• Rationalize legacy applications.
• Promote cloud-first and API-first strategies.
• Introduce AI, automation, and emerging technologies where appropriate.
• Maintain the enterprise application portfolio.
• Identify redundant systems and opportunities for consolidation.
• Evaluate build vs. buy decisions.
• Develop technology roadmaps for major platforms.
• Ensure architectural compliance with security and regulatory requirements.
• Identify technology risks and mitigation strategies.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
• Present architecture strategies to executive leadership.
• Mentor Solution Architects and technical leads.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across business and IT.

Skills

Business Architecture

Cloud Architecture

API Management

Security Architecture

DevSecOps

Strategic Thinking

Executive Communication

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Problem Solving

Decision Making

Business Acumen

Change Management

Architecture Modeling Tools

Education

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

Tools

ArchiMate

Sparx Enterprise Architect

LeanIX

Job description

REEF GROUP seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to define and govern the organization's technology architecture, aligning with business strategy. You will lead architecture standards, digital transformation, and technology governance across applications, data, infrastructure, security, cloud, and integration domains.

You will collaborate with executives and engineering teams to ensure investments deliver business value while enabling a secure, scalable, and future-ready technology