- Coordinate with the Head of Enterprise Architecture to provide architectural recommendations that fall inline with the Groups overall strategy and vision.

Customer (Internal & External) :

- Meet with internal managers and project owners to understand and document their requirements prior to providing suitable solutions.

- Build and maintain strong and effective relationship with all other related departments, units and vendors to achieve the Groups goals/ objectives.

Internal (Processes, Products, Regulatory) :

- Develop and deliver against the organizations strategy and successfully implement Infrastructure Architecture through active engagement delivery and investment programs.

- Use industry standard architecture methodologies to successfully implement and grow the Infrastructure Architecture of the bank.

- Design and Build an up to date Infrastructure Architecture to ensure smooth and seamless propagation of data between systems and subsystems.

- Cover all internal systems as well as their dependence on multiple vendor products and services.

- Propose new enterprise standards based on business need, IT need and technology advances.

- Assist project teams to implement the standards into business applications.

- Employ and enforce IT industry standards such as ITIL.

- Performs architecture reviews with infrastructure teams, Internal Risk management (IRM) and audit teams to ensure adherence to standards, information risk management policies.

- Work closely with network and infrastructure teams, and project teams to understand their needs and ensure the best enterprise standard is implemented.

- Identify gaps in the Corporate Information/Data Model and address them actively in collaboration with the business support teams.

- Maintains a technology watch to identify emerging technologies that are relevant to the line of business.

- Builds awareness of key emerging technologies and promotes to the business in order to address their issues.

- Lead the preparation and maintenance of documentation and standards for the different activities and systems user guides as per the overall documentation policy.

- Ensure that design and development standards are integrated with the Groups governance framework.

- Ensure compliance and adherence to existing standards and policies in regards to IT security, internet and VPN security, and BCP and disaster recovery.

- Carry out requirements as directly assigned by the Head of IT Enterprise Architecture and in accordance with the overall business plan.

Learning & Knowledge :

- Understand user requirements and existing systems in order to provide the proper solutions by enhancing the existing systems or providing new systems.

- Strong knowledge of infrastructure architecture and limitations in deciding on methods of problem solving which may impact overall resource availability and time to deliver changes.

- Perform careful analysis to ensure changes are in congruence with the Groups long term planning and approved strategy.

- Initiate regular meetings which aim to add value by discussing progress, problems, and any other issues of concern.

- Identify areas for professional development of self and direct reports and act to enhance professional development of self and others.

Cloud :

- Create a well-formed cloud strategy and Manage the Adaptation process

- Evaluate Cloud Applications ,Hardware & Software

- Oversight on Development & Organization of cloud systems

- Work closely with GIS [Group Information security] to implement and monitor QNBs cloud privacy

- Advise on cloud based technical issues

- Provide oversight and guidance in infrastructure movement techniques including bulk application transfers into the cloud.

- Identify Top cloud architecture solutions that is inline with industrys best practices

- Lead QNB through cloud adaptation and establish best cloud practices

- Advise on selection of cloud providers and third party cloud services

- Design integration solution between cloud adopted services and QNB based on security framework set with collaboration of Group information security

Other :

- Ensure high standards and security of confidentiality to safeguard commercially sensitive information.

Education/Experience Requirements :

- University graduate (Computer Science or related degree) with at least 4 years experience in financial services with a specialization in infrastructure architecture, design and management.

- Specific courses in IT security and Infrastructure Architecture.

Required Special Skills :

- Self-driven with well-developed motivational and team-building skills.

- Strong experience in Architectural design.

- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic (preferable).

- Effective leadership and management skills.

- Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills.

- Project management skills.

- Strong documentation skills.

- Good interpersonal skills.

Operating Environment/ Location :

- The referenced position will be based in Qatar and will involve liaison with the support functions at HO.

Framework and Boundaries :

- Groups overall strategic plan.

- Budgetary/ scorecard targets.

- Applicable policies and procedures.

- Relevant regulatory pronouncements of the applicable local and international regulators and related best practices.

- Delegated and re-delegated authorities as per the delegation of authorities structure.

Communications and Working Relationships :

- Business departments within the Group are responsible to provide service requirements via the standard mechanisms, all such issues are managed by the Head of IT Strategy & Governance.

- Divisional and departmental heads of concerned business units, units providing support operations and all other related divisional/ departmental heads.