Senior Solutions Architect

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to lead our Solution Architecture practice in Al Khobar. The role involves designing robust, scalable software architectures and driving continuous knowledge transfer across the team.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the Solution Architecture practice, defining its scope, methodologies, and best practices.
• Design and implement software architectures that are robust, scalable, and easily maintainable.
• Conduct feasibility studies and cost‑benefit analysis for various architecture options.
• Ensure successful recruitment and onboarding of new Solution Architects.
• Champion continuous knowledge transfer and upskilling within the team.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new technologies and systems.
• Provide technical oversight and support to customers and customer‑facing project teams.
• Evaluate existing software architecture and recommend improvements.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineering teams.
• Take operational responsibility for delivered solutions, including support agreements.
• Create and distribute training materials, best practices, and modeling guidelines.
• Lead and participate in design reviews, code reviews, and technical presentations.

Required profile

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in application, data, solution, or enterprise architecture.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Proficiency in multiple high‑level programming languages, including Python.
• Strong consultative approach enabling confident negotiations with customers and colleagues.
• Comprehensive technical skills in data management, including data modeling, analytics, quality, lineage, and security.
• Familiarity with Business Intelligence tools like Power BI and big‑data technologies such as SQL/NoSQL, Spark, and BigQuery.
• Experience with public clouds, particularly Google Cloud Platform, and knowledge of network security concepts, identity providers, and application hosting.
• Proven experience designing and implementing scalable cloud architectures on GCP for high‑availability and fault‑tolerant systems.
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes (deployment, management, scaling); OpenShift is a nice‑to‑have.
• A DevOps mindset with familiarity in Git, CI/CD, and deployment environments.

Required skills

• Python
• Power BI
• SQL
• NoSQL
• Spark
• BigQuery
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Network security concepts
• Identity providers
• Application hosting
• Kubernetes
• OpenShift
• Git
• CI/CD
• Deployment environments
• Data modeling
• Analytics
• Data quality
• Data lineage
• Data security