Enterprise Architect

Role Overview

Enterprise Architecture Governance

• Develop and maintain enterprise architecture principles, standards, and governance frameworks
• Define reference architectures for application, integration, cloud, and data architecture
• Establish and lead architecture review processes
• Maintain enterprise architecture documentation repository
• Monitor compliance with approved architecture standards
• Participate in CAB and architecture review board sessions
• Provide mandatory architectural input for major projects and RFP evaluations

Application Portfolio Rationalization

• Review enterprise systems including Oracle Fusion, Yardi, Salesforce, and BI platforms
• Identify functional overlap and redundant system capabilities
• Assess total cost of ownership across the application landscape
• Recommend consolidation and rationalization strategies
• Prevent unnecessary or duplicate system procurement
• Align business capabilities with application capabilities

Integration & Middleware Architecture

• Assess the current point-to-point integration landscape
• Design the target-state enterprise integration architecture
• Lead middleware platform evaluation and selection
• Define API governance standards and integration principles
• Establish event-driven or service-based integration patterns
• Define canonical data models
• Ensure scalability, resilience, and maintainability of the integration layer

Cloud Architecture – Azure

• Define Azure architecture standards and best practices
• Validate cloud workload placement decisions
• Guide high availability, scalability, and cost optimization strategies
• Ensure alignment with security, SASE, and enterprise governance frameworks

Data & Analytics Alignment

• Ensure consistent cross-system data flows
• Align integration architecture with BI and reporting requirements
• Prevent data silos across enterprise applications
• Support enterprise data governance initiatives

Vendor & Procurement Oversight

• Review vendor technical proposals and architecture quality
• Lead technical scoring during RFP evaluations
• Challenge vendor-driven design bias
• Ensure architecture deliverables are clearly defined and enforceable
• Protect the organization from vendor lock-in and non-scalable solutions

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of enterprise IT experience
• 5+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture or Senior Solution Architecture
• Proven experience in multi-application enterprise ecosystems
• Strong integration architecture experience
• Experience with Azure cloud environments
• Experience with ERP and CRM coexistence
• Strong understanding of application, integration, cloud, and data architecture
• Ability to review and approve complex solution designs

Preferred Certifications

• TOGAF Certification
• Salesforce Certifications
• Integration platform certifications
• IT governance certifications

• Enterprise Architecture Governance

• Application Architecture
• Integration Architecture
• Middleware Strategy

• ERP / CRM Architecture

• API Governance
• Data Architecture
• Vendor Governance

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking and business alignment
• Strong governance discipline
• Broad technical understanding across ERP, CRM, cloud, integration, and data ecosystems
• Executive-level communication
• Ability to influence stakeholders without direct operational control
• Strong documentation and decision-making skills
• Ability to challenge non-compliant or non-scalable designs

Expected Deliverables in First 6 Months

• Document current-state enterprise architecture
• Develop target-state architecture roadmap

• Establish Architecture Review Board

• Design enterprise integration target-state model
• Lead middleware platform selection
• Implement integration governance standards
• Formalize architectural documentation repository
• Support reduction of point-to-point integrations and technology duplication

Key Performance Indicators

• Reduction of point-to-point integrations
• Successful middleware implementation
• Improved architecture compliance rate
• Reduction in redundant applications
• Decrease in integration-related incidents
• Improved system interoperability
• Controlled technology expenditure growth
• Improved project delivery predictability
• Pay: Up to QAR22,000.00 per month