ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT

The Enterprise Architect will lead a strategic initiative to assess the organizations current compute and storage environment evaluate future requirements and define the optimal hosting strategy across Cloud SaaS and On-Premise platforms. The role will drive a multi-phase assessment covering discovery risk/cost/operations analysis decision framework development long-term TCO modeling and final strategic recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Review regulatory and compliance requirements in collaboration with Cybersecurity Data Management and other internal stakeholders.
• Assess current infrastructure technology platforms communications and contractual arrangements relevant to compute and storage.
• Benchmark Smart City IoT and enterprise-scale implementations regionally and globally.
• Analyse long-term plans (e.g. 510 years) to identify required smart services and associated infrastructure demands.
• Document the current enterprise hosting approach and operational requirements (e.g. resilience availability).
• Produce a comprehensive Discovery and Current-State Assessment Report.

Risk Cost & Operational Analysis

• Evaluate each service or system individually.
• Assess risk tolerance and determine the optimal hosting model (On-Premises vs. Cloud IAAS vs. SaaS).
• Determine implementation and multi-year costs (CapEx OpEx).
• Analyse operational support requirements for each service.
• Deliver a full Risk/Cost/Operational Assessment Report.

Framework & Decisioning Matrix

• Develop a decision-making framework and matrix to evaluate future services or systems.
• Ensure consistent repeatable hosting decisions based on cost risk operational needs and regulatory factors.
• 5-Year and 10-Year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Analysis
• Calculate long-term TCO for compute and storage requirements.
• Include a comparative analysis of SaaS IAAS and On-Premises hosting models.
• Exclude IoT software licensing costs as specified.

Hosting Strategy & Recommendations

• Develop a full hosting strategy including Cloud SaaS IAAS and On-Premises options for all evaluated services.
• Produce an executive-ready recommendations report outlining the strategic direction and roadmap.

Deliverables

• Discovery Report / Current State Assessment
• Risk / Cost / Operational Assessment Report
• Hosting Framework & Decision Matrix
• 5-Year & 10-Year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Analysis
• Final Hosting Strategy & Recommendation Document

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field.
• Proven experience designing and managing large-scale infrastructure across On-Premise SaaS and Cloud (IAAS).
• Strong understanding of IT resilience business continuity and high-availability principles.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality delivery.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with major Cloud IAAS platforms (e.g. AWS Azure Google Cloud).
• Knowledge of enterprise network architecture.
• Ability to deliver full end-to-end scope as defined.
• Bilingual proficiency (Arabic & English) preferred but not mandatory.

Vertical:

Technology