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Landmark Group

Omnichannel retail, hospitality, lifestyle conglomerate

Solution Architect

IT OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeDubai - United Arab EmiratesNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of experience in application development, technical architecture, solution architecture, enterprise systems, or technology delivery roles.
  • At least 5 years of experience in application architecture, technical solution design, or enterprise-wide solution architecture.
  • Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale enterprise application solutions across custom applications, SaaS platforms, cloud services, and packaged business systems.
  • Strong experience translating business requirements into end-to-end technical designs covering applications, data flows, integrations, infrastructure, security, cloud, and operations.
  • Experience working with Architecture Review Boards, enterprise architecture teams, and domain architects to review, govern, and align solution designs.
  • Strong background in application modernization, platform consolidation, cloud adoption, technical debt reduction, and legacy system rationalization.
  • Practical experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud, including application hosting, deployment patterns, scalability, security, monitoring, and cost awareness.
  • Experience working with integration teams on APIs, middleware, event-based flows, data exchange, and system interaction patterns.
  • Experience guiding engineering teams on application design, technical patterns, DevOps practices, CI/CD, automation, testing, deployment, and production readiness.
  • Knowledge of enterprise applications, custom platforms, SaaS solutions, packaged systems, modular design, service design, API-first architecture, scalability, maintainability, and supportability.
  • Knowledge of end-to-end technical design, solution options, architecture tradeoffs, risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, transition architecture, and implementation guidance.
  • Practical understanding of generative AI, machine-learning-enabled applications, AI APIs, intelligent search, automation, prompt-enabled workflows, responsible AI, data privacy, model integration, and AI solution governance.
  • Knowledge of Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, hybrid cloud, application hosting, cloud services, deployment patterns, cloud security, scalability, resilience, and cost optimization.
  • Knowledge of REST APIs, event-driven architecture, middleware, messaging, file-based integrations, data exchange patterns, and system interaction models.
  • Knowledge of hosting, compute, storage, networking, load balancing, application gateways, backup, disaster recovery, high availability, and operational support considerations.
  • Knowledge of identity and access management, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, role-based access, encryption, secure APIs, data protection, vulnerability management, application security, privacy, and compliance alignment.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD, release management, environment strategy, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, automated testing, deployment automation, and infrastructure-as-code awareness.
  • Knowledge of monitoring, logging, alerting, performance management, incident readiness, production support, operational handover, and service reliability.
  • Knowledge of solution architecture documents, application diagrams, system context diagrams, data flow diagrams, deployment views, technical design documents, and architecture decision records.
  • Ability to translate business requirements into technical architecture and long-term infrastructure strategy.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts verbally and in writing to diverse audiences.
  • Analytical ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure and security challenges.
  • Experience working across organizational boundaries and with external partners.
  • Forward-thinking approach to evaluating and adopting emerging technologies and methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Design end-to-end application architectures across enterprise platforms, custom applications, SaaS solutions, cloud services, and digital systems.
  • Define application architecture standards, patterns, and best practices for modular design, service design, maintainability, scalability, performance, reliability, and supportability.
  • Guide teams on application structure, component design, technology selection, and alignment with enterprise architecture principles.
  • Ensure application designs support business capabilities, operational needs, security expectations, and long-term technology direction.
  • Translate business requirements into practical end-to-end technical designs and solution options.
  • Evaluate solution alternatives, identify technical risks, assess cost versus benefit, and recommend fit-for-purpose architecture decisions.
  • Create solution designs that consider applications, data flows, integrations, infrastructure, security, operations, and delivery constraints.
  • Provide technical guidance during delivery to ensure implemented solutions remain aligned with approved designs.
  • Identify practical opportunities to embed AI, automation, machine learning, and generative AI capabilities into enterprise applications and business processes.
  • Guide application teams on AI-enabled solution patterns, including intelligent search, document processing, recommendation engines, conversational interfaces, workflow automation, and decision support.
  • Ensure AI-enabled application designs consider data quality, privacy, security, access control, auditability, explainability, operational support, and responsible AI principles.
  • Work with data, integration, security, infrastructure, and platform teams to connect AI solutions with enterprise data, APIs, cloud services, and application platforms.
  • Support evaluation of AI tools, platforms, APIs, and vendor capabilities to determine suitable use cases and enterprise adoption.
