Senior Application Architect

We are actively looking to hire a Senior Application Architect for a global, industry-leading Technology & Strategy Consulting Firm to join their office in Dubai.
 
The Senior Application Architect will thrive in a fast-paced continuous delivery engineering environment. You should understand the challenges of modern software development, importance of testing and quality, and believe in data-driven decision making all while inspiring the team. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of working with engineering, product management and senior leaders to introduce and embed a world-class product development and architecture in the organization. 
 
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide direct day-to-day architectural and technology problem-solving, coaching, direction and guidance to product teams in a start-up like environment under Agile guidelines
• Promote and maintain engineering best practices such as test-driven development and continuous integration and delivery
• Evaluate and identify appropriate technology stacks and platforms, including web application frameworks and cloud providers
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices by attending relevant conferences, reading widely and being active in tech communities
• Partner with wider firm to ensure compliance, regulatory and audit and architecture requirements are met
• Coach technical leads and providing ad-hoc problem-solving support, including hands-on pairing when needed
• Collaborate with and support technical leads to ensure high quality code across the teams
• Facilitate and deliver training and knowledge sharing sessions for engineers
• Work together with technical leads supporting the engineers for all people related matters

 
REQUIRED SKILLS AND BACKGROUND

• Deep understanding of the digital technology space – with the ability to stay current and up-to-date on trends and technologies
• Strong problem-solving skills and hands-on pairing capabilities; may go beyond application of existing know-how
• Wide experience and understanding of architecture in terms of solution, data and integration
• Experience working with teams using DevOps and continuous delivery with focus on delivering rapid customer value
• Experience in product development for web and mobile with hands-on experience coding
• Experience in Agile software development methodologies, processes, and tools
• Familiarity with information security vulnerabilities and risk management practices
• Proven leadership ability, including the skill to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong examples of coaching, facilitating and guiding others – directing, leading and mentoring others
• 7 years of total experience including 5+ years in engineering and technology roles working with product development teams, delivering and building digital products
• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree a plus- with professional certifications
• Experience in building technical architecture chapters
• Prior consulting experience a plus

 
If you are an experienced Senior Application Architect with a successful track record of designing / architecting mobile and web applications, strong Python skills, and managerial experience in a consulting environment, then we'd love to hear from you!