• Designs and maintains the Enterprise Business Information and IT architecture, facilitating the implementation of emerging architecture frameworks with optimal use of IT resources (systems and services), and standardization of IT services. This includes facilitating the reuse of existing business data, services, and systems.

• Derives inputs from IT lines of business (LoBs) to understand the business direction and needs and aligns architecture and standards with these to drive business success.

• Approves and signs off the introduction of any new technologies, new systems acquired, new products and applications developed by flydubai.

• Oversees the research on emerging technologies, in conjunction with relevant technology experts, that are applicable to flydubai, and drives the introduction of technology within the organization through appropriate investment justification and recommendations to senior management.

• Maintains and manages technology standards for IT and Facilitates the implementation of technology standards for software development and infrastructure, working with internal stakeholders.

• Formulates and maintains the blueprints of application architecture in line with the microservices framework defined and infrastructure architecture, for use by other departments in IT.

• Proactively participates in the design of new applications to ensure that it follows the IT architecture framework.

• Contributes to IT strategy by providing inputs on matters relating to Enterprise architecture and standards. Influences the department to set standards and best practices for technologies and optimise business processes and reduce data duplication.

• Implements portfolio management of applications and technologies to effectively manage the lifecycle of the same.

• Sets clear and consistent performance objectives, implementing performance management and development plans to ensure standards of performance and productivity are achieved and maintained enabling a high-performance culture.

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