Senior Director - Digital Strategy & Enterprise Architecture

The job holder is responsible for designing, governing, and validating the full enterprise architecture blueprint that will power one of the world’s largest and most innovative mega-events. The position ensures that platforms, applications, integrations, networks, cloud, security, smart‑city systems, and AI‑driven technologies work cohesively to deliver a resilient, scalable, and future‑ready digital ecosystem for millions of visitors, partners, and global participants.

• Develop and maintain the comprehensive enterprise architecture blueprint across platforms, applications, cloud, data, security, and smart‑city layers.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable architecture frameworks, standards, and reference models.
• Develop and maintain architecture standards, patterns, and principles ensuring consistency across all digital assets.
• Lead solution architecture reviews to ensure alignment with enterprise principles and long‑term scalability.
• Govern integration architecture, APIs, data exchange models, and interoperability frameworks.
• Guide technical assessments, RFP reviews, vendor architecture evaluations, and solution validation.

• Oversee end‑to‑end design of smart‑city, smart‑mobility, IoT, AI, and large‑scale integrated digital systems.
• Develop technical roadmaps, capability heatmaps, and architecture maturity models.

• Ensure cloud strategies, hosting models, and infrastructure designs support high availability, resilience, and global performance.
• Work closely with cybersecurity teams to embed security‑by‑design into all digital components.

• Provide architectural oversight to the Digital PMO and delivery teams throughout the program lifecycle.
• Collaborate with government entities, participating nations, and global technology partners to ensure alignment and interoperability and standards definition.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or relevant field.
• Master’s Degree is preferred.

• Relevant certifications in Enterprise Architecture / Digital & technology.

• A minimum of 14 years of experience in the Technology industry with 7 years of experience in a senior technical management role.

• Proven track record of leading architecture for giga/mega projects or global‑scale digital platforms.
• Experience in multi‑layer architecture design for environments with millions of users.
• Demonstrated success working in complex, multi‑stakeholder environments with government entities, global vendors, and systems integrators.
• Hands‑on delivery experience in cloud, integration, telecom, smart‑city systems, and mission‑critical digital platforms.

• Deep expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman) and designing multi‑layer digital architectures across applications, data, cloud, and security.
• FEAF, DoDAF, SABSA or NEA enterprise architecture frameworks are preferred.
• Strong capability in systems integration, APIs, microservices, and interoperability across large‑scale digital ecosystems.
• Advanced proficiency in cloud architecture (Azure/AWS/GCP), hybrid hosting models, high availability, and performance optimization.
• Demonstrated experience designing and overseeing smart‑city, IoT, AI, and large‑scale urban technology platforms.
• Strong ability to embed security‑by‑design and apply cybersecurity architecture principles across all digital components.
• Skilled in evaluating vendor solutions, reviewing RFPs, conducting technical due diligence, and ensuring architectural compliance.
• Excellent stakeholder management with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to executives, government partners, and global technology vendors.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to develop scalable architecture roadmaps and maturity models.