Group Principal Architect

Key Accountabilities
JOB DESCRIPTION

• Understand and be a champion of DP World's business and product strategy
• Have a deep understanding, both low level and high level, across a swathe of technologies
• Have built and helped build business systems from the ground up, and having scaled them
• While being strategic, provide a very 'Hands-on' technical leadership and mentoring for engineers
• Own the software design, architecture and operational excellence across the cargoes products
• Work with product management and business heads to rapidly iterate on features and grow the business.
• Actively seek to prevent redundancies, while allowing that where appropriate in order to accomplish an effective balance between short term and long term goals
• Establish and promote software design and development guidelines, deployment strategies, best practices, and standards

Other

• Responsible for the indirect management and leadership of an engaged team, promoting collaboration and ensuring that each is developed and evaluated against goals and objectives which are aligned, specific, measurable, attainable yet challenging, realistic and time bound.
• Act as an ambassador for DP World at all times when working; promoting and demonstrating positive behaviors in harmony with DP World's Founder's Principles, values and culture; ensuring the highest level of safety is applied in all activities; understanding and following DP World's Code of Conduct and Ethics policies
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications, Experience And Skills

• Bachelors in Computer Science or related field from a reputed institution. Masters degree is a plus.
• Around 15 years of experience in the software development field, working across a wide swathe of technologies
• 5-10 years of experience leading the architecture and design function in an organization, and managing enterprise architecture
• Ability to take complex problems and simplify them elegantly. Meet time to market requirements of the business while not compromising software design principles.
• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and analytical skills, including the ability to communicate software choices and tradeoffs clearly and persuasively
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders across multiple organizations and drive alignment
• Ability to work efficiently and demonstrate a bias for action in a fast-paced environment, working on ambiguous and challenging projects
• Relentless desire for innovation, balanced with business needs, and customer expectations
• Experience with tools and standards of software development, testing, deployment and operational excellence

About Us
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world's trade flow better, changing what's possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 115,000 employees from 160 nationalities, spanning 78 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that's fit for the future.

We're rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we're at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer's door.

DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all nations and cultures – not just in what we do but also in how we behave.

We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity, drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we can change what's possible.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

To Change What's Possible For Everyone.
ABOUT THE TEAM
We are the leading provider of smart logistics solutions, enabling the flow of trade across the globe. Our comprehensive range of products and services covers every link of the integrated supply chain – from maritime and inland terminals to marine services and industrial parks as well as technology-driven customer solutions.

We deliver these services through an interconnected global network of 127 business units in 51 countries across six continents, with a significant presence both in high-growth and mature markets. Wherever we operate, we integrate sustainability and responsible corporate citizenship into our activities, striving for a positive contribution to the economies and communities where we live and work.

Our dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 56,000 employees from 54 countries are committed to delivering unrivalled value to our customers and partners. We do this by focusing on mutually beneficial relationships – with governments, shippers, traders, and other stakeholders along the global supply chain – relationships built on a foundation of mutual trust and enduring partnership.

We think ahead, anticipate change and deploy industry-leading technology to create the smartest, most efficient and innovative trade solutions, while ensuring a positive and sustainable impact on economies, societies and our planet.