Senior Solution Architect – Network & Security

We are seeking a Senior Solution Architect for Network & Security to act as a technical authority for strategic opportunities in Doha, Qatar. The role leads complex, multi-domain ICT and cybersecurity solution architecture, governs design quality across the architecture team, and mentors architects and engineers. It also carries responsibility for site and service delivery — owning delivery quality, site execution and service performance across strategic projects — and operates as a peer to the existing Senior Solution Architect, sharing design-authority, strategic-bid and delivery-leadership load.

Design enterprise ICT and cybersecurity solutions for strategic and multi-domain opportunities.

Lead HLD creation for the most complex bids.

Conduct technical workshops with customer architecture and security teams.

Conduct design reviews for HLDs produced by mid-level and senior architects.

Enforce architecture standards and design consistency.

Approve BOQ validations performed by senior architects on strategic bids (architects validate and approve BOQs; solution engineers prepare them).

Mentor architects and engineers against the competency matrix.

Maintain design-review checklists and HLD templates.

Support strategic bids as the named technical authority.

Lead and manage site and service delivery — owning project transition, site execution and service performance for strategic projects.

Experience:

10+ years in ICT / Network & Security solution design, with 4+ years architecting enterprise, multi-domain solutions in a System Integrator or OEM environment.

Education:

Bachelor’s in Engineering / Computer Science / IT (Master’s preferred).

Mandatory certifications:
Expert-tier (CCIE or HCIE) or CISSP, plus an architecture method (TOGAF Certified preferred).

Technical skills:
Authority-level network and security architecture; advanced datacenter and cloud architecture; HLD authority; BOQ validation and sizing logic; OEM technical engagement (Cisco, Fortinet, Huawei, Palo Alto or equivalent).

Domain knowledge:
Enterprise networking, perimeter and internal security, segmentation / zero-trust, secure datacenter and cloud designs;
Qatar market and NCSA-QCSF awareness preferred.

Behavioural:
Executive-level customer presence; design governance discipline; mentoring ability; able to operate as design authority under bid pressure.

Senior Solution Architect – Network & Security