Assistant Manager - Asset Infrastructure Design

Qiddiya | القدية; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya | القدية is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Program Manager to design, plan, and deliver enterprise IT infrastructure solutions that align with business objectives. You will coordinate with vendors, stakeholders, and internal teams to ensure secure, compliant delivery and measurable improvements.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management, technical leadership, and hands-on project management across ELV, compute, storage, and networking, with a focus on future readiness and

Qualifications

• Basic networking, compute, storage, visualization, security, ELV/ICT understanding.
• Strong problem solving and communication skills are essential.
• Familiarity with enterprise IT infrastructure standards and governance is expected.

Responsibilities

• Vendor Management & Delivery Governance: oversee vendor activities and ensure scope, quality, timelines, and policies.
• Infrastructure Design & Technical Solutions: review designs and provide guidance for enterprise requirements.
• Technology Innovation & Continuous Improvement: assess new tech and IT strategy contributions.
• Technical Project Management (TPM): coordinate internal teams, consultants, and vendors for project delivery.
• Asset Infrastructure Planning: support scalable, reliable IT assets and future readiness.
• Stakeholder Management: liaise with cross-functional teams and business owners.
• Risk, Security & Compliance: ensure cybersecurity compliance and risk mitigation.
• Project Governance & Documentation: maintain design standards, plans, and reports.
• Operational Readiness & Handover: ensure testing and handover to operations.
• Performance Optimization: monitor and improve infra availability and efficiency.

Skills

Networking

Compute

Storage

Visualization

Security

ELV/ICT

Problem solving

Communication

Job description

is responsible for designing, planning, and delivering enterprise IT infrastructure solutions that support business objectives. The role leads technical coordination with vendors and stakeholders, ensuring infrastructure projects are delivered securely, efficiently, and in compliance with organizational standards. It also drives continuous improvement by evaluating emerging technologies and contributing to infrastructure strategy and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Vendor Management & Delivery Governance: Lead and govern vendor implementation activities, ensuring compliance with project scope, quality standards, timelines, security policies, and organizational governance requirements.
• Infrastructure Design & Technical Solutions: Review and validate infrastructure designs, provide technical guidance, resolve installation and design challenges, and ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture and business requirements.
• Technology Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Research emerging technologies, evaluate industry best practices, recommend infrastructure enhancements, and contribute to the organization's IT strategy and digital transformation initiatives.
• Technical Project Management (TPM): Act as the Technical Project Manager for assigned infrastructure initiatives, coordinating between internal stakeholders, business units, consultants, vendors, and asset contractors to ensure successful project delivery.
• Asset Infrastructure Planning: Support the planning, design, and implementation of IT infrastructure assets, ensuring scalability, reliability, performance, and future business readiness.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, project managers, architects, and business owners to gather requirements, communicate project progress, and manage technical expectations.
• Risk, Security & Compliance: Identify technical risks, ensure compliance with cybersecurity standards, organizational policies, and regulatory requirements, and implement mitigation plans throughout project delivery.
• Project Governance & Documentation: Prepare and maintain technical documentation, design standards, implementation plans, project reports, and governance updates while ensuring proper change management and knowledge transfer.
• Operational Readiness & Handover: Ensure infrastructure solutions are fully tested, documented, and operationally ready before production handover, supporting smooth transition to operations and support teams.
• Performance Optimization: Monitor infrastructure performance, identify optimization opportunities, and recommend improvements to enhance availability, resilience, and operational efficiency.

Experience

4+ years in infrastructure implementation and management, including ELV.

Skills

Basic knowledge of Networking, Compute, storage, visualization, security, ELV / ICT, problem‑solving, and communication.

Attributes

Analytical, adaptable, collaborative, and able to work independently.