# Enterprise Architect (Saudi Arabia)

**Company:** [Eram Talent](https://jobs.workable.com/companies/tzUDnHLdko7WW8uF7Bwm7L.md)
**Location:** Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
**Workplace:** on site

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## Description

We are seeking an experienced **Enterprise Architect** to define, develop, and govern the enterprise architecture strategy, frameworks, standards, and roadmaps, ensuring alignment between business objectives, technology capabilities, and organizational priorities.

The role will drive enterprise-wide architecture across computing and cloud platforms, communications and network infrastructure, data and artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and business architecture. The successful candidate will provide architectural leadership, establish target-state architectures and reference designs, and ensure that enterprise solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, compliant, and aligned with the organization’s strategic goals.

### Key Responsibilities

-   Define and maintain enterprise architecture frameworks, principles, standards, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps aligned with business strategy.
-   Lead the design and evolution of enterprise technology architectures covering on-premises infrastructure, private and public cloud, high-performance computing (HPC), AI infrastructure, and enterprise platforms.
-   Develop communications architecture across data networks, transmission networks, and satellite communications.
-   Establish enterprise data architecture and governance frameworks, enabling trusted analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and MLOps capabilities.
-   Define and govern cybersecurity architecture to ensure the protection of enterprise systems, infrastructure, applications, and data in accordance with applicable security controls and standards.
-   Translate business strategy, operating models, and business processes into architecture artifacts that support enterprise transformation and technology alignment.
-   Provide architectural assurance and governance for major programs, projects, and technology solutions, ensuring compliance with approved standards and design principles.
-   Identify technology opportunities, assess emerging technologies, and recommend solutions that enhance operational efficiency, scalability, resilience, security, and business value.
-   Collaborate with business stakeholders, technology teams, cybersecurity specialists, and program leaders to ensure cohesive, integrated enterprise solutions.
-   Maintain architecture documentation, identify capability gaps, and develop transition roadmaps to support the organization’s target-state architecture.

### Qualifications and Experience

-   Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Business Management, or a related discipline; a Master’s degree is preferred.
-   10 to 15+ years of relevant professional experience in enterprise architecture, technology architecture, infrastructure, communications, data and AI, cybersecurity, or business architecture.
-   Demonstrated experience developing enterprise architecture strategies, target-state designs, standards, governance frameworks, and implementation roadmaps.
-   Strong understanding of enterprise technology environments, business capabilities, architecture governance, and technology-to-business alignment.
-   Proven ability to lead cross-functional architecture initiatives and engage effectively with senior stakeholders.
-   Excellent analytical, strategic planning, communication, and stakeholder management skills.