Cloud Automation Engineer & Infra Leadership (Azure/VMware)

ADIB Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

ADIB Group is seeking a Cloud Automation Engineer to lead planning, development, and management of cloud infrastructure across private and public environments in Abu Dhabi. You will oversee a high-performing team, drive cloud strategy, and ensure reliability, security, and efficiency of cloud services.

The role requires extensive hands-on cloud expertise, strategic leadership, and collaboration with senior leadership to align cloud initiatives with business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or a related field.
• 10 years of experience in infrastructure management, with at least 5 years in a similar role.
• Strong expertise in both private and public cloud infrastructure (e.g. VMware, Azure, OCI).
• Proven experience in managing large-scale cloud infrastructure projects and migrations.
• In-depth knowledge of server operating systems, storage, virtualization and database technologies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Relevant certifications (e.g. VMware Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive cloud Operations practice that aligns with the organization's long-term goals.
• Mentor a team of cloud engineers fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and other departments to ensure cloud initiatives support business objectives.
• Design, implement and maintain robust private and public cloud infrastructure solutions based on VMware, Azure, OCI and container platforms.
• Ensure high availability, performance and security of all cloud infrastructure components.
• Implement best practices for cloud architecture, capacity planning and disaster recovery.
• Optimize cloud resources for cost efficiency and performance.
• Handle cloud operations ensuring performance, security and resiliency for the platform.
• Implement and maintain advanced cloud monitoring, management and automation tools.
• Develop and enforce comprehensive cloud policies, procedures and standards.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Infrastructure management

VMware

Azure

OCI

Security

Automation

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

VMware

Azure

OCI

Job description

ADIB Group is seeking a Cloud Automation Engineer to lead planning, development, and management of cloud infrastructure across private and public environments in Abu Dhabi. You will oversee a high-performing team, drive cloud strategy, and ensure reliability, security, and efficiency of cloud services.

The role requires extensive hands-on cloud expertise, strategic leadership, and collaboration with senior leadership to align cloud initiatives with business goals.