Solutions Architect - Saudi National

Job Summary

The Solution Architect is responsible for developing and improving the strategy of integrating enterprise-wide solutions to support the achievement of organizational goals. The role includes reviewing business requirements to ensure alignment with current and future capabilities, defining involved systems and applications, and leading the design of technology solutions that align with enterprise architecture.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance the enterprise-wide solutions and integration strategy to support delivery of corporate objectives.
• Act as a key stakeholder and advisor in all strategic solutions and integration initiatives, ensuring alignment with overall enterprise architecture.
• Review, interpret, and respond to detailed Business Requirements Specifications (BRS) to ensure alignment between business expectations and system capabilities.
• Define and identify all systems and applications involved within the project scope.
• Identify dependencies, integration points, and their requirements.
• Design and define technology solutions that assist the business in achieving objectives within the agreed enterprise architecture framework.
• Represent the overall architecture using views meaningful to various stakeholders.
• Build and maintain key enterprise architecture artifacts, such as the Solution Architecture Document.
• Provide technical oversight during solution delivery to ensure adherence to enterprise architecture and application governance standards.
• Support third-party solution providers in developing solutions compatible with the enterprise architecture.
  
  

Job Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems) or a related field.
• Years of Experience: Minimum of 3 years in enterprise solution architecture.
• Must hold a certificate in one of the programming languages.
• Certified in Oracle or SAP applications is preferred.
• Certified in IBM ESB, Google Apigee API Management, or ELK Stack is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and DevOps methodologies.
• Strong understanding of architectural patterns.
• Experience in OO and SOA design principles, microservices, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Extensive experience with web services (SOAP, REST, Swagger/OAS).
• Proficiency with integration tools like Google Apigee, IBM ESB, DataPower, IBM MQ.
• Solid background in various programming languages (e.g., Java, .NET, C#, Drupal, SharePoint).
• Experience working with enterprise systems like Oracle and SAP.
• Strong database knowledge (Oracle, SQL).
• Skilled in best practices for software development and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications, including solution components and data transformations.