TOGAF Enterprise Infrastructure Architect - Banking - VAM Systems

We are currently looking Enterprise Infrastructure Architect for our Qatar operations with the following terms & conditions.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• University graduate (Computer Science or related degree) with at least 4 years experience in financial services with a specialization in infrastructure architecture, design and management.

• Specific courses in IT security and Infrastructure Architecture.

Required Special Skills:

• Self-driven with well-developed motivational and team-building skills.

• Strong experience in Architectural design.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic (preferable).

• Effective leadership and management skills.

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

• Project management skills.

• Strong documentation skills.

• Good interpersonal skills.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities by Dimensions:

A. Shareholder & Financial:

• Coordinate with the Head of Enterprise Architecture to provide architectural recommendations that fall inline with the Group’s overall strategy and vision.

B.Customer (Internal & External):

• Meet with internal managers and project owners to understand and document their requirements prior to providing suitable solutions.

• Build and maintain strong and effective relationship with all other related departments, units and vendors to achieve the Group’s goals/ objectives.

C.Internal (Processes, Products, Regulatory):

• Develop and deliver against the organization’s strategy and successfully implement Infrastructure Architecture through active engagement delivery and investment programs.

• Use industry standard architecture methodologies to successfully implement and grow the Infrastructure Architecture of the bank.

• Design and Build an up to date Infrastructure Architecture to ensure smooth and seamless propagation of data between systems and subsystems.

• Cover all internal systems as well as their dependence on multiple vendor products and services.

• Propose new enterprise standards based on business need, IT need and technology advances. Assist project teams to implement the standards into business applications.

• Employ and enforce IT industry standards such as ITIL.

• Performs architecture reviews with infrastructure teams, Internal Risk management (IRM) and audit teams to ensure adherence to standards, information risk management policies.

• Work closely with network and infrastructure teams, and project teams to understand their needs and ensure the best enterprise standard is implemented.

• Identify gaps in the Corporate Information/Data Model and address them actively in collaboration with the business support teams.