Solution Architect

Job Title: Solution Architect

SBU: DS

Reporting To: BU Leader

Job Level: Middle Management

Role Summary:

The Solution Architect is responsible for shaping innovative, scalable, and cost-effective solutions for clients by collaborating with sales, bid management, and delivery teams.

The role requires expertise in designing solutions for application modernization, custom application development, eServices, enterprise application integration, mobile applications, and digital workplace transformations.

As the critical link between pre-sales and delivery, the Solution Architect ensures technical solutions align with client needs and business goals.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise, strong business acumen, and exceptional communication skills, with a passion for crafting optimal solutions to complex challenges.

Interfaces

External:

• Customers
• Consultants
• Capability Sales

Internal:

• Pre-sales Consultants
• BU/Practice Leaders
• Delivery Leaders
• Technical SMEs
• Bid Management

Job Specifications

Educational Background:

• Masters or Undergraduate degree from a premier institute

Language Requirement:

• English and/or Arabic

Experience:

• 1215 years of IT experience
• Minimum 812 years in a solution architect or pre-sales architect role

Required Skills & Competencies:

Technical:

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft (.NET, SharePoint), Java, and IBM stack technologies
• Cross-platform mobile development (Flutter, React Native, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud-native services, DevOps pipelines, and CI/CD implementations
• Experience integrating with enterprise applications
• Awareness of AI/ML use cases in web and portal ecosystems
• Proven experience in solutioning for RFPs/RFIs, proposal writing, effort estimation, and client presentations

Behavioral:

• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset
• Decision-making and risk management skills
• Teamwork and leadership capabilities

Roles & Responsibilities

Strategic:

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients and internal stakeholders, influencing solution strategy and strengthening market positioning
• Translate client needs into innovative, scalable, and cost-effective architectures that drive business growth
• Align technical solutions with business outcomes, ensuring proposals address modernization, agility, and cost optimization
• Introduce emerging technologies (AI, low-code platforms, cloud-native architectures) to differentiate solutions and deliver measurable value
• Collaborate with delivery teams to validate feasibility, scalability, and sustainability, minimizing execution risk

Operational:

1. Develop solution blueprints, technical write-ups, effort estimates, and cost models for RFP/RFI responses within agreed timelines
2. Design end-to-end solution architectures covering applications, integrations, cloud services, and mobile platforms, ensuring scalability and security
3. Collaborate with delivery leads to validate assumptions, resource needs, and implementation feasibility before commitments
4. Stay updated on emerging technologies, competitor offerings, and industry trends, and incorporate them into solution recommendations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or equivalent certification
• TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent enterprise architecture frameworks
• Knowledge of GCC enterprise IT landscape and customer expectations
• Experience with government/public sector digital transformation projects (preferred)