IT Solutions Architect

Job Summary:

Responsible for designing and implementing scalable, secure, and cost-effective IT solutions that align with business requirements and organizational technology strategies. The role works closely with business stakeholders, developers, infrastructure teams, and vendors to ensure successful delivery of technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Design end-to-end IT solutions based on business and technical requirements.

Develop solution architecture, technical designs, system diagrams, and documentation.

Evaluate existing systems and recommend improvements, integrations, and modernization strategies.

Translate business requirements into scalable and practical technical solutions.

Ensure solutions meet security, performance, reliability, and scalability requirements.

Define integration strategies between applications, databases, APIs, cloud platforms, and enterprise systems.

Collaborate with software developers, infrastructure engineers, cybersecurity teams, and project managers.

Evaluate and recommend technologies, platforms, tools, and third-party solutions.

Establish and maintain architecture standards, principles, and best practices.

Review technical designs and ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards.

Support cloud migration, digital transformation, and system modernization initiatives.

Identify technical risks, dependencies, and potential architecture issues.

Provide technical guidance throughout the implementation and deployment lifecycle.

Work with vendors and technology partners on solution design and implementation.

Monitor emerging technologies and assess their potential business value.

Prepare technical proposals, architecture documentation, cost estimates, and presentations.

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development and engineering teams.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.

5+ years of experience in IT architecture, software development, infrastructure, or systems engineering.

Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture, cloud computing, APIs, databases, networking, and system integration.

Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud is preferred.

Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and enterprise security practices.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Experience with architecture frameworks and modeling tools is an advantage.

Relevant certifications such as AWS/Azure Solutions Architect, TOGAF, or equivalent are a plus.

Pay: KD1,300.000 per month

Work Location: In person