Head of Digital Architect

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Abu Dhabi
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Architecture governance","Executive communication","Mentoring","Risk mitigation","Written and verbal communication"]

Define, govern, and continuously evolve the digital ecosystem architecture across mobile, web, APIs, microservices, integrations, identity, data, AI-enabled capabilities, CRM/customer engagement, and partner-facing platforms. Translate business priorities into architecture roadmaps, ensure non-functional requirements and operational readiness, and establish API-first standards, integration patterns, and reusable reference architectures. Lead architecture reviews and design assurance, embed secure-by-design and privacy-by-design, and mentor architects and senior contributors.

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Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
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Head of Digital Architect

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Job Summary

Define, govern, and continuously evolve the digital ecosystem architecture across mobile, web, APIs, microservices, integrations, identity, data, AI-enabled capabilities, CRM/customer engagement, and partner-facing platforms. Translate business priorities into architecture roadmaps, ensure non-functional requirements and operational readiness, and establish API-first standards, integration patterns, and reusable reference architectures. Lead architecture reviews and design assurance, embed secure-by-design and privacy-by-design, and mentor architects and senior contributors.
Location: Abu Dhabi
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and govern the target-state Digital Ecosystem architecture across channels, APIs, microservices, integration, identity, data, AI, and partner capabilities.
  • •Translate digital business priorities into architecture roadmaps, transition architectures, and platform evolution plans.
  • •Ensure digital journeys meet performance, availability, observability, accessibility, security, and operational support requirements.
  • •Set and govern API-first principles, standards, service boundaries, interface contracts, and integration patterns (ownership, versioning, error handling, throttling, monitoring, resilience, lifecycle).
  • •Lead architecture reviews/design assurance for strategic initiatives and mentor architects while managing exceptions, ADRs, standards alignment, and secure-by-design/privacy-by-design practices.

Key Requirements

  • •Define and maintain target-state digital ecosystem architecture across mobile, web, APIs, microservices, integration, identity, data, AI, and partner platforms.
  • •Translate digital priorities and product roadmaps into architecture roadmaps, transition states, and platform evolution plans.
  • •Ensure architecture decisions balance speed to market with scalability, resilience, maintainability, and observability/non-functional requirements.
  • •Govern API-first architecture (API standards, service boundaries, interface contracts, integration lifecycle management) and secure integration patterns.
  • •Provide architecture reviews and design assurance, embed secure-by-design and privacy-by-design, and mentor architects and senior technical contributors.
Experience:Digital banking
Skills:Architecture governanceExecutive communicationMentoringRisk mitigationWritten and verbal communication
Tech Stack:MobileWebAPIsRESTful APIsAPI gatewaysMicroservicesEvent-driven architectureDomain-driven designContainer platformsCloud-native patternsDevOpsCI/CDAutomated testingIAM/CIAMAPI securityAuthenticationAuthorizationEncryptionSecrets managementData protection

Company Brief

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) is a public Islamic bank providing retail, corporate, wealth and investment banking services across the UAE and international markets, offering Sharia-compliant financial products and digital banking solutions.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 1997
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