HJP Consulting GmbH
System Architect IT as Senior Consultant (m/f) – Expat GCC
HJP Consulting GmbHOman20 hours ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology

HJP Consulting GmbH is an international IT consulting company that specializes in the planning, tendering, testing and acceptance of solutions in the field of eIdentity and biometrics. We take over the complete technical project development for state authorities, starting with the AS-IS analysis, the creation of the requirement specifications, the development of the system architecture and the testing and acceptance of the IT systems. Our clients include e.g. the Ministry of Interior in the United Arab Emirates and the Royal Oman Police in the Sultanate of Oman. Our small but strong international team at the Paderborn site in Germany and Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman masters all these challenges in close cooperation with research institutes, such as Fraunhofer and partner companies. HJP Consulting is a company of HARTMANN TRESORE Group in Paderborn. HARTMANN TRESORE is the market leader for safes and security systems in Germany, with 6 international subsidiaries in Dubai, UAE, among others.


To expand our consulting skills, we are looking for an experienced IT System Architect (m/f) as a senior consultant for the planning of system solutions in the field of major international projects as soon as possible.


System Architect IT as Senior Consultant (m/f) – Expat GCC


The focus of its activities is on the planning and development of integrated solutions. In doing so, you will work closely with the project managers and our partners on the customer side. The position is advertised for an expat contract with a permanent local presence in the capital of a Gulf state (GCC) :

Your tasks:

  • Consulting for operational, conceptual and strategic architecture decisions in major international projects
  • Consulting on the planning and development of modern, distributed and highly secure IT systems in the field of eIdentity and biometrics
  • Creation of requirements specifications as well as testing of test strategies and acceptance plans
  • Professional requirements management
  • Coaching of junior consultants and co-creation of team building on site


Your qualifications:

  • Completed studies in the technical and scientific field and at least 7 years of professional experience
  • Several years of experience in consulting in large-scale IT projects, ideally in international or security-critical environments
  • Very good knowledge of architecture frameworks as well as methods such as UML, SOA and RM-ODP
  • Hands-on experience with modern IT architectures (cloud platforms such as AWS/Azure/GCP, containerization with Docker & Kubernetes, microservices, API design)
  • Knowledge of current standards in the field of IT security
  • Experience in the field of biometric systems (e.g. ABIS) desirable
  • Fluent in German and English; Arabic language skills would be a bonus, but are not necessary


Our offer:

  • Collaboration in innovative projects that enjoy international recognition
  • Collaboration in a team of experts with complementary knowledge that will support you, especially in the early days, to be successful together.
  • Above-average pay with performance-related components.
  • Collaboration in innovative international projects with high social relevance in the government sector
  • Working in a small team of experts with broad, complementary knowledge
  • Above-average remuneration with a high level of security
  • Expat contract with our German company (for EU citizens only) with permanent presence for at least 3 years in a Gulf state – exciting cultural and professional experiences included


Interested? Then contact me in advance via LinkedIn

HJP Consulting GmbH

Markus Hartmann, Managing Director

Lanfert 24; 33106 Paderborn, Germany; (9) Markus Hartmann | LinkedIn

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