Lead Application Architect

About the role

We are seeking a Lead Application Architect to own the target architecture, standards, integration patterns, and roadmap for a major greenfield enterprise transformation programme. Reporting to the central design authority, you will guide delivery teams to build secure, resilient, and scalable solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Own the enterprise applications target architecture, principles, standards and roadmap, translating business requirements into practical delivery plans.
• Lead design reviews, resolve cross‑application architecture decisions and establish reference architectures, design guidelines and governance practices.
• Define integration patterns, APIs and data flows, and set requirements for high availability, performance, security and resilience.
• Guide application architects and delivery teams, coordinate with internal teams and external vendors, and communicate architecture decisions to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with at least 7 years of technology experience and 3 years in an architecture role.
• Proven technical leadership across enterprise application architecture and strong problem‑solving, stakeholder management and project management skills.
• Professional proficiency in English; Arabic language proficiency is a plus.

Required skills

• Application integration patterns and API design
• High‑availability, performance, security and resilience design
• Evaluation of application platforms and build‑versus‑buy decisions
• TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture framework (preferred)
• Azure or AWS cloud architecture (preferred)