Manager Enterprise Architect
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About the Role
Emirates Group IT seeks a Manager Enterprise Architect for the DWC Airport Project. The role involves defining and governing enterprise technology strategy, establishing architecture standards, and leading transformation initiatives for a greenfield airport.
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Responsibilities
- Define and govern the enterprise technology strategy for Dubai World Central (DWC), ensuring alignment with business objectives and long term digital transformation goals
- Establish enterprise architecture principles, standards, governance, and reusable architecture patterns
- Research emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating opportunities to modernise the technology landscape and reduce technical debt
- Lead the evolution of enterprise architecture across applications, cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, integration, and platform services
- Develop enterprise roadmaps that simplify, modernise, and transform the technology estate while supporting operational excellence
- Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to architecture teams, building capability and fostering a collaborative, high performing culture
- Define enterprise data and analytics standards that ensure trusted, secure, and well governed information
- Partner with business leaders, engineering teams, and delivery organisations to translate strategic priorities into technology capabilities and transformation roadmaps
- Champion architecture governance, best practices, and modern design principles to improve agility, resilience, and speed of delivery
- Lead technology investment decisions through architectural governance, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis, business case evaluation, and vendor selection
- Drive enterprise transformation programmes focused on simplifying and modernising the technology landscape
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent IT related discipline
- 10+ years of experience in Information Technology and Enterprise Architecture focused on large scale, complex, distributed, and mission critical applications
- Experience defining and executing technology strategies with enterprise wide perspective
- Technical leadership and architecture experience, including leading Solution Architects
- Strong technical background with hands on experience across application, infrastructure, and platform architecture
- Strong understanding of application development technologies such as Java, open source frameworks, cloud platforms, and low code solutions
- Knowledge of non functional requirements and engineering practices including observability, automation, scalability, maintainability, resilience, and security
- Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies such as SAFe and Scrum
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or other modern approaches
- Understanding of contemporary architecture styles including microservices, event driven architecture, cloud native applications, and Well Architected Framework principles
- In depth knowledge of cloud architecture, FinOps practices, and IT financial models
- Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and influencing skills
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Job Purpose
- At Emirates we believe in connecting the world to and through our global hub in Dubai and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers 'Fly Better'. Emirates Group IT thrives on the dynamic nature of technology. We are on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as le
Role Overview
- Join our Architecture team and propel global aviation technology into the future!
- As architects, we bridge ambitious business goals with purposeful technological solutions, working closely with business units to inspire and implement fit for purpose solutions.
- This is a rare opportunity to influence the architecture of a greenfield, digitally enabled airport, designing technology that connects airport operations, passengers, airlines, partners, and infrastructure into one intelligent ecosystem.
- Working across multiple business and technology domains, you will drive enterprise architecture, technology strategy, governance, and innovation while ensuring every technology investment supports long term business outcomes.
In The Role, You Will
- Define and govern the enterprise technology strategy for Dubai World Central (DWC), ensuring alignment with business objectives and long term digital transformation goals.
- Establish enterprise architecture principles, standards, governance, and reusable architecture patterns that enable scalable, resilient, and future ready technology platforms.
- Research emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating opportunities to modernise the technology landscape and reduce technical debt.
- Lead the evolution of enterprise architecture across applications, cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, integration, and platform services.
- Develop enterprise roadmaps that simplify, modernise, and transform the technology estate while supporting operational excellence.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to architecture teams, building capability and fostering a collaborative, high performing culture.
- Define enterprise data and analytics standards that ensure trusted, secure, and well governed information to support business decision making.
- Partner with business leaders, engineering teams, and delivery organisations to translate strategic priorities into technology capabilities and transformation roadmaps.
- Champion architecture governance, best practices, and modern design principles to improve agility, resilience, and speed of delivery.
- Lead technology investment decisions through architectural governance, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis, business case evaluation, and vendor selection.
- Drive enterprise transformation programmes focused on simplifying and modernising the technology landscape, ensuring platforms remain secure, scalable, and ready to support future airport growth.
Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent IT related discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in Information Technology and Enterprise Architecture focused on developing large scale, complex, distributed, and mission critical applications across heterogeneous environments.
- Experience defining and executing technology strategies with both an enterprise wide perspective and solution level detail, ideally within Product centric delivery models and in partnership with Product Management.
- Technical leadership and architecture experience, including leading Solution Architects, influencing delivery plans, and directing strategic technology investments.
- Strong technical background with hands on experience across application, infrastructure, and platform architecture, including large scale infrastructure transformation initiatives.
- Strong understanding of application development technologies such as Java, open source frameworks, cloud platforms, and low code solutions.
- Knowledge of non functional requirements and engineering practices including observability, automation, scalability, maintainability, resilience, and security.
- Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies and frameworks such as SAFe and Scrum.
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or other modern approaches, and proficiency in modelling techniques such as ArchiMate and/or UML.
- Understanding of contemporary architecture styles including microservices, event driven architecture, cloud native applications, and Well Architected Framework principles.
- In depth knowledge of cloud architecture, FinOps practices, and IT financial models including TCO and budgeting to support cost optimised technology decisions.
- Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to align business capabilities, value streams, and operating models with enterprise technology strategy.
Leadership Role
- Yes
Salary & Benefits
- Join us in a management role and enjoy an attractive tax free salary. On top of our generous travel benefits, including discounted flights and hotel stays around the world, this managerial role also has an excellent leave and healthcare package. That’s on top of transport benefits, life insurance, a
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