Group VP – Digital Platform & Automation

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

Enterprise Architecture Governance & Standards

• Define and own the enterprise architecture vision and multi-year roadmap spanning systems, data, and security across all domains

• Establish and maintain enterprise architecture principles, standards, and reference architectures consumed by all three domain teams

• Chair the Logistics Architecture Review Board (LARB) — the governance forum for all significant technology decisions across Logistics 

  domains

• Act as the final authority for major architecture decisions, trade-offs, and exceptions across the entire logistics technology estate

• Approve or reject domain deviation requests from architectural standards; own the architecture governance cadence and approval rules

• Define the external integration framework — how DP World Logistics platforms connect to carriers, customs systems, and trade networks

Platform Architecture & Integration

• Define the platform-first strategy — identify capabilities built once and reused across all three domains to prevent fragmentation

• Own integration architecture standards: API design principles, event-driven patterns, async messaging, and data exchange protocols

• Maintain living reference architectures: microservices patterns, deployment topologies, scalability playbooks, and resilience patterns

• Own cloud architecture strategy (GCP, Azure, AWS) — including multi-cloud standards and cloud-native platform engineering practices

• Define Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD architecture expectations, container orchestration standards, and observability frameworks

• Track and drive remediation of platform-level technical debt across all three domains through a consolidated roadmap

Logistics Data Strategy & Data Architecture

• Own the Logistics Data Strategy — define the vision, architectural approach, and roadmap for how data flows across the logistics technology estate

• Define the data architecture: data mesh patterns, domain data ownership boundaries, and shared data platform approach

• Establish data governance standards: master data management, data quality frameworks, data lineage, and metadata management

• Define streaming and batch data architecture — event sourcing, change data capture, and real-time analytics pipeline patterns

• Architect the AI/ML platform: model serving infrastructure, ML Operations (MLOps) patterns, and responsible AI governance guardrails

Logistics Information Security Architecture

• Own the Logistics Information Security architecture standards and reference patterns applied across all logistics domain 

  and platform systems

• Define and enforce zero-trust network architecture, identity and access management (IAM), and privileged access management (PAM)

• Own cloud security architecture: landing zone design, Cloud Security Posture Management, and workload security standards

• Define application security architecture standards: secure SDLC, threat modelling, API security, and secrets management

• Lead security architecture reviews at LARB; partner with CISO on compliance architecture (SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR)

• Align with Enterprise Information security standards 

Logistics Operational Automation Technology Strategy

• Own the Logistics Operational Automation Technology Strategy covering Robotic Process Automation (RPA), AI-driven workflows, and intelligent process automation

• Define reference architectures for RPA deployments, AI-driven workflow orchestration, and human-in-the-loop automation patterns

• Evaluate and standardize the automation technology stack — RPA platforms, AI/ML workflow engines, and process mining tooling

• Identify high-value automation opportunities across all three domains in partnership with Domain SVPs and VP Product COE

• Own the integration architecture between automation systems and core logistics platforms; govern automation decisions at LARB

Architecture Team & Domain Architect Leadership

• Build and lead a high-performing central architecture team: Principal Architects covering Platform, Data, Security, and Operational Automation

• Own the dotted-line governance relationship with domain architects embedded in each of the domain SVP organizations

• Run the architectural community of practice: standards reviews, architectural patterns library, and cross-domain architectural learning

• Coach domain architects to raise architectural quality across the organization — not just govern from a central function

• Act as senior technical advisor to Domain SVPs and the Logistics EVP on complex architectural trade-offs and investment decisions

• Represent DP World Logistics Technology with cloud providers, strategic technology vendors, and external architecture forums
   

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline

• Master’s degree in computer science (preferred)

Experience

• 24+ years in technology, with 10+ years in senior enterprise or solutions architecture roles across complex, multi-domain environments

• Proven experience defining and governing enterprise architecture strategy across multi-domain or multi-product technology organizations

• Track record of leading architecture governance at scale — architecture review boards, standards bodies, or equivalent governance function

• Demonstrated experience building and leading high-performing architecture teams including principal-level architects

• Experience in logistics, supply chain, trade finance, or freight technology strongly preferred

• Hands-on experience in data architecture, AI/ML platform architecture, and operational automation at enterprise scale

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