Job Description

Enterprise Architect Financial Services Dubai UAE
Position Overview
The Enterprise Architect Financial Services in Dubai will be responsible for leading enterprise-wide architecture across applications, business processes, data, integration, and cloud platforms for Al-Futtaim Group Technology. This role focuses on designing target architecture, driving financial services transformation, and ensuring alignment with regulatory standards and business objectives. It is a senior-level enterprise architect job in Dubai financial services that requires proven experience in banking technology, architecture frameworks, and digital transformation.
Location: United Arab Emirates
Location: Dubai
Industry: Financial Services
Function: Information Technology (IT)
Salary: 30000-40000 monthly (Market estimated)
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Candidate Preferred Location: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Core Duties

• Define target enterprise architecture to align with financial services strategy and IT transformation goals
• Build capability models, maturity assessments, and roadmaps to strengthen financial services architecture in Dubai
• Perform impact analysis of new demands and provide solution approaches that support banking and financial services operations
• Lead technology evaluations through RFIs and RFPs and recommend solutions that meet business and compliance requirements
• Assess application portfolio and recommend upgrades, consolidation, or retirement for cost efficiency and resilience
• Establish standards for applications and technology platforms and prepare implementation roadmaps
• Research emerging banking and fintech technologies and recommend adoption to address capability gaps
• Lead proof of concepts, pilots, and integration workshops with stakeholders across financial services teams
• Ensure governance and compliance through enterprise architecture reviews and decision boards

Ideal Profile

• Enterprise-wide understanding of business strategy, data, applications, and technology architecture
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture domains with focus on financial services and banking solutions
• Certification in TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture framework
• Experience with banking frameworks such as BIAN and architecture tools such as LeanIX
• Ability to build high-level enterprise models and conduct detailed architecture assessments
• Skilled in evaluating emerging technologies for banking and financial services innovation
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills at senior management level

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or related field; Master's degree preferred
• 15 years of enterprise architecture experience with at least 5 years in financial services and banking sector in Dubai or GCC region
• Proven expertise in digital transformation, enterprise architecture governance, and regulatory alignment in financial services

Why Join Us
Al-Futtaim Group offers senior enterprise architect jobs in Dubai with a strong focus on digital platforms, financial services transformation, and technology leadership. The role provides the opportunity to influence banking and financial services architecture strategies in one of the largest and most diversified groups in the Middle East.
About the Company
Al-Futtaim Group, established in the 1930s and headquartered in Dubai, is one of the most diversified private businesses in the Middle East. The group operates across automotive, financial services, retail, real estate, and healthcare, employing over 35,000 professionals in more than 20 countries. With global brand partnerships and a commitment to innovation, Al-Futtaim continues to lead financial services and technology transformation in Dubai and the wider region.
Job Title Enterprise Architect Financial Services Dubai UAE
Enterprise Architect Financial Services Dubai UAE
Position Overview
The Enterprise Architect Financial Services in Dubai will be responsible for leading enterprise-wide architecture across applications, business processes, data, integration, and cloud platforms for Al-Futtaim Group Technology. This role focuses on designing target architecture, driving financial services transformation, and ensuring alignment with regulatory standards and business objectives. It is a senior-level enterprise architect job in Dubai financial services that requires proven experience in banking technology, architecture frameworks, and digital transformation.
Location: United Arab Emirates
Location: Dubai
Industry: Financial Services
Function: Information Technology (IT)
Salary: 30000-40000 monthly (Market estimated)
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Candidate Preferred Location: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Core Duties

• Define target enterprise architecture to align with financial services strategy and IT transformation goals
• Build capability models, maturity assessments, and roadmaps to strengthen financial services architecture in Dubai
• Perform impact analysis of new demands and provide solution approaches that support banking and financial services operations
• Lead technology evaluations through RFIs and RFPs and recommend solutions that meet business and compliance requirements
• Assess application portfolio and recommend upgrades, consolidation, or retirement for cost efficiency and resilience
• Establish standards for applications and technology platforms and prepare implementation roadmaps
• Research emerging banking and fintech technologies and recommend adoption to address capability gaps
• Lead proof of concepts, pilots, and integration workshops with stakeholders across financial services teams
• Ensure governance and compliance through enterprise architecture reviews and decision boards

Ideal Profile

• Enterprise-wide understanding of business strategy, data, applications, and technology architecture
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture domains with focus on financial services and banking solutions
• Certification in TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture framework
• Experience with banking frameworks such as BIAN and architecture tools such as LeanIX
• Ability to build high-level enterprise models and conduct detailed architecture assessments
• Skilled in evaluating emerging technologies for banking and financial services innovation
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills at senior management level

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or related field; Master's degree preferred
• 15 years of enterprise architecture experience with at least 5 years in financial services and banking sector in Dubai or GCC region
• Proven expertise in digital transformation, enterprise architecture governance, and regulatory alignment in financial services

Why Join Us
Al-Futtaim Group offers senior enterprise architect jobs in Dubai with a strong focus on digital platforms, financial services transformation, and technology leadership. The role provides the opportunity to influence banking and financial services architecture strategies in one of the largest and most diversified groups in the Middle East.
About the Company
Al-Futtaim Group, established in the 1930s and headquartered in Dubai, is one of the most diversified private businesses in the Middle East. The group operates across automotive, financial services, retail, real estate, and healthcare, employing over 35,000 professionals in more than 20 countries. With global brand partnerships and a commitment to innovation, Al-Futtaim continues to lead financial services and technology transformation in Dubai and the wider region.
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