Digital Solutions Enterprise Architect And Team Lead

Description

Overview
We are seeking an experienced and strategic enterprise architect and technical team lead to serve as the technical "mastermind" and primary technical leader for a large-scale project. This role requires exceptional expertise in technical architecture and solution design across diverse software technologies, combined with proven team leadership skills necessary to guide large, multi-disciplinary project teams from concept through successful delivery.

Key responsibilities

1. Enterprise solution architecture
   • Define the technical vision, strategy, and roadmap for the large project, ensuring alignment with overall enterprise goals and architecture standards.
   • Lead the design and architecture of highly scalable, secure, and resilient solutions across various software technologies (e.g., cloud, microservices, integration platforms, automation, data/AI, etc.).
   • Act as the subject matter expert and decision-maker on architecture choices, evaluating and selecting the most appropriate technologies for specific business needs.
   • Establish and enforce architecture governance, design patterns, and development standards to ensure consistency and quality across all development efforts.
   • Own architecture decision records (ADRs) and ensure technical decisions are documented and traceable.
2. Technical team leadership
   • Lead and manage large project teams, providing clear technical direction, motivation, and mentorship to senior developers and technical leads.
   • Oversee the technical implementation and delivery process, ensuring adherence to the architectural design and driving timely completion of project milestones.
   • Establish review processes and ensure the team maintains high standards for performance, security, and maintainability.
   • Act as the escalation point for technical challenges, providing hands-on assistance and strategic guidance to unblock the team.
   • Manage technical debt proactively — balance delivery speed with long-term maintainability.
   • Foster a culture of engineering excellence through code reviews, pair programming, and internal tech talks.
3. DevSecOps & quality engineering
   • Champion CI/CD pipelines, automated testing strategies, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
   • Define SLAs, SLOs, and observability standards (logging, monitoring, alerting).
4. Strategic business & delivery alignment
   • Work with business and IT stakeholders to translate business objectives and digital service requirements into clear, executable technical specifications.
   • Guide the team in designing the digital services that enhance the end-user experience and achieve optimal delivery outcomes.
   • Define the best implementation and deployment strategies.
   • Proactively identify technical risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks across the entire delivery lifecycle and implement mitigation strategies.

Requirements

Required skills and experience

• Fluent in both Arabic and English.
• Extensive experience (15+ years) in software development and solution architecture.
• Experience in designing architectures using modern software technologies.
• Experience in networking and systems related to software deployment and architecture design.
• Proven track record of successfully leading and managing large technical projects.
• Demonstrated ability to connect business strategy, technical implementation, and operational delivery across diverse projects.
• Communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS/Azure/GCP) — ideally certified.
• Experience with architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with agile/SAFe delivery at scale.
• Experience in government or enterprise systems integration projects is a plus.

Education

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• Relevant professional certifications are highly desirable.

Engagement details

• Engagement: Full-time, permanent.
• Location: Remote (Egypt/other). This position is fully remote and supports Dubai, UAE operations. Candidates must be available to work in alignment with UAE business hours.
• Language: Arabic, English (Proficiency C1 and C2 levels).