Cloud Architect: Enterprise Azure & Modern Workplace Leader

Emkan Holding; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 980,000 - 1,320,000; Full time

Job summary

Emkan Holding seeks a senior architect to own the target-state architecture for the Group's Microsoft 365 and Azure estate, including tenant and landing zones. You will lead the tenant assessment, design, and post-migration hardening while ensuring regulatory alignment and cost-effective integration.

You will design Group identity, access, and Zero Trust architectures, govern security standards, and drive adoption across subsidiaries with hands-on production experience in Entra ID and related

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing enterprise Microsoft 365 and Azure estates.
• Strong knowledge of Entra ID, Intune and Defender XDR with practical implementation.
• Proven ability to map controls to ISO 27001/NCA ECC-1 requirements and support audits.
• Ability to lead architecture workstreams across multiple subsidiaries and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Own target-state architecture for Microsoft 365 and Azure estate, including tenant, management group, and landing zones.
• Define identity, access, and zero-trust architectures across subsidiaries and implement governance controls.
• Lead security architecture, data protection, and endpoint strategies with an emphasis on risk and cost impact.
• Provide technical leadership, oversee design reviews, and mentor the Infrastructure Cloud team.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure compliant, scalable solutions.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related engineering

Tools

Entra ID

Intune

Defender XDR

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Sentinel

Azure landing zones

PowerShell / Microsoft Graph API

Terraform / Bicep

Job description

Emkan Holding seeks a senior architect to own the target-state architecture for the Group's Microsoft 365 and Azure estate, including tenant and landing zones. You will lead the tenant assessment, design, and post-migration hardening while ensuring regulatory alignment and cost-effective integration.

You will design Group identity, access, and Zero Trust architectures, govern security standards, and drive adoption across subsidiaries with hands-on production experience in Entra ID and related