Cloud Architect | Focus Infotech | Dubai, UAE

Tech Junction Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Focus Infotech is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect for a Dubai-based, on-site role. You will lead end-to-end cloud strategy across Azure, AWS and GCP, building secure, scalable multi-tenant landing zones and helping clients modernize workloads.

The ideal candidate has 18+ years of enterprise software engineering and IT leadership experience, with strong DevSecOps, FinOps, and security credentials. This is a senior, on-site UAE opportunity with executive visibility.

Qualifications

• 18+ years of progressive experience in enterprise software engineering, cloud architecture, and IT leadership.
• Hands-on multi-cloud architecture across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Deep cloud security, IAM, zero-trust networking, and compliance expertise.
• Experience designing landing zones and high-availability enterprise architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise cloud strategy, multi-cloud architecture design, and roadmaps across Azure, AWS and GCP.
• Architect secure, scalable landing zones and high-availability cloud infrastructures.
• Establish robust cloud security baselines, IAM policies, encryption standards, and zero-trust perimeters.
• Design and govern containerized deployment ecosystems using Kubernetes and Docker.
• Author and govern IaC provisioning modules with Terraform.
• Drive cloud migration strategies, modernization, and hybrid integration initiatives.
• Champion DevSecOps automation, continuous compliance, and FinOps practices.
• Collaborate with C-level executives and regional stakeholders in advisory roles.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Multi-cloud

Kubernetes

Terraform

DevSecOps

FinOps

IAM / Zero-trust

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Job description

Position Summary:

Focus Infotech is actively seeking an experienced, high-caliber, and visionary Cloud Architect with 18+ years of progressive professional experience in enterprise cloud strategy, multi-cloud architecture, and infrastructure modernization to join our client team on a full-time permanent on-site basis in Dubai, UAE. In this executive cloud leadership role, you will be responsible for defining end-to-end cloud strategies, designing high-availability landing zones, and spearheading complex digital transformations across Azure, AWS, and GCP environments. You will leverage your deep specialist expertise in cloud security, Kubernetes orchestration, Terraform infrastructure-as-code, DevSecOps, and FinOps to deliver uncompromised system resilience, optimal cost efficiency, and operational excellence. This opportunity offers competitive compensation, executive technical visibility, and exceptional career growth prospects within a premier global IT staffing and technology consulting enterprise.

Detailed Job Description:

As a Cloud Architect supporting Focus Infotech in Dubai, UAE, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of enterprise cloud strategy, architectural governance, multi-cloud integration, and executive stakeholder engagement across the UAE market. Your day-to-day responsibilities include leading enterprise cloud strategy, multi-cloud architecture design, and migration roadmaps across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), designing secure, scalable multi-tenant cloud landing zones and high-availability enterprise architectures, establishing robust cloud security baselines, IAM frameworks, zero-trust network topologies, and compliance standards, architecting containerized microservices deployment ecosystems utilizing Kubernetes and Docker, authoring and governing infrastructure-as-code (IaC) provisioning templates utilizing Terraform, driving comprehensive cloud migration strategies, legacy workload modernizations, and data center transitions, championing DevSecOps methodologies and FinOps cost-optimization practices across all cloud portfolios, collaborating closely with C-level executives, enterprise stakeholders, and cross-functional technical squads in client-facing advisory roles, and preparing comprehensive executive architecture blueprints, technical specifications, and governance frameworks. You will utilize your proactive troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving skills to resolve complex multi-cloud integration anomalies under strict enterprise SLAs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead enterprise cloud strategy, multi-cloud architecture design, and digital transformation roadmaps across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Architect secure, compliant, and scalable multi-tenant enterprise landing zones and high-availability cloud infrastructures.
• Establish robust cloud security baselines, IAM policies, encryption standards, and zero-trust network perimeters.
• Design and govern containerized microservices deployment ecosystems utilizing Kubernetes and Docker.
• Author, review, and maintain enterprise infrastructure-as-code (IaC) provisioning modules and automation scripts utilizing Terraform.
• Spearhead complex cloud migration strategies, workload modernization, and hybrid cloud integration initiatives.
• Champion DevSecOps automation, continuous compliance monitoring, and FinOps cloud financial management frameworks.
• Partner closely with C-level executives, regional UAE stakeholders, and client engineering squads in executive advisory roles.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 18+ years of progressive professional experience in enterprise software engineering, cloud architecture, and IT leadership.
• Strong, demonstrable hands-on professional expertise in multi-cloud architecture spanning Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Comprehensive working knowledge and practical proficiency in designing enterprise landing zones and high-availability architectures.
• Deep practical experience in cloud security, identity and access management (IAM), zero-trust networking, and compliance frameworks.
• Solid practical experience in container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform).
• Proven professional background driving cloud migration strategies, DevSecOps implementations, and FinOps cost optimization.
• Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving capabilities under high-pressurer enterprise conditions.
• Outstanding executive stakeholder management, presentation, and communication skills with proven client-facing experience in the UAE.
• Mandatory legal work eligibility and physical availability for full-time on-site professional operations in Dubai, UAE.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Professional multi-cloud certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect.
• Prior professional working experience in top-tier global IT consultancies, banking institutions, or large-scale enterprise conglomerates in the GCC.
• Hands-on familiarity with serverless computing architectures, event-driven microservices, and service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd).
• Experience implementing enterprise-grade disaster recovery, business continuity planning, and multi-region active-active clusters.
• Exposure to enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF) and ITIL service management methodologies.

Application Information:

• Recruiter: Focus Infotech Recruitment Division
• Contact Name: Prince Michael (Senior Associate / Technical Recruiter)
• Email: `[e-mail]`
• Phone:
• Company Website: https://www.focusinfotech.com
• Salary/Rate: Market Competitive / Executive Cloud Package
• Deadline: Open until filled (Urgent Dubai On-site Executive Cloud Architect Opening)
• Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days Preferred
• Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-Time On-site Engagement (Dubai, UAE)

Recruitment Pro Tip:

• When applying for this Cloud Architect position through Focus Infotech, ensure your resume explicitly highlights your enterprise landing zone and multi-cloud migration portfolio, details your FinOps and DevSecOps leadership experience, and confirms your availability for on-site operations in Dubai.