Application Architect - On Site - KSA - Octopus by RTG

Role Overview

Application Architect (On Site) at Robusta in KSA. The role defines, maintains, and governs Application Architecture across enterprise and banking environments, focusing on current-state and target-state application landscapes, architecture standards, and alignment with Enterprise Architecture.

Role Purpose

Define and maintain comprehensive application architectures that support business capabilities and transformation initiatives. Ensure application designs comply with enterprise standards and collaborate across technical teams to drive modernization, rationalization, and integration efforts.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Definition & Governance

• Define and maintain the Application Architecture and application landscape.
• Develop and maintain current-state and target-state application architectures.
• Define application architecture principles, standards, and guidelines.
• Design application components and define their relationships and dependencies.
• Ensure application designs comply with approved Enterprise Architecture standards.
• Monitor compliance with approved application architecture standards and principles.

Integration & APIs

• Define and maintain integration and API architecture.
• Develop strong understanding of API, integration, and distributed application architectures.

Assessment & Analysis

• Assess application dependencies, impacts, and technology risks.
• Identify gaps between current-state and target-state application architecture.
• Evaluate application dependencies, interfaces, and integration patterns.

Review & Approval

• Review and approve application architecture and solution designs.
• Support architecture governance and design reviews.

Transformation & Modernization

• Support application modernization, rationalization, and transformation initiatives.
• Experience with application modernization, rationalization, and transformation.

Documentation & Repository Management

• Maintain the application repository, architecture models, and related documentation.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Enterprise Architects, Security, Data, Infrastructure, and development teams.
• Ensure application architecture supports business capabilities and requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Application Architecture, Solution Architecture, Software Architecture, or related roles.
• Strong experience in application architecture and application landscape design.
• Good understanding of Enterprise Architecture principles and frameworks.
• Experience with architecture governance, design reviews, and technology standards.
• Experience in banking or financial services is preferred.
• Experience working in a SAMA-regulated environment is an advantage.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of API, integration, and distributed application architectures.
• Strong understanding of application dependencies, interfaces, and integration patterns.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• TOGAF, AWS/Azure Architecture, or similar certification is preferred.