Senior Technical Architect

Job Description

The Senior Architect has a direct reporting line to the Head of Architecture but is also accountable (dotted reporting line) to the Delivery Head & Lead (aka Matrix Manager) in the business / functional domain that is being served. The Senior Architect is expected to possess deep technical expertise, potential leadership qualities & be solution oriented with a core focus on contributing to build products that balance Functional Requirements, Customer / User Experience, Performance, Reliability, Resiliency & Security. This specific role will serve the Technology Platforms domain that is responsible for implementing and maintaining Tier Zero infrastructure (e.g. Networks, Compute, Data, Integration & Workplace Digitization). It requires doing both – Technical Solutions & Security keeping Cost Optimization in mind.

1. Domain Competencies :

1. Functional Domain - Strong experience in Must have participated and / or led at least 3 projects designing and architecting resilient, reliable & secure infrastructure

2. Develop and maintain architecture standards, guidelines, and best practices

3. Experience working with Agile Methodologies and in Agile teams, that incorporate - Agile Team concepts such as Tribes & Squads - Agile Ceremonies such as Quarterly Planning, Sprint Planning, Sprint Refinement & Sprint Retrospective - Agile Deliverables such as Features, Epics, Stories & Acceptance Criteria

4. Ensuring that all designs are created according to internal client development best practices and architectural patterns used by the client that cover Resiliency, Reliability & Security (RRS).

2. Technical Competencies :

1. 5+ years’ experience & knowledge of building endend designs (high level & low level) & solutions of infrastructure technologies including but not limited to Kubevirt on OpenShift, general virtualization & container (Kubernetes on OpenShift) technologies, Infrastructure Provisioning technologies like Terraform & Ansible, Linux based Operating Systems such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) , Oracle Linux Virtual Manager (OLVM) & Windows based technologies such as Windows Server & Active Directory

2. 3+ years of work experience in Cyber / Information Security and knowledge of how to bake security controls into designs, specifically virtualization technologies like Kubevirt

3. 3+ years’ Experience working with at least one cloud platform such as Azure, AWS or OCI

4. Deep knowledge and experience in proposing architectural design principles & patterns and justifying the benefits and drawbacks of each

5. Strong knowledge of cryptographic concepts and key management practices, including encryption standards, key lifecycle management, and secret management solutions.

6. Adequate knowledge & experience of baking cyber and information security controls into products via methods such as Data Classification, Regulatory Requirements considerations (e.g. PCI-DSS, UAE Central Bank, GDPR), Threat Modelling & Security Requirements (Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover)

7. Adequate knowledge of and experience in implementing cyber security controls such as Authentication, Authorization, Encryption Algorithms & Keys, Data Security, Security Events Logging & Alerting

8. Hands-on experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, demonstrating the ability to design and integrate secure identity frameworks across enterprise systems.

9. Intermediate understanding of networking concepts, including network segmentation, VLANs, routing, and zero-trust network design, to ensure secure and efficient system architecture

10. Some knowledge and experience of attacking and defending systems from a cyber security perspective

11. Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence concepts & technologies including but not limited to Machine Learning, Generative AI, Large Language Models, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Embedding Models, Vector Databases, Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI Agents, Agentic AI, Git Hub Co-Pilot, Claude Code or similar

Requirements

3. Behavioural Competencies

Thinking related

People related

Self related

1. Delivery focused while ensuring the right balance of Customer Experience, Business Requirements, Performance, Reliability & Security, Operational Overhead & Cost.

2. High energy, enthusiasm & passion

3. Excellent analytical & critical thinking skills.

4. Excellent stakeholder, time management & expectation management skills

5. Autonomous decision-making ability with minimal guidance

6. Very high learning potential

7. Ability to coach & mentor associate / junior 1-6 : Essential 7 : Preferred architects

4. Core Objectives & Key Results (OKRs)

Business Delivery Enablement

Chapter Enablement

Personal Development

Business Delivery Enablement Dimension (How Am I Helping My Team / Tribe)

1. Deliver complete and self-sufficient solutions and / or design documents within agreed timelines.

2. Improve efficiency of the architecture design workflow or via automation

3. Contribute to building Reliable, Resilient & Secure Platforms Chapter Enablement Dimension (How Am I Helping My Chapter)

4. Deliver education workshops to Chapter & Tribe members.

5. Conduct Peer Review Sessions

6. New solutions follow or define re-usable blueprints / reference architecture. Personal Development Dimension (How Am I Helping Myself)

7. Invest time in improving personnel and professional skills for self via completion of technical & soft skill programs, stretch assignments & coaching / mentoring.

8. Upskill self to ensure eventual sufficient depth of architecture concepts, including both Technical & Security Architecture

Requirements

Techncial Architect, Leadership