Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

- Architect cloud platforms on AWS and / or Microsoft Azure aligned to the client's enterprise architecture.

- Design and operate landing zones, account / subscription strategies, and identity federation.

- Govern cloud security baseline IAM, KMS, network controls, logging, compliance posture.

- Lead cloud cost optimisation (FinOps) tagging, rightsizing, reserved capacity, governance dashboards.

- Architect and operate container platforms Kubernetes (EKS / AKS / on-prem), service mesh, registry.

- Build and govern Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep) and CI/CD pipelines.

- Architect hybrid connectivity Direct Connect / ExpressRoute, VPN, SD-WAN.

- Drive cloud migration of on-prem workloads discovery, assessment, migration waves.

- Govern cloud-native development standards twelve-factor, observability, secrets management.

- Mentor cloud engineers and provide architectural leadership.

Desired Candidate Profile

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related.

- 8+ years' experience in cloud engineering, with 4+ at senior or expert level.

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional OR Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert mandatory.

- Strong Kubernetes operations experience (CKA / CKAD preferred).

- Hands-on Terraform (or CloudFormation / Bicep) at production scale.

- DevOps tooling Jenkins / GitLab CI / GitHub Actions / Argo CD.

- Strong scripting in Python or Bash.

- Native or fluent Arabic AND professional English preferred (not mandatory).

Preferred / Nice to Have

- Multi-cloud (AWS + Azure) certifications.

- HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate / Vault Operations.

- Cloud security certs AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer.

- FinOps Certified Practitioner.

- Prior Qatar government cloud transformation experience.