Infrastructure Manager

Strattmont; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Leadership role with real ownership of

Professional development and certific

Job summary

Strattmont is seeking an Infrastructure Manager to own reliability, security and scalability across on-prem, cloud and network environments. You will lead a team of systems, network and cloud engineers, set the infrastructure roadmap and ensure stable, cost-efficient technology that supports the business.

You will drive automation, design DR plans, and partner with security to enforce compliance. Excellent English communication is essential as you collaborate with leadership and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/IT/Engineering.
• 8+ years in infrastructure, systems or network engineering, incl. 2+ years in people management.
• Hands-on with major cloud platform and with virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V) and Linux/Windows Server.
• Strong networking knowledge (LAN/WAN, DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing).
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Zabbix).
• Proven DR planning, security hardening and incident management experience.
• Vendor, budget and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent English communication; other languages a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and manage the infrastructure team across systems, network, cloud and DevOps.
• Own the infrastructure strategy and roadmap aligned with business plans.
• Manage cloud environments (AWS, Azure or GCP) including architecture and cost governance.
• Oversee servers, virtualization, storage, networking, and data center or hybrid environments.
• Ensure high availability, performance monitoring, capacity planning and incident response.
• Design and test backup, DR and business continuity plans.
• Collaborate with security teams on access control, patching and compliance.
• Drive automation via Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD practices.
• Manage vendors, contracts, licenses and the infrastructure budget.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks and change-management processes.
• Report KPIs, risks and project status to senior leadership.

Skills

Team leadership

Cloud platforms

VMware/Hyper-V

Linux/Windows Server

Networking

Monitoring/Observability

DR planning

Incident management

Vendor management

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Location: Riyadh  Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are hiring an Infrastructure Manager to own the reliability, security and scalability of our on-premise, cloud and network environments. You will lead a team of systems, network and cloud engineers, set the infrastructure roadmap, and make sure the business runs on stable, secure and cost-efficient technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and manage the infrastructure team (systems, network, cloud and DevOps engineers).

• Own the infrastructure strategy and roadmap, aligned with business and growth plans.

• Manage cloud environments (AWS, Azure or GCP) including architecture, migration, cost optimisation and governance.

• Oversee servers, virtualisation, storage, networking, firewalls, VPN and data centre or hybrid environments.

• Ensure high availability, performance monitoring, capacity planning and incident response, with defined SLAs and uptime targets.

• Design and test backup, disaster recovery and business continuity plans.

• Work with security teams to enforce access control, patching, vulnerability management and compliance (ISO 27001, SOC 2 or local regulatory standards).

• Drive automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD practices.

• Manage vendors, contracts, licences and the infrastructure budget.

• Maintain documentation, runbooks and change management processes (ITIL-aligned).

• Report on infrastructure KPIs, risks and project status to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or equivalent experience.

• 8+ years in infrastructure, systems or network engineering, including 2+ years in a people-management role.

• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform and with virtualisation (VMware, Hyper-V) and Linux/Windows Server.

• Strong knowledge of networking (LAN/WAN, DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing).

• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Zabbix or similar).

• Proven track record in DR planning, security hardening and incident management.

• Strong vendor, budget and stakeholder management skills.

• Excellent communication in English; additional languages are a plus.

Nice to Have

• Certifications: AWS/Azure/GCP Architect, CCNP, ITIL, CISSP, Kubernetes (CKA).

• Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Background in fintech, SaaS or other regulated, high-availability environments.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits.

• Leadership role with real ownership of the technology platform

• Professional development and certification support