Cloud Architect - ServiceNow (On-Premises)

SSC; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 440,000 - 551,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the United Arab Emirates is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to lead the architecture and implementation of a secure on-premises deployment of ServiceNow. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience, strong knowledge of enterprise solutions, virtualization technologies, and Linux administration. This role requires collaboration with security teams and defining integration strategies with external systems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in infrastructure/DevOps engineer and architect roles.
• Knowledge of hybrid cloud strategies and infrastructure design.
• Experience in security and governance practices in enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of ServiceNow.
• Collaborate with teams to define network, storage, and compute configurations.
• Define integration strategies with external systems.

Skills

Infrastructure/DevOps experience

ServiceNow deployment

Enterprise solution architecture

Virtualization technologies

Linux administration

Database management

Tools

VMware

Maria DB

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Architect with deep expertise in ServiceNow to lead the architecture, design, and implementation of a secure and scalableon-premises ServiceNow deployment. The ideal candidate will have a robust understanding of hybrid cloud strategies, infrastructure design, and governance practices in enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Experience of working as an infrastructure/DevOps engineer and architect with 8+ years in an on-prem or cloud environment is a must
• Strong knowledge of building complex enterprise solutions including data center sizing, security, and infrastructure architecture
• Design and document and implement the end-to-end architecture of ServiceNow in an on-prem environment, ensuring alignment with business and security requirements.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to define network, storage, and compute configurations.
• Working knowledge of implementing solutions with in-built security, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR)
• Experience of working with on-prem virtualization technologies like VMware
• Working with additional virtualization technologies will be an added advantage
• Define integration strategies with external systems, including LDAP, monitoring tools, CMDBs, and ITSM platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Linux administration
• Strong knowledge of Linux OS security
• Strong working knowledge of at least one of the relational databases, including deployment, security, configuration, and optimization. Experience with Maria DB will be an added advantage.
• Working knowledge of creating and implementing solutions using IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and other models