Role Summary

This role is responsible for leading the architecture of back end and server side systems. The architect defines standards for APIs, distributed systems, integration, data modelling, and security. The role requires broad architectural understanding across multiple disciplines alongside deep expertise in back end technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Define back end architecture strategy aligned with organisational goals

• Design scalable and secure server side systems and APIs

• Establish API standards, integration patterns, and service design conventions

• Lead technical design reviews and key architectural decisions

• Architect microservices and distributed systems

• Define data models, schemas, and data flows

• Implement authentication, authorisation, and data protection practices

• Define monitoring, logging, and error handling strategies

• Optimise system performance, reliability, and scalability

• Mentor engineering teams and support capability development

• Conduct code reviews and provide technical guidance

• Produce and maintain architectural documentation and system diagrams

• Evaluate back end frameworks and emerging technologies

• Manage technical debt and lead refactoring initiatives

• Present architectural decisions to senior stakeholders

Expected Outcomes

• A coherent and consistent API and service ecosystem

• Improved reliability, resilience, and observability in back end systems

• Reduced complexity through well designed architectures and integrations

• Adoption of consistent back end architecture patterns across teams

Cross Functional Design Leadership

• Facilitate collaborative design sessions across engineering, product, and operations

• Break down complex system challenges into actionable design approaches

• Support decision making during major incidents or significant architectural changes

• Improve cross team understanding of system behaviour and integration impacts

Communication and Influence

• Communicate complex system and integration concepts clearly

• Produce clear diagrams, documentation, and system models

• Influence decisions through structured reasoning and architectural clarity

• Build strong working relationships with technical and non technical stakeholders

Cross Discipline Architectural Competencies

• Understanding of domain driven design principles

• Awareness of enterprise integration patterns

• Understanding of essential data architecture concepts

• Awareness of cyber security fundamentals and secure by design practices

• Understanding of DevOps and platform engineering practices

• Ability to define and assess non functional requirements

• Ability to evaluate third party systems and build versus buy decisions

• Ability to balance performance, cost, resilience, and maintainability in designs

Shared Architecture Practice Expectations

• Contribute to architectural standards and reusable patterns

• Participate in architectural governance and review forums

• Support development of technology roadmaps and long term design direction

• Produce clear and consistent architectural artefacts

• Share learning and reusable guidance across teams

Decision Making Authority

• Acts as technical authority for back end architecture

• Owns API and service design standards

• Responsible for long term back end architectural direction

• Makes informed decisions balancing immediate needs and strategic goals

Technical Skills

Core technologies

• NodeJS

• Adobe Experience Manager

• Apigee

Architecture and design

• RESTful API design

• Microservices architecture

• Event driven architecture

• SQL and NoSQL database design

Security and performance

• Authentication and authorisation patterns including OAuth and JWT

• Data encryption and secure data handling

• Caching and performance optimisation techniques

• Resilience and fault tolerance patterns

Integration

• Message queuing and asynchronous processing

• Third party service integration

This job can be filled in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia #LI-Hybrid.

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