Enterprise Architect - Middle East Projects

At PwC innovative and technological projects are our everyday life. As a consulting company, we have the advantage that we can work with clients from various industries around the world. 
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Currently we’re recruiting for an Enterprise Architect to join our team on Middle East (ME) projects. 

Would you like to gain some international experience and work up to 50% of your time abroad in Saudi Arabia and UAE but also in Egypt, Oman, Qatar or Kuwait?

Mixing business with traveling and learning about new cultures is of your interest?

If so, keep reading:

• Defining IT architecture concepts for clients’ issues and growth opportunities;
• Researching new technologies to optimize the current solutions and to make them sustainable for the future;
• Recommending technological solutions that fit the clients' needs, capabilities, urgency and culture;
• Work on the architectural synergy and standardization of current IT solutions with a target on the technical roadmap and strategy;
• Working independently with the client (conducting workshops with the client, running demos, presenting IT architecture concepts to clients);
• Delivering fit-gap analysis for the solution requirements with reference to standard capabilities of the market leading IT systems.

• 10+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, IT Management, Technology Consulting advisory or Professional Services
• TOGAF 9 or 10 certified and other specific certifications for cloud, domain solutions
• Demonstrable understanding of architecture framework, development processes, IT operations, and agile methodologies
• Contribute to the creation or maintenance of Architecture Principles, Practices and Patterns. Provide evidence of conceptual designs, models and frameworks.
• Maintain compliance with architectural principles and standards for infrastructure or application development efforts through such activities as reviews, validations, and methodology gate points
• Review/validate requested changes or exceptions to established architecture standards
• Engage and supervise the development of the architecture (business, application, information and technology) and its roadmap that aligns with the strategic objectives of business and the different technology groups
• Create designs and blueprints that leverage enterprise architecture’s standards that can meet key design criteria (Availability, Recoverability, Scalability & Performance characteristics) and can be properly supported by the IT engineering, support and operations teams throughout solution lifecycle
• Support, manage competing demands through negotiation and compromise to ensure that the holistic needs of the organization are met
• Coordinate technology integration within new or existing blueprints and program portfolio to ensure it meets enterprise standards and requirements
• Proven decision making and problem-solving skills and experience with EA projects
• Fluent English.

Nice to have:

• Proven track record of working with leadership teams (Director or C-level) to implement complex business requirements within leading IT systems and third party applications
• Good understanding of agile and waterfall project management and software development approaches
• Knowledge of UML and BPMN
• Knowledge of SQL or any other programming language
• Strategic thinking and tactical project planning/management skills.

What we offer - specifically for this team:

• Balanced travel / remote work requirements (only up to 50% onsite presence in ME);
• Possibility of gaining international consulting experience working with top Middle East enterprises and government organizations;
• All travel, accomodation and meal costs fully covered by PwC - on top dedicated financial Incentive Scheme for every day spent working abroad;
• Regular onsite team integration meetings;
• Getting to know Middle East culture and region with dedicated cultural workshops;
• Flight ticket to ME for accompanying person.

And, as a standard in PwC:

• Wide medical care package and foreign travel insurance;
• Training sessions, workshops and dedicated certification financed by PwC;
• PwC discounts on IT devices (e.g.. Apple, Lenovo, Orange);
• Attractive referral program;
• Cafeteria (shopping vouchers: i.e. Zalando, Ikea, Allegro, Frisco, Spotify);
• Wellbeing programmes;
• Internal Communities - [email protected], PwC for Women, PwC Shine;
• Openness for your preferences regarding contract form (B2B or employment contract).

Send your application today!