Cloud Consultant | Fircroft | Saudi Arabia

Fircroft; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Fircroft is seeking an experienced Cloud Consultant to design, implement, and optimize cloud-native infrastructure for enterprise clients in Saudi Arabia. You will own migration pathways, assess workloads, and drive cost efficiency, security hardening, and performance improvements across distributed systems.

In this fast-paced advisory role, you will collaborate with IT operations and engineering teams to align cloud strategies with business goals, deliver scalable solutions, and establish

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years of professional experience in cloud architecture, migration, and optimization.
• Strong expertise in cloud design, migration strategies, performance optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Deep knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Proficiency in Docker and Kubernetes.
• IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, version control, and automated testing.
• Excellent analytical and client-facing communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, highly available enterprise cloud infrastructure across major platforms.
• Formulate and execute cloud migration strategies, minimize downtime and risks.
• Optimize performance, resource allocation, storage efficiency, and cost management.
• Troubleshoot cloud architecture issues, network latency, security group configurations, and bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to modernize legacy applications into cloud-native microservices.
• Ensure adherence to security frameworks, IAM, data encryption, and compliance.
• Conduct infrastructure assessments and provide recommendations for resilience and DR.
• Produce architecture blueprints and migration runbooks for client teams.
• Advise on cloud governance, multi-cloud management, and containerization best practices.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Migration strategies

Performance optimization

AWS/Azure/GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform / CloudFormation

CI/CD

Version control

Automation testing

Client facing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/SE

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Git

Job description

Position Summary

Fircroft is seeking an experienced and technically proficient Cloud Consultant to join our dynamic team in Saudi Arabia [cite: 2]. In this critical advisory and engineering role, you will spearhead cloud architecture design, migration strategies, and performance optimization initiatives for enterprise clients [cite: 2]. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional IT operations and engineering teams to architect robust cloud environments, resolve intricate system-level bottlenecks, and ensure high availability across complex distributed systems. Ideal candidates bring a strong engineering background, deep mastery of cloud infrastructure platforms, and a proven track record of executing mission‑critical migration projects.

Detailed Job Description

As a Cloud Consultant at Fircroft [cite: 2], you will take ownership of designing, implementing, and optimizing cloud‑native infrastructure solutions tailored for enterprise clients across Saudi Arabia [cite: 2]. Your responsibilities include analyzing current IT workloads, formulating seamless migration pathways, and ensuring optimal resource utilization, cost efficiency, and security hardening. You will guide clients through cloud adoption best practices, troubleshoot complex architectural performance issues, and establish scalable infrastructure standards.

Working in a fast‑paced environment, you will interface directly with technical stakeholders to align cloud strategies with organizational goals and long‑term business continuity plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, highly available enterprise cloud infrastructure solutions across leading cloud platforms.
• Formulate and execute comprehensive cloud migration strategies, minimizing downtime and mitigating operational risks.
• Optimize cloud environment performance, resource allocation, storage efficiency, and cost management metrics.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud architecture issues, network latency, security group misconfigurations, and synchronization bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders and development squads to modernize legacy applications into cloud‑native microservices.
• Ensure strict adherence to enterprise security frameworks, IAM policies, data encryption standards, and compliance regulations.
• Conduct thorough infrastructure assessments and provide actionable recommendations for resilience and disaster recovery planning.
• Author comprehensive technical documentation, architecture blueprints, and migration runbooks for client teams.
• Provide expert advisory support on cloud governance, multi‑cloud management, and containerization best practices.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5 to 7 years of professional experience in cloud architecture, migration, and optimization [cite: 2].
• Strong expertise in cloud infrastructure design, migration strategies, performance optimization, and troubleshooting [cite: 2].
• Deep practical knowledge of major cloud service providers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).
• Proficiency in containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with CI/CD deployment pipelines, version control systems, and automated testing frameworks.
• Exceptional analytical, problem‑solving, and client‑facing communication skills.

Nice‑to‑Have Skills

• Professional certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or GCP Professional Cloud Architect.
• Experience implementing serverless architectures and event‑driven data processing pipelines.
• Prior working exposure within the Middle East telecommunications or energy sectors.
• Familiarity with enterprise networking protocols, VPN tunnels, and hybrid cloud interconnects.
• Track record of managing multi‑site stakeholder presentations and technical discovery workshops.

Application Details

• Salary/Rate: Competitive and commensurate with experiencen
• Deadline: Open until filled
• Notice Period: Immediate to short notice preferred
• Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-Timen

Recruitment Pro Tip

When applying for senior cloud consulting roles, ensure your resume explicitly highlights major migration projects you have led, detailing specific cost‑savings and performance gains achieved for enterprise clients.