Technology Architecture Governance Principle Expert

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Date: Nov 30, 2025

Location: SA

Company: stc

Job Purpose

The role holder is responsible for defining and executing Technology Architecture Governance standards and guidelines, review architectural proposals, mitigate risks, and maintain the Enterprise Architecture repository to support coherent and efficient architecture across the TUs. This position exists to evaluate and assess the potential risks associated with architecture and ensure compliance measures mitigate risks effectively. The role holder shall carry out his duties in accordance with the stipulated business policies and procedures.

Job Responsibility

  • Ensure to provide clear and comprehensive guidelines for architecture standards, and collaborate with Group Architecture Governance & Enablement to communicate such for stc group subsidiaries.
  • Manage the review of architectural proposals and changes, making it predictable and efficient for teams standardized processes submitting requests
  • Approve architecture standards being created or to be updated , and ensure to be communicated to stakeholders as necessary
  • Manage the reviews and updates of  architectural standards , processes as technology and business needs evolve over time

 

Job Responsibility (cont.)

  • Ensure that the architectural standards are optimal to reflect current market trends and best practices.
  • Manage to provide transparency in decision-making and ensure that teams understand the reasoning behind architecture standards
  • Evaluate and assess the potential risks associated with architecture changes and ensure compliance measures mitigate risks effectively
  • Manage the review design for major projects to ensure architecture matches standards and is compatible throughout the business
  • Evaluate and assess the details of RFPs requirements , and provide recommendations and options to the TUs sectors
  • Evaluate and assess RFX approved projects and make decisions related to the termination, extension or continuation of projects.
  • Develop and maintain the matrix for EA repository data ownership matrix to review and approved by capability owner.
  • Ensure to define processes and polices to ensure data are refreshed and entered properly to the tool which includes the processes.
  • Conduct awareness sessions on EA repository to the end users ,and presenting the materials should be discussed and reviewed by capability owner.

 

Years of Experience

A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with at least 3 - 4 years of experience in a similar role.

Nature of Experience

  • Prior experience in leading Enterprise PMO/Program/Project Management and execution at an organizational level
  • Preferred prior experience in Hardware/software asset  at large scale
  • Prior experience in OSP implementation projects and managing integration and optimization of project portfolio in a large telecommunications organization

Prior experience in Fiber construction management, design of copper and fibre optic facilities, in aerial, underground and buried applications and materials testing and analysis in a telecommunications organization

Job Band

STP- Similar Director Manager

Skills

  • Strong leadership skills with ability to influence C-level executives
  • Sound knowledge of the telecom industry, related technology and vendors / platform landscape
  • Strong knowledge of Management and Financial systems
  • Strong change management skills
  • Sound Knowledge of project management principles and processes
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration and relationship management ability
  • Sound Knowledge of fibres and digital loop electronics fundamentals

Sound Knowledge of Hardware/software asset  at large scale

Education

Bachelor Degree in Technology
Masters Degree in Electronics

Additional Education

Certifications

  • Certification in Advanced Program/Project Management (PMP/Prince 2) or equivalent
  •   Relevant certification in telecommunications such as Certified Telecommunications Network Specialist (CTNS)

Certified Hardware Asset Management Professional (CHAMP)