Application Solutions Architect

Application Solutions Architect - Abu Dhabi Based As an Application Solutions Architect, you will act as a critical link between business functions, development teams, and enterprise architecture, ensuring that applications are well designed, integrated, and aligned to both business needs and technology strategy. Client Details A large, Abu Dhabi based financial institution investing heavily in modernising its application landscape, driving innovation, and enabling AI led transformation across corporate platforms. The organisation is strengthening its Applications function to support scalable, intelligent, and well architected solutions across its enterprise systems. Description * Design end to end application solutions aligned to business processes, ensuring scalability, integration, and architectural best practices * Act as a bridge between functional teams, developers, and Enterprise Architecture, translating business requirements into technical solutions * Participate in Architecture and EA committee discussions, contributing to governance and design authority decisions * Collaborate with integration teams using platforms such as Oracle Integration Cloud to ensure seamless connectivity across systems * Support and sometimes lead delivery initiatives, occasionally acting as a Project Manager across key implementations * Engage with external vendors, including solution design validation, contracting support, and commercial discussions * Work across a broad application landscape, including ERP, finance, HR, procurement, and specialised corporate platforms * Contribute to innovation initiatives, including the adoption of AI enabled capabilities within enterprise applications * Ensure alignment of solutions with corporate back office processes such as finance, procurement, HR, and performance management * Support the design and integration of both Oracle Fusion modules and non-Fusion enterprise applications. Job Offer * A critical, business facing architecture role within a high performing applications function * Direct exposure to Enterprise Architecture, senior leadership, and strategic technology initiatives * Opportunity to shape and modernise a complex enterprise application landscape * Involvement in AI driven transformation initiatives across corporate platforms

* 7-10+ years' experience in enterprise applications, with a strong foundation in ERP solutions (e.g. Oracle, SAP, NetSuite) * Background as a Functional Consultant or Principal Consultant, with experience delivering end to end ERP implementations across multiple streams (Finance, HR, Procurement, etc.) * Proven experience designing and implementing back office solutions, with a strong understanding of corporate processes and system interdependencies * Broad, hands on experience across the full ERP lifecycle, including requirements gathering, RFP/RFI processes, implementation, and vendor engagement * Strong understanding of financial management systems, planning, budgeting, and consolidation (EPM experience is advantageous) * Exposure to Oracle technologies (Fusion, EPM, Oracle Integration Cloud) is preferred but not mandatory * Experience working across multiple application environments beyond core ERP systems * Ability to operate at both functional and technical levels, connecting business needs with architecture and delivery teams * Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging business leaders, vendors, and technical teams * Exposure to AI enabled applications, low-code/no-code platforms, or innovation initiatives is a plus * Comfortable operating in a dynamic environment, taking ownership of solution design and contributing across delivery and architecture