Strategic Enterprise Solution Architect

robusta; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

robusta is seeking an Enterprise Solution Architect to translate business requirements and EA principles into secure, scalable technology solutions across architecture domains. The role will define current and target-state architectures, assess options, and ensure alignment with standards and regulatory requirements.

The candidate will collaborate with Business, Application, Data, Security, and Infrastructure Architects and technical teams to support modernization and rationalization initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ Total years of experience, 7+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or related roles.
• Experience in banking or financial services is preferred.
• Experience working in a SAMA-regulated environment is an advantage.
• Strong experience in designing end-to-end technology solutions.
• Strong understanding of application, data, integration, security, and infrastructure architecture.
• Experience with APIs, integration patterns, interfaces, and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of Enterprise Architecture principles, standards, and governance.
• Experience evaluating technology options and performing architecture assessments.
• Experience identifying architectural risks, dependencies, and gaps.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• TOGAF, AWS/Azure Architecture, or similar certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end solution architecture across business, application, data, integration, security, and infrastructure domains.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and practical technology solutions.
• Ensure proposed solutions align with Enterprise Architecture, standards, and target architecture.
• Define current-state and target-state solution architecture and identify architectural gaps.
• Evaluate technology and solution options and provide architecture recommendations.
• Define application components, integrations, APIs, interfaces, and dependencies.
• Ensure interoperability between existing and new systems.
• Review solution designs and provide architecture recommendations and approvals.
• Ensure solutions comply with security, technology, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, constraints, and potential impacts.
• Collaborate with Business Architects, Application Architects, Data Architects, Security Architects, Infrastructure Architects, and technical teams.
• Participate in architecture governance and monitor compliance with approved architecture.
• Maintain architecture documentation, diagrams, standards, and architecture decision records.
• Support modernization, transformation, and application rationalization initiatives.

Skills

End-to-end architecture

API design

Security architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

APIs

Integration patterns

Job description

robusta is seeking an Enterprise Solution Architect to translate business requirements and EA principles into secure, scalable technology solutions across architecture domains. The role will define current and target-state architectures, assess options, and ensure alignment with standards and regulatory requirements.

The candidate will collaborate with Business, Application, Data, Security, and Infrastructure Architects and technical teams to support modernization and rationalization initiatives