Enterprise Architect
Apparel Group
United Arab Emirates
17th July 2025
2507-1835-224
Job Description
Objective:
This position is responsible for leading the enterprise technology architecture strategy across the organization, focusing on simplification, data architecture, AI enablement, cloud optimization, and seamless cybersecurity integration. The role ensures alignment of enterprise systems with business objectives to drive digital transformation and scalable growth.
Key Responsibilities:
Enterprise & Application Architecture
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive, future-ready enterprise architecture roadmap.
- Lead modernization and simplification of legacy systems and applications across business functions.
- Integrate disaster recovery and business continuity into architectural planning.
- Build a unified enterprise data architecture and enable development of a robust enterprise data lake.
- Drive enterprise-wide Master Data governance across ecommerce and physical retail operations.
- Define enterprise data policies, capacities, and integration frameworks.
- Design and implement a multi-cloud strategy and containerized architecture.
- Optimize cloud usage and costs using AI tools and proactive cloud governance.
- Enable workload portability through microservices and scalable architectures.
- Drive AI-led initiatives to optimize IT processes and implement an intelligent command center.
- Track adoption of emerging technologies with measurable business outcomes.
- Partner with cybersecurity teams to integrate AI-led security frameworks into enterprise architecture.
- Support data protection, compliance, and cyber resilience through proactive design.
- Align IT architecture initiatives with digital transformation goals and growth strategy.
- Partner with Product Heads across planning, buying, merchandising, supply chain, ecommerce, and operations.
- Communicate architectural vision and implementation roadmap across technical and business teams.
- Lead program planning, execution, budgeting, and risk management for architecture initiatives.
- Define KPIs to measure architectural effectiveness and transformation impact.
- Minimum 15 years of experience in enterprise architecture, IT strategy, or solution design, preferably in the retail sector.
- Proven track record in designing enterprise-wide IT systems across store operations, ecommerce, logistics, and merchandising.
- Expertise in cloud platforms, AI/ML, microservices, and cybersecurity integration.
- Strong understanding of data architecture, master data management, and enterprise governance frameworks.
- Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Certifications in TOGAF, AWS/Azure Architecture, or similar frameworks preferred.
Job Details
| Role Level: | Mid-Level | Work Type: | Full-Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country: | United Arab Emirates | City: | Dubai |
| Company Website: | https://www.apparelgroup.com | Job Function: | Information Technology (IT) |
| Company Industry/ Sector: |
Retail | ||
What We Offer
About the Company
Apparel Group is a multi-award-winning global fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate based in Dubai, UAE, with operations across the GCC. Today, Apparel Group caters to millions of eager shoppers through its 2,300+ retail stores and 85+ brands on all platforms while employing over 27,000 multicultural staff.Apparel Group is set to cross new barriers and create fresh benchmarks in the retail industry to become the topmost global retailer. The company has achieved mercurial growth in the last 26 years by introducing world-class labels from around the globe, including Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, ALDO, Charles & Keith, Jamie’s Italian and Tim Hortons, to name a few.
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