Principal Infrastructure Architect

Presight; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Infrastructure Architect to lead the design and implementation of scalable architectures for cutting-edge data analytics and AI solutions. This pivotal role requires collaboration with product, engineering, and sales teams to align technology solutions with business goals. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software architecture and a deep understanding of cloud platforms and infrastructure automation. Join a culture of innovation and growth, and contribute to transformative projects that shape the future of AI in various sectors.

Benefits

Healthcare

Education Support

Leave Benefits

Career Growth Opportunities

Competitive Remuneration

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software or solution architecture with proven expertise in data analytics.
• Strong experience in cloud platforms and infrastructure design.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable architectures for data analytics and AI solutions.
• Lead technical evaluations and provide guidance in pre-sales activities.

Skills

Software Architecture

Solution Architecture

Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Infrastructure Automation

DevOps Practices

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Kafka

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Overview

Job Description: Principal Infrastructure Architect

Location: Abu Dhabi

About Presight

Presight is an ADX-listed public company with Abu Dhabi based G42 as its majority shareholder and is the region’s leading big data analytics company powered by GenAI. It combines big data, analytics, and AI expertise to serve every sector, of every scale, to create business and positive societal impact. Presight excels at all-source data interpretation to support insight-driven decision-making that shapes policy and creates safer, healthier, happier, and more sustainable societies. Today, through its range of GenAI-driven products and solutions, Presight is bringing Applied AI to the private and public sector, enabling them to realize their AI strategy and ambitions faster.

The Opportunity:

The Principal Infrastructure Architect will serve as the strategic technical leader, responsible for designing, validating, and implementing robust and scalable architectures for our data analytics and AI solutions. The role will involve close collaboration with product, engineering, and sales teams to ensure alignment between business objectives and technology solutions

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Design end-to-end technical solutions and architectures based on the in-house build products and aligned with business requirements.
• Lead technical evaluations of new solutions, including hardware sizing, infrastructure and security and storage policies recommendations, and system integrations.
• Develop and maintain architectural documentation, including technical standards, guidelines, and best practices.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance in pre-sales activities, including customer engagements, technical presentations, and proposal development.
• Conduct technical risk assessments, proactively identifying and mitigating potential architectural risks.
• Collaborate closely with product and technical leads to ensure solutions meet both technical and strategic goals.
• Lead the kickoff of projects from an infrastructure and deployment perspective
• Comply with QHSE (Quality Health Safety and Environment), Business Continuity, Information Security, Privacy, Risk, Compliance Management, and Governance of Organizations policies, procedures, plans, and related risk assessments

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Master’s degree is preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in software architecture, solution architecture, or related technical roles.
• Proven expertise in architecting large-scale data analytics and AI-driven solutions.
• Deep understanding of hardware sizing, infrastructure design, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and system integration.
• Strong experience with infrastructure automation, DevOps practices, and modern deployment methodologies.

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical discussions, present solutions, and influence stakeholders across multiple levels.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, TOGAF).
• Experience with big data technologies and analytics platforms (e.g., Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Databricks, Snowflake).
• Experience in a customer-facing technical role, providing technical guidance during sales cycles or customer engagements.

Join us at Presight, where we offer a culture of innovation, outstanding career growth opportunities, and competitive rewards. If you're eager to conquer new frontiers in AI and thrive in a dynamic environment, we welcome you to our community.

What working at Presight offers:

Culture: An open, diverse and inclusive environment with a global vision that encourages personal growth and focuses on ground-breaking, industry-first innovations.

Career: Accelerate your career through high-impact projects and access to resources for continuous growth and learning opportunities

Rewards: A competitive remuneration package with a host of perks including healthcare, education support, leave benefits and more.