Enterprise Architect – Integration & Architecture Governance

About the role

A major bank is looking for an Enterprise Architect in Doha, Qatar, to map its architecture from end to end and strengthen the governance that turns architecture decisions into controlled delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Map capabilities, applications, data ownership and dependencies across core, product, channel and data platforms
• Assess the API gateway, ESB, event streaming and batch integrations, and identify duplication, tight coupling and gaps in ownership
• Define current, target and transition architectures and maintain architecture decision records (ADRs)
• Review architecture governance: standards, review forums, decision rights and exceptions
• Deliver blueprints and roadmap recommendations, then hand them over to the bank's team

Required profile

• 8+ years in architecture and delivery, including 5+ in enterprise/solution architecture and 3+ in banking or financial services
• At least 2 banking architecture or transformation engagements spanning several domains
• Own-written current-state, target-state and transition blueprints

Required skills

• Integration design (REST, API management, ESB, messaging, events)
• Working knowledge of TOGAF and BIAN, or equivalent methods
• Nice to have: GCC banking, TOGAF certification, ArchiMate, composable banking or core decoupling experience