Enterprise Architect
- Qatar
نُشرت قبل 7 أيام
عن الوظيفة
Job Summary
The Enterprise Architect is responsible for defining, governing, and continuously evolving the organization’s enterprise architecture across Information Technology (IT), Operational Technology (OT), Cybersecurity, Data, and Digital Office domains within the Oil & Gas environment. The role ensures that all technology capabilities are fully aligned with corporate strategy, operational excellence objectives, HSE priorities, cybersecurity resilience requirements, and long-term digital transformation goals.
The Enterprise Architect establishes an integrated architecture vision that connects business capabilities, industrial control systems, enterprise applications, data platforms, infrastructure, and digital collaboration environments into a secure, scalable, and future-ready ecosystem. This includes enabling IT/OT convergence while maintaining operational integrity, safety compliance, and cyber resilience in mission-critical environments.
The Enterprise Architect Ensures That Technology Investments
- Deliver measurable business value
- Improve operational efficiency and reliability
- Enhance cybersecurity posture
- Reduce technical debt and system redundancy
- Support regulatory compliance and risk management
- Enable data-driven decision-making across field and corporate operations
The Enterprise Architect also leads the Digital Office strategy to modernize the workplace through cloud adoption, collaboration platforms, automation, AI-enabled productivity tools, and secure remote access solutions — improving workforce productivity and digital experience across corporate offices and remote field locations.
Ultimately, the Enterprise Architect is accountable for building a resilient, innovative, and integrated technology landscape that enables sustainable growth, operational excellence, and competitive advantage in QAFCO.
Key Accountabilities
- Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture (EA) framework, principles, standards, policies and operating models.
- Define integrated IT/OT/cyber security /Digital architecture principles.
- Establish long-term IT road maps with alignment with business, cybersecurity, and Digital Office.
- Align IT strategy and architecture with business goals and corporate strategy.
- Define and manage enterprise technology roadmaps (short-, medium-, and long-term).
- Establish governance processes to ensure compliance with architectural standards.
- Translate business capabilities and strategy into technology architecture requirements.
- Partner with business stakeholders to understand transformation priorities.
- Ensure IT initiatives support enterprise-wide integration and optimization.
- Identify opportunities for digital innovation and automation.
- Define target-state architectures across:
- Business Architecture
- Application Architecture
- Data & Information Architecture
- Infrastructure & Cloud Architecture
- OT/ICS Architecture (SCADA, DCS, PLC)
- Cybersecurity Architecture
- Digital Workplace Architecture
- Integration Architecture
- Ensure secure integration between enterprise IT and operational technologies.
- Drive interoperability across production, refining, and distribution systems.
- Oversee system integration and interoperability standards.
- Ensure scalability, performance, and reliability of enterprise platforms.
- Establish enterprise data governance architecture.
- Enable enterprise data platforms and analytics.
- Support AI/ML, digital twins, and advanced analytics.
- Promote automation and RPA initiatives.
- Drive adoption of emerging digital technologies.
- Lead cloud adoption strategy.
- Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies.
- Rationalize application and technology portfolio to reduce redundancy.
- Lead legacy system modernization initiatives.
- Assess vendor solutions and ensure architectural fit.
- Ensure architectural designs comply with cybersecurity and regulatory requirements.
- Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Collaborate with Information Security and Risk teams.
- Support disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
- Provide architectural leadership across IT and business units.
- Mentor solution architects and technical teams.
- Present architecture strategies and investment cases to executive leadership.
- Act as a trusted advisor for strategic technology decisions.
- Promote best practices in architecture and solution design.
- Drive cloud adoption, automation, DevOps, and modernization strategies.
- Continuously evaluate architectural maturity and optimize frameworks.
- Participate in the on-the-job training of trainees and newly hired personnel within the Group to ensure that they develop the necessary skills to independently carry out assigned activities. Train End-Users in the application of newly developed systems.
- Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Engineering, or relevant discipline.
- 7+ years direct and relevant experience.