Solution Architect

Solution Architect (9–12\+ Years Experience)Job Title:

Solution Architect

Experience:

9–12\+ Years

Location: Riyadh, SaudiJob Summary

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to design scalable, secure, and high-performing technology solutions that align with business objectives and enterprise architecture standards. The ideal candidate will lead end-to-end solution design, perform technology and architectural trade-off analysis, and ensure solution delivery aligns with organizational standards, security requirements, and long-term technology strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise applications and digital transformation initiatives.
• Translate business and functional requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Define application, integration, infrastructure, security, and data architecture for projects.
• Conduct architecture reviews, technology evaluations, and trade-off analyses.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, business analysts, development teams, infrastructure teams, and stakeholders.
• Ensure solutions comply with enterprise architecture standards, security policies, and governance frameworks.
• Produce architecture documentation, solution diagrams, interface specifications, and technical design documents.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, including implementation support and production readiness.
• Mentor engineering teams on architectural best practices and design patterns.

Must Have Skills

• Experience in

End-to-End Solution Design AND Trade-Off Analysis AND Alignment with Enterprise Standards

.

• Architecture frameworks:

TOGAF OR Zachman Framework OR ArchiMate

.

• Cloud platforms:

AWS OR Microsoft Azure OR Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

.

• Architecture styles:

Microservices OR Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) OR Event-Driven Architecture OR Serverless Architecture

.

• Integration technologies:

REST APIs OR GraphQL OR gRPC OR Apache Kafka OR RabbitMQ

.

• Application Architecture AND Integration Architecture AND Data Architecture AND Security Architecture

.

• Solution Design AND Technical Leadership AND Architecture Governance AND Risk Assessment

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• Strong understanding of

CI/CD AND DevSecOps AND Infrastructure as Code (Terraform OR AWS CloudFormation OR Azure Bicep)

.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and decision-making skills.

Good to Have Skills

• Architecture modeling tools:

Sparx Enterprise Architect OR LeanIX OR Bizzdesign OR Lucidchart OR Microsoft Visio

.

• Container platforms:

Docker OR Kubernetes OR OpenShift

.

• Experience with

Oracle OR PostgreSQL OR Microsoft SQL Server OR MongoDB

.

• Familiarity with

Redis OR Memcached

for distributed caching.

• Knowledge of messaging and streaming platforms:

Apache Kafka OR RabbitMQ OR Azure Service Bus OR Amazon SQS

.

• Experience implementing Identity and Access Management using

OAuth 2\.0 OR OpenID Connect (OIDC) OR SAML

.

• Certifications:

TOGAF OR AWS Certified Solutions Architect OR Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert OR Google Professional Cloud Architect

.

• Experience supporting cloud migration, application modernization, and digital transformation programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree is a plus.
• 9–12 years of experience in solution architecture, software architecture, or enterprise application design.
• Proven experience designing and delivering complex enterprise-scale solutions.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), security, scalability, and performance optimization.
• Ability to influence technical direction while collaborating effectively with business and engineering stakeholders.