Director, Hybrid Cloud & Infrastructure Strategy

Modon; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Modon is seeking a Senior Director of Enterprise Technology to lead end-to-end operational accountability for data centre facilities, compute and storage, enterprise network, hybrid and multi-cloud environments, and the digital workplace. You will translate strategy into executable roadmaps, set engineering standards, and drive automation across the estate.

The role requires governance alignment with Cybersecurity, strong collaboration with partners, and accountability for resilience, cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Relevant professional certifications preferred (e.g. Microsoft Azure and AWS certifications, Microsoft 365 certifications, ITIL, VMware, Cisco, Aruba, TOGAF)

Responsibilities

• Translate the Enterprise Technology strategy into a costed, sequenced roadmap for infrastructure, cloud, and workplace services.
• Own the technical architecture and engineering standards for the platform estate, ensuring designs are resilient, scalable, observable, secure by design.
• Maintain a current view of the infrastructure and cloud footprint, technology‑debt position, and end‑of‑life exposure, with a credible transition plan and refresh cycle.
• Evaluate and introduce emerging platform capabilities – infrastructure‑as‑code, automation, AI‑assisted operations, and cloud‑native services, delivering demonstrable benefits.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with strategic infrastructure, cloud, and workplace partners, including joint roadmap engagement and structured service reviews.
• Own the enterprise network architecture and operations across corporate sites, including LAN, WAN, SD‑WAN, wireless, remote access, and internet edge.
• Own the strategy, design, and operation of Modon Corporate’s hybrid and multi‑cloud estate across Azure and AWS.
• Establish cloud guardrails, FinOps discipline, and ensure workloads meet data residency and regulatory requirements.
• Drive cloud migration and modernisation activity with structured assessment and post‑migration readiness.
• Establish infrastructure‑as‑code and automated deployment pipelines as the default delivery mechanism.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

ITIL, VMware, Cisco, Aruba, TOGAF

Job description

Modon is seeking a Senior Director of Enterprise Technology to lead end-to-end operational accountability for data centre facilities, compute and storage, enterprise network, hybrid and multi-cloud environments, and the digital workplace. You will translate strategy into executable roadmaps, set engineering standards, and drive automation across the estate.

The role requires governance alignment with Cybersecurity, strong collaboration with partners, and accountability for resilience, cost