Head of Platform Engineering - AI-Native Platform

Client of Michael Page; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Michael Page in Abu Dhabi is looking for a platform engineering leader to define and build a technology and agent platform across financial services. Ideal candidates will have 12+ years of experience, including hands-on expertise in cloud and AI/ML platforms.

The role demands proven leadership in production environments, a deep understanding of DevOps practices, and strong stakeholder engagement capabilities, especially in regulated sectors.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in platform engineering, cloud architecture, or enterprise technology leadership.
• Strong hands-on experience across cloud, identity, integration, and observability platforms.
• Proven experience running production platforms at scale.

Responsibilities

• Define and build a technology and agent platform across financial services.
• Make critical architectural decisions for production platforms.

Skills

Platform engineering

Cloud architecture

AI/ML platforms

DevOps

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Job Overview

Platform engineering leadership role in an AI-native operating model. Define and build a technology and agent platform across financial services.

Requirements

• 12+ years in platform engineering, cloud architecture, or enterprise technology leadership
• Strong hands‑on experience across cloud, identity, integration, and observability platforms
• Proven experience running production platforms at scale and making critical architectural decisions
• Experience building or operating AI/ML platforms, MLOps environments, or agent‑based systems
• Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and secure engineering practices
• Experience managing complex vendor ecosystems and managed service providers
• Background in financial services or other regulated environments is highly preferred
• Commercial mindset with experience in cloud cost optimisation and FinOps
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to operate at senior leadership level