Director, Digital Engineering (UAE National)
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About the Role
A high-impact UAE organization is seeking a Director of Digital Engineering to lead platform strategy, development, and delivery. The role involves overseeing end-to-end platform delivery, managing multidisciplinary teams, and driving digital transformation.
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Responsibilities
- Define and execute digital engineering and platform strategy aligned with organisational priorities
- Lead end to end development of large scale platforms, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability
- Oversee architecture, systems integration, and engineering delivery across multiple environments
- Drive adoption of modern engineering practices (Agile, DevOps, cloud based architectures)
- Ensure strong data governance, security, and compliance standards
- Monitor platform performance and optimise through continuous improvement and data insights
- Manage departmental budgets, resources, and delivery performance
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders and external partners across a complex ecosystem
- Lead and develop high performing engineering teams, driving accountability and performance
- Support transformation initiatives and drive adoption of new technologies
Requirements
- UAE National (Family Book required)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field
- 10+ years' experience in digital engineering, platform development, or enterprise technology environments
- Proven leadership of large scale platform or system delivery
- Strong experience in architecture, integration, and scalable systems design
- Track record of leading and developing engineering teams
- Strong stakeholder management across complex, multi entity environments
- Exposure to modern engineering ecosystems (cloud, microservices, DevOps)
Full Job Posting
Role Overview
- This role is responsible for leading the engineering strategy, development, and continuous evolution of core digital platforms.
- You will oversee end to end platform delivery, ensuring scalable, secure, and high performing solutions, while leading multidisciplinary teams within a complex, multi stakeholder environment.
Client Details
- A high impact organisation operating at significant scale within the UAE, focused on delivering advanced digital platforms and services across a complex ecosystem.
- The organisation plays a central role in driving large scale digital transformation, with a strong focus on platform scalability, performance, and innovation.
Description
- Define and execute digital engineering and platform strategy aligned with organisational priorities
- Lead end to end development of large scale platforms, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability
- Oversee architecture, systems integration, and engineering delivery across multiple environments
- Drive adoption of modern engineering practices (Agile, DevOps, cloud based architectures)
- Ensure strong data governance, security, and compliance standards
- Monitor platform performance and optimise through continuous improvement and data insights
- Manage departmental budgets, resources, and delivery performance
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders and external partners across a complex ecosystem
- Lead and develop high performing engineering teams, driving accountability and performance
- Support transformation initiatives and drive adoption of new technologies
Profile
- UAE National (Family Book required)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field
- 10+ years' experience in digital engineering, platform development, or enterprise technology environments
- Proven leadership of large scale platform or system delivery
- Strong experience in architecture, integration, and scalable systems design
- Track record of leading and developing engineering teams
- Strong stakeholder management across complex, multi entity environments
- Exposure to modern engineering ecosystems (cloud, microservices, DevOps)
Job Offer
- Strategic leadership role within a high impact, large scale environment
- Opportunity to shape and scale advanced digital platforms
- Exposure to complex systems, integrations, and transformation programmes
- High visibility role with influence across senior leadership
- Platform for long term career growth within a nationally significant environment
Desired Skills and Experience
- Platform Engineering
- Software Architecture
- Distributed Systems
- Systems Integration
- Cloud Architecture
- Microservices
- DevOps
- Agile Methodologies
- Engineering Leadership
- Technology Strategy
- Digital Transformation
- Data Governance
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