Senior Cloud Solutions Architect

Deeplight; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 293,793 - 440,690; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive personal health insurance

Visa sponsorship

Professional development support

Monthly Employee Incentive program

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

DeepLight AI in the UAE is hiring a specialist for architecture design and hybrid-cloud governance. This position requires expertise in AWS and Azure, strong network engineering skills, and a security-first mindset. Responsibilities include creating high-level design documents, managing cloud governance, and leading technical mentorship for DevOps engineers. Key benefits include competitive salary, health insurance, and visa sponsorship. Ideal for candidates passionate about AI and data solutions.

Qualifications

• Professional-level certification in AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Deep expertise in VPC/VNET peering, VPN tunnels, and advanced load balancing.
• Proven track record of implementing Zero-Trust architectures and complex encryption protocols.

Responsibilities

• Create HLD/LLD documents for web and mobile-backend applications.
• Establish and maintain organizational structures across Azure and AWS.
• Architect sophisticated network topologies and integrate WAF/DDoS protection.
• Act as lead liaison to Cybersecurity and Corporate Risk teams.
• Drive the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) optimization.
• Act as the 'North Star' for Platform and DevOps engineers.

Skills

AWS Solutions Architect Professional

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Network Engineering

Zero-Trust architectures

Microservices

Kubernetes

Stakeholder Management

Education

Professional certification in AWS or Azure

Job description

Overview

DeepLight AI is a specialist AI and data consultancy dedicated to transforming the regional corporate landscape through bespoke, high‑impact intelligent systems. Based in the UAE, we partner with organizations across diverse sectors—especially Financial Services and Banking—to bridge the gap between complex data and actionable business strategy. At DeepLight we deliver tailored AI solutions that integrate seamlessly into existing enterprise architectures, ensuring innovation is scalable and secure.

Responsibilities

• Architecture Design: create High‑Level and Low‑Level Design (HLD/LLD) documents for web and mobile‑backend applications, prioritising high availability and Disaster Recovery.
• Hybrid‑Cloud Governance: establish and maintain organisational structures across Azure and AWS, managing environment segregation via Subnets, Resource Groups and Accounts/Organizations 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 keep sensitive banking data off the public internet.
• Security & Compliance Advocacy: act as the lead 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 Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) optimisation 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.

Qualifications

• Dual‑Cloud Expertise: professional‑level certification in 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, Containerisation (Kubernetes/EKS/AKS) and Serverless paradigms.
• Stakeholder Management: exceptional ability to influence C‑suite executives while maintaining technical credibility with deep‑level engineers.
• Preferred experience: Agile Leadership; Strategic Pivot; Collaborative Influence; Future‑Proofing.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive personal health insurance.
• Visa sponsorship for the successful individual.
• Professional development and certification support.
• Subscription reimbursement relating to your role.
• Monthly Employee Incentive program.
• Career advancement opportunities in a rapidly growing AI company.

Equal Opportunity Employer

DeepLight AI recognises that diversity drives innovation and is 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.