Summary: The Solution & App Architect designs and governs application architectures for TASMU Platform 2.0 capabilities, ensuring cloud-agnostic, secure, and scalable solutions aligned with platform standards. Highlights: 1. Design and govern cloud-agnostic, secure, and scalable application architectures 2. Define application blueprints, runtime patterns, and integration contracts 3. Provide architecture assurance and ensure operational readiness **JOB DESCRIPTION** The Solution & App Architect designs and governs application architectures for TASMU Platform 2.0 capabilities and solutions delivered by multiple vendors. The role ensures that application designs are cloud-agnostic, secure-by-design, scalable, and aligned with TASMU platform standards (identity, APIs, observability, CI/CD, and service catalog patterns). Working closely with product owners, SIs, and platform/security teams, the architect defines application blueprints, runtime patterns (microservices, event-driven, mobile/web), integration contracts, and non-functional requirements. The role provides architecture assurance across delivery phases and ensures operational readiness, maintainability, and consistent developer experience. **DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES** * Define target-state application architecture for TASMU capabilities and onboarded smart solutions (web, mobile, backend services). * Establish cloud-agnostic app patterns: microservices, modular monolith, event-driven workflows, and API-first design. * Specify application NFRs (availability, scalability, performance, resiliency, observability, localization) and acceptance criteria. * Define identity and authorization patterns (Entra/OIDC, RBAC, token scopes, service-to-service auth). * Ensure consistent API and event design (OpenAPI/AsyncAPI, versioning, idempotency, rate limits, backward compatibility). * Drive secure application architecture (OWASP, secure storage, secrets handling, encryption, input validation, threat modeling). * Define data access patterns and caching strategies; align with platform data governance and multi-tenant boundaries. * Provide architecture assurance through design reviews, ADRs, and implementation checkpoints with vendors. * Define deployment and release patterns (blue/green, canary, feature flags) aligned with GitOps and CI/CD. * Support operational readiness: logging/metrics/tracing, runbooks, SLOs, incident readiness, and handover to operations. **SKILLS & ABILITIES** * Strong application architecture skills across frontend/mobile, backend services, and distributed systems. * Expertise in API design, integration patterns, and event-driven architectures. * Ability to translate business workflows into robust application services and user journeys. * Proven security-by-design and performance/resiliency engineering capability. * Strong documentation and decision-making discipline (ADRs, diagrams, reference implementations). **POTENTIAL BACKGROUND** * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, information technology, Cybersecurity, a Master’s degree is highly preferred. * 7+ years in solution/application architecture or senior engineering roles delivering enterprise platforms. * Experience with Kubernetes-based deployments and cloud-native patterns, with emphasis on portability/cloud agnostic choices. * Hands-on background with modern web/mobile architectures and scalable backend frameworks. * Experience integrating with IAM, API gateways, observability stacks, and CI/CD tooling in regulated environments. * Familiarity with architecture frameworks and quality practices (TOGAF concepts, DDD, clean architecture, 12-factor apps). **PREFERRED TOOLS / SOFT SKILLS** **Preferred tools:** * API & integration: OpenAPI/AsyncAPI, Postman, API gateways (Azure APIM / Apigee / Kong) * Delivery & deployment: GitHub/Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, feature flags (PostHog/LaunchDarkly-style) * Observability & security: OpenTelemetry, Dynatrace/Datadog, SAST/DAST tooling, OWASP dependency scanning **Soft skills:** * Strong facilitation for design workshops and cross-vendor alignment * Clear communication with both product and engineering stakeholders * Pragmatic prioritization and decision-making under delivery constraints * Ownership and accountability for architecture quality and outcomes * Mentoring mindset and ability to uplift vendor and internal engineering teams Job Type: Permanent Pay: Up to QAR20,000.00 per month