Senior Architect, Shared Business Services

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:

• Own the solution architecture governance and alignment with Enterprise Architecture principles.
• Ensure services are secure, compliant and scalable in line with bank's enterprise guidelines.
• Drive modernization and innovation.

Job Context:

• Build-to-Run Accountability:
  
  
  • Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture team and Define/maintain target-state architectures for content lifecycle platforms.
  • Govern API, metadata, eventing and integration standards.
  • Lead strategic programs: DMS upgrade, Archival modernization, Capture automation, Regional DR.
  • Ensure compliance with UAECB, TDRA, SAMA, PDPL/GDPR.
• Governance & Operational Efficiency:
  
  
  • Adheres to all FAB Security and IT policies and procedures.
• Leadership & Performance Accountability:
  
  
  • Define clear, measurable Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for each team member and the team.
  • Monitor performance through regular reviews and data-driven insights
  • Identify gaps, provide coaching, and implement performance improvement plans and continuous learning
• Collaboration & Communication:
  
  • Must follow Agile, DevOps, ITSM, EA and security governance.
  • Align major architectural decisions and help the team in securing required approvals.
  • Govern vendor technology evaluations.
  • Ensure adherence to data governance and privacy standards.
  • Adheres to all FAB H&S policies and Procedure as laid out by the Group

Qualifications & Experience:

• Architecture & Solution Design: 12+ of experience in crafting scalable, secure, and compliant architectures across Enterprise systems.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Governance Alignment: 10+ years of working with business leaders and technical teams to ensure strategic alignment.
• SDLC & Service Management Expertise: 10+ years of deep knowledge in software development lifecycle and service operations in complex environments.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture (AWS/Azure): Minimum 2 years of practical experience in designing cloud-native solutions

About Us

About Us:

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is the largest bank in the UAE and one of the world's largest and safest financial institutions. We offer a comprehensive range of personal and private banking services, including credit cards, Islamic banking, investments, loans, and mortgages. Our commitment to excellence and innovation drives us to provide top-tier financial solutions to our clients.

Life at FAB:

Working at FAB means being part of a team of talented and passionate individuals with a shared vision to support the ambitions of our stakeholders to "Grow Stronger." We embrace the needs of our customers across the globe with a sense of responsibility and confidence driven by extensive expertise that can only be delivered by an ambitious world-class organization

Career Development:

FAB offers unique career choices, a chance to innovate, craft solutions for the future, and express yourself in a performance-based culture that will unleash the best in you. Whether you are an experienced professional or just starting your career, FAB provides a range of learning and development initiatives to support all employees through training and skill development.

Our Values:

At FAB, we place our customers at the core of our activities, live our values each day in every way, celebrate achievements, and empower each other to deliver leading solutions. We have structured plans for the recruitment and career progression of Emirati talent to enable them to make a mark in the financial and banking sector both regionally and globaly that rewards your hard work and dedication.

Join our team and be part of a journey to shape the future of banking.