Senior Digital Solution Designer (Enterprise Architect )

Job Description Roles & Responsibilities · Lead the end-to-end design of innovative, efficient, and scalable solutions that address complex business challenges and align with enterprise architecture principles · Collaborate with business stakeholders and analysts to gather, analyze, and understand requirements, ensuring a clear comprehension of the problem domain and user needs. · Provide expert technical guidance and leadership to development teams, making critical design decisions, and ensuring alignment with best practices. · Develop comprehensive solution architectures that promote reusability, scalability, and adherence to enterprise standards. · Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends, proposing innovative solutions that drive business value and competitive advantage · Create and maintain clear and comprehensive documentation of solution designs, architectural diagrams, and implementation guidelines. · Identify potential risks in solution designs and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful project delivery. · Collaborate effectively with project managers, developers, QA teams, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless project execution. · Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members, fostering their professional growth and skill development. · Participate in post-implementation reviews to assess the effectiveness of solutions and identify areas for improvement. Desired Candidate Profile · Minimum 10 years of IT experience of which at least 5 years as a full stack developer, and at least 3 years as a Solution Designer, in a reputable Bank or Software vendor. · Banking/financial services industry experience is essential. · Practical experience in using Enterprise Architecture and Design tools. · Expose to managing a small sized team of IT professionals. · Experience in vendor engagement, communication and management · Experience of developing and implementing digital Enterprise platforms in financial services · Track record of success designing digital initiatives using agile development methodology · Skilled at aligning organization and business goals and Enterprise Architecture standards · Solid understanding of IT security and ability to work with security professionals to implement and support best practices · Experienced with both on premise and cloud technology solutions · Business process analysis and redesign experience: strong business analysis skills; process mapping; business process redesign and implementation. Knowledge, Skills and Attributes (Required) · Good knowledge of standards and best practices and understanding of system control requirements and processes · Extensive experience working with Open Source tools · Cloud Architecture experience · Good knowledge and experience of project management · Knowledge of analytics and big data reporting platforms (Azure/AWS). Ability to understand the business and develop reporting recommendations · Good knowledge and experience in banking digital applications · Overall understanding of IT Infrastructure environment · Good knowledge & experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) stages · Good command of English. Arabic language would be an added advantage. · Planning and organizing skills Professional Qualifications (Desired) · Professional certification in Project Management (PMP) and Program Management (PgMP) · ITIL V4 (F)/ HDI-SCTL · Database Trainings and certifications in MS SQL/Oracle/DB2/MySQL/Postgres. · CompTIA A+/MTA, ITAM/CHAMP · MSCA (Win 2012/2016)/AIX Tech Training/ LPIC-2/CompTIA Linux+ · CCENT · CEH/CISSP/CompTIA-Security + · CCSP, CCNA-Cloud, CCSK · Formal training/Certification in MS Azure/Amazon AWS/Oracle Cloud/SAP Cloud/IBM Cloud. · Digital Transformation (Any), RPA/ML/AI (Any), CAP. · Certification/Training in Distributed Enterprise IT Architecture, Middleware, Web Server · CSSLP, ISO 20022/ISO8583 · TOGAF 9. · Formal Training/Certification in Banking Application Development. · Formal Training/Certification in SDLC techniques. · Formal Training/Certification in Business Analysis Employment Type Full Time Company Industry RecruitmentPlacement FirmExecutive Search Department / Functional Area IT Software Keywords Senior Digital Solution Designer Enterprise ArchitectEnterprise ArchitectureDigital TransformationApplication ArchitectDigital ArchitectArchitectural GovernancePrincipal Architect Get real-time job updates only on our App