Smart City Solution Architect📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Devoteam is seeking a Smart City Solution Architect to design and oversee the implementation of integrated smart city solutions. This full-time position is based in Riyadh. The role requires a professional with extensive experience in smart city platforms, urban technology integration, and architecture design across digital, physical, and service domains. The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of technical expertise, solution engineering capabilities, and the ability to collaborate with stakeholders to align solutions with urban strategies and business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural design of integrated smart city solutions spanning domains such as mobility, energy, environment, governance, and digital services.
• Translate business requirements and urban challenges into scalable, secure, and interoperable technical solutions.
• Collaborate with strategy consultants, technical teams, city authorities, and solution providers to ensure end-to-end alignment.
• Design high-level and detailed solution architectures, including applications, data, integration, and infrastructure components.
• Develop solution blueprints, reference architectures, and integration patterns aligned with international smart city standards (*, ISO 37106, ITU-T *** series).
• Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, platforms, and frameworks for various smart city use cases.
• Support procurement activities, RFP responses, and vendor assessments by defining technical requirements and evaluating solutions.
• Ensure alignment with cybersecurity, data privacy, and sustainability best practices.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, from concept to deployment and operation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, ICT, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in ICT architecture or smart solutions design, with at least 3 years focused on smart city programs.
• Proven ability to design complex, multi-domain smart city systems and digital platforms.
• Experience with cloud-native, edge, IoT, and data integration technologies.
• Proficiency in developing solution architecture, reference models, and architectural governance documents.
• Familiarity with EA frameworks (*, TOGAF) and technology stacks relevant to smart cities.
• Experience in urban innovation projects, digital twin platforms, or open urban data standards is desirable.
• Knowledge of service-oriented architecture, microservices, and interoperability protocols (*, FIWARE, NGSI-LD, OASC).

Skills and Competencies

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to lead architectural discussions with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English is highly desirable.
• Relevant certifications such as TOGAF, AWS/GCP/Azure Architecture, or Smart Cities-related programs are a plus.

Work Context

This is a full-time position located in Riyadh. The role involves close collaboration with various stakeholders to drive the successful implementation of smart city initiatives. The company is Devoteam.