  • Ensure AI capabilities are designed as part of application architecture rather than as disconnected experiments or standalone proofs of concept.
  • Support legacy application assessment, rationalization, modernization, and simplification initiatives.
  • Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt, remove duplication, consolidate platforms, and improve application maintainability.
  • Guide modernization approaches including replatforming, refactoring, replacement, cloud adoption, containerization, and service enablement.
  • Partner with business and technology teams to define practical transition states from current to target architecture.
  • Ensure application designs consider hosting, compute, storage, network, identity, access, security controls, performance, resilience, monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and operational support requirements.
  • Work with infrastructure and security architects to align application designs with enterprise infrastructure, cloud, network, and security standards.
  • Incorporate security-by-design principles including identity and access management, role-based access, encryption, secure APIs, data protection, vulnerability management, and compliance needs.
  • Validate that applications are designed for availability, scalability, observability, supportability, and production readiness.
  • Guide the use of cloud services, enterprise platforms, DevOps practices, CI/CD, automation, environment strategy, and deployment patterns.
  • Support application teams in adopting cloud-native and platform capabilities where they provide business and technical value.
  • Ensure cloud and platform choices are secure, scalable, cost-effective, supportable, and aligned with enterprise standards.
  • Collaborate with platform, DevOps, infrastructure, and engineering teams to improve delivery speed, reliability, and operational maturity.
  • Work with enterprise, integration, data, infrastructure, security, and platform architects to align application solutions across the broader technology landscape.
  • Ensure application designs address integration points, data movement, master data needs, reporting dependencies, security controls, infrastructure impact, and operational dependencies.
  • Maintain clear ownership boundaries with specialized architecture domains while ensuring end-to-end solution integrity.
  • Identify reuse opportunities across applications, platforms, services, APIs, and shared technical capabilities.
  • Work with the Architecture Review Board, enterprise architecture team, and domain architects to ensure application and technical solution designs follow approved architecture standards, principles, and governance processes.
  • Prepare solution architecture documents, design diagrams, technical decision records, risk assessments, and other materials for architecture review submissions.
  • Review application and technical designs for alignment with enterprise standards across application architecture, integration, data, infrastructure, security, cloud, and operational readiness.
  • Identify architecture risks, design gaps, technical debt, compliance concerns, and operational impacts early in the solution lifecycle.
  • Ensure application solutions consider security, privacy, data protection, resilience, disaster recovery, audit, and regulatory requirements in partnership with relevant domain owners.
  • Track architecture decisions, exceptions, risks, and follow-up actions through appropriate governance forums and delivery checkpoints.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert and technical advisor for infrastructure and security initiatives.
  • Mentor engineering teams on architecture principles, security best practices, and technology adoption.
  • Collaborate with enterprise architects, application teams, and business stakeholders to align technical solutions with business needs.
  • Lead architectural reviews, provide technical guidance, and resolve design conflicts.
  • Stay current with industry trends, emerging threats, and innovative technologies.
  • Create and maintain solution architecture documents, application architecture diagrams, system context diagrams, data flow diagrams, deployment views, technical design documents, and architecture decision records.
  • Document key design decisions, architecture assumptions, technical risks, dependencies, exceptions, standards, reusable patterns, and open issues.
  • Maintain architecture artifacts for Architecture Review Board reviews, delivery governance, production readiness, operational handover, and future system changes.
  • Document application design standards, technical patterns, operational guidelines, and support considerations with architecture and engineering teams.
  • Conduct knowledge transfer sessions and capability-building programs for engineering, product, delivery, and technical teams.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in retail, ecommerce, hospitality, supply chain, or enterprise business systems is strongly preferred.

About the Company

Landmark Group

Omnichannel retail, hospitality, lifestyle conglomerate

Landmark Group is a UAE-based conglomerate with interests across retail, hospitality, and lifestyle. It operates a diverse portfolio of brands and franchises spanning fashion, electronics, home furnishings, and fast-moving consumer goods, served through a network of stores, online platforms, and franchise partnerships across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. Its products and services are delivered via an omnichannel approach that integrates retail, logistics, and supply chain management to ensure a seamless customer experience. The company differentiates itself through its scale, strategic partnerships, regional market knowledge, and a diversified mix of sectors, which helps it optimize operations and negotiate better terms with suppliers. Landmark Group aims to sustain growth by expanding market reach, developing its brands, and adapting to changing consumer trends while maintaining a strong customer focus and efficient logistics.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Founded
1973

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