Senior Cloud Solutions Architect

Deeplight AI; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 367,242 - 514,138; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive personal health insurance

Visa Sponsorship

Professional development support

Opportunity to work on AI projects

Monthly Employee Incentive program

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Deeplight AI in Abu Dhabi is looking for a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to design secure and scalable architectures for cloud-native banking platforms. You will work with Azure and AWS to ensure compliance with banking regulations while integrating sophisticated technologies. The role offers significant growth opportunities, competitive salary, and clear pathways for professional development in a rapidly growing AI environment.

Qualifications

• Professional-level certification in cloud solutions required.
• Deep expertise in network engineering and advanced load balancing.
• Proven experience in security architectures with a zero-trust approach.

Responsibilities

• Create comprehensive architecture designs for web and mobile applications.
• Establish governance structures across cloud providers.
• Architect sophisticated network topologies for data protection.

Skills

Dual-Cloud Expertise

Network Engineering Mastery

Security-First Mindset

Banking Domain Knowledge

Modern App Lifecycle

Stakeholder Management

Education

AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

DeepLight AI is a specialist AI and data consultancy focused on transforming the regional corporate landscape through bespoke, high-impact intelligent systems. Based in the UAE, we partner with organizations across diverse sectors—with deep-rooted expertise in Financial Services and Banking—to bridge the gap between complex data and actionable business strategy. At DeepLight, we deliver tailored AI solutions designed to integrate seamlessly into existing enterprise architectures, ensuring innovation is scalable and secure. From building robust data foundations to deploying sophisticated AI platforms, we empower our clients to lead in an increasingly automated world.

As the Senior Cloud Solutions Architect, you will serve as the primary visionary for our cloud-native banking platforms. Your mission is to bridge ambitious business goals and rigorous technical execution, designing secure, scalable, and cost-effective architectures across both Azure and AWS. You will translate complex requirements into robust designs that satisfy stringent banking regulations and cybersecurity audits, empowering our engineering teams to build with speed, safety, and precision.

Responsibilities

• Architecture Design: Create comprehensive High-Level and Low-Level Design (HLD/LLD) documents for web and mobile-backend applications, prioritizing high availability and seamless Disaster Recovery (DR).
• Hybrid-Cloud Governance: Establish and maintain organizational structures across cloud providers, managing environment segregation via Subnets, Resource Groups (Azure), and Accounts/Organizations (AWS) under the Principle of Least Privilege.
• Network Sovereignty: Architect sophisticated network topologies (Hub-and-Spoke, Private Link, Transit Gateways) and integrate WAF/DDoS protection to ensure sensitive banking data avoids the public internet.
• Security & Compliance Advocacy: Act as the lead technical liaison to Cybersecurity, Data Management, and Corporate Risk teams, defending designs to ensure 100% compliance with PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, and central bank mandates.
• FinOps Strategy: Drive the strategy for Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) optimization by selecting appropriate SKUs (Reserved Instances, Spot, Premium tiers) and enforcing tagging policies for departmental billing.
• Technical Mentorship: Act as the "North Star" for Platform and DevOps engineers, ensuring that Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) implementations mirror architectural blueprints.

Requirements

What we need from you:

• Dual-Cloud Expertise: Professional-level certification is required (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Azure Solutions Architect Expert).
• Network Engineering Mastery: Deep expertise in VPC/VNET peering, VPN Tunnels, Direct Connect/ExpressRoute, and advanced Load Balancing.
• Security-First Mindset: Proven track record of implementing Zero-Trust architectures, IAM at scale, and complex encryption protocols for data at rest and in transit.
• Banking Domain Knowledge: Extensive experience designing financial systems with a focus on audit trails, data residency, and risk mitigation.
• Modern App Lifecycle: Mastery of Microservices, Containerization (Kubernetes/EKS/AKS), and Serverless paradigms.
• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional ability to influence C-suite executives while maintaining technical credibility with deep-level engineers.

It would be great if you also have experience of:

• Agile Leadership: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, iterative environment while maintaining long-term architectural integrity.
• Strategic Pivot: Skilled at translating granular technical debt or risks into business-impact language for non-technical leadership.
• Collaborative Influence: A natural mentor who can elevate the technical bar of the DevOps and Engineering squads through peer reviews and workshops.
• Future-Proofing: Proactive identification of emerging cloud trends (e.g., AI integration, advanced automation) that could provide a competitive edge in the fintech space.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive personal health insurance
• Visa Sponsorship for the successful individual
• Professional development and certification support
• Subscription reimbursement relating to your role
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects
• Monthly Employee Incentive program
• Career advancement opportunities in a rapidly growing AI company

This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of AI implementation while working with a talented team of professionals at the forefront of technological innovation. At DeepLight AI, we recognise that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where individuals with different thinking styles can thrive and contribute their unique strengths to our specialised AI and data solutions. Our goal is to ensure our application and interview process is accessible, predictable, and fair for all candidates. If you require any specific adjustments to the application process, or if you require any reasonable adjustments should you be successful in being processed to the interview stage, please do let us know. This information will be kept strictly confidential and will not impact hiring decisions.