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About alfanar

alfanar is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with extensive operations in construction, manufacturing, and engineering services across the Middle East and other countries. The company is involved in Electrical, Electromechanical, and Civil Engineering Construction, manufacturing and marketing Electrical Construction Products, and Allied Engineering Services. Its industrial arm, alfanar electric, operates manufacturing facilities in Riyadh, Jubail (Saudi Arabia), Dubai (UAE), and London (UK), supported by a development and engineering center in Chennai, India.

Role Overview: Sr. Architect, Software Solutions

alfanar is seeking a Sr. Architect, Software Solutions to join its team in Riyadh. This position is responsible for designing and delivering integrated industrial automation and enterprise software solutions. The role focuses on bridging operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) to ensure scalable, reliable, and secure digital architectures that meet customer requirements and enhance operational efficiency, asset performance, and business outcomes across utilities, energy, water, infrastructure, and industrial sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze customer business and technical requirements to design end-to-end automation and digital architectures, integrating OT and IT systems.
• Develop solution blueprints, system architectures, functional specifications, and technical documentation, defining cybersecurity, networking, cloud, and on-premises deployment architectures.
• Configure, customize, and deploy software applications, developing use cases, workflows, dashboards, reports, and business processes.
• Perform software testing, validation, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
• Integrate various enterprise software platforms including SCADA, DMS/ADMS, EMS, APM, EAM, GIS, IoT, ERP, CMMS, cloud, and analytics platforms.
• Conduct workshops, demonstrations, Proofs of Concept (POCs), and technical presentations, supporting proposal preparation and bid responses.
• Design solutions for predictive maintenance, AI, machine learning, analytics, and digital twin applications.
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), deployment, training, and customer acceptance activities.

Leadership and Operational Accountabilities

• Demonstrate HR proficiency by recruiting, recognizing, and cultivating high performers, and guiding low performers for improvement or release, ensuring fair treatment and performance-based assessment.
• Take full responsibility for operations and deliverables, anticipating problems, taking proactive steps, and making timely decisions in line with company guidelines.
• Ensure timely delivery of required results with specified quality and cost efficiency.
• Make a tangible difference in the area of operation, striving to exceed business expectations.
• Contribute to business planning and performance by transforming corporate goals into actionable plans, monitoring performance, initiating corrective actions, and managing budgets.
• Support organizational development by adapting structures to current and future requirements and ensuring job descriptions are in place.
• Drive business process improvements through developing systems, policies, procedures, and promoting the full utilization of IT solutions and automation.
• Uphold quality as a prime competitive advantage for alfanar.
• Demonstrate adaptation to new techniques, technologies, management structures, and business models.
• Ensure a safe, secure, and legal Health, Safety and Environment work environment as per standard regulations.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or a relevant field.
• 6 to 10 years of professional work experience.

Work Type and Location

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.