Smart City Business Architect

Devoteam International

Key Responsibilities:

• Define business architecture blueprints for smart city programs that align strategic objectives with operational capabilities.

• Model current and target state business architectures, including value streams, capability maps, and organizational models.

• Collaborate with stakeholders across government, utilities, and private sector to understand and articulate urban service needs.

• Facilitate alignment between business, data, application, and technology architecture domains within enterprise architecture efforts.

• Lead the identification and prioritization of smart city use cases across urban domains (e.g., mobility, energy, public safety, citizen engagement).

• Support the design of key performance indicators (KPIs), business processes, and service delivery models for smart city services.

• Develop transition roadmaps that connect strategy to execution through transformation initiatives and digital enablers.

• Advise on governance, operating models, and institutional frameworks for smart city implementation and sustainability.

• Contribute to RFP development, capability assessments, and business case creation for public-private partnership (PPP) initiatives.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Education: Bachelor s or Master s degree in Business Architecture, Public Administration, Urban Planning, or a related field.

• 8+ years in business architecture, enterprise transformation, or strategy consulting.

• At least 3 years working in smart city programs, digital government, or urban innovation projects.

• Experience in designing operating models, business capability maps, and strategic roadmaps.

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills to engage cross-sectoral stakeholders.

• Strong analytical and documentation abilities.

• Bilingual (English and Arabic) is highly desirable.

Business & Architectural Skills:

• Proficiency in business architecture modeling tools (e.g., ArchiMate, BIZBOK, or similar).

• Understanding of TOGAF or enterprise architecture methodologies.

• Familiarity with smart city frameworks (e.g., ISO 37106, ITU standards, or local urban digital regulations).