Senior Infrastructure Architect & Operations Lead

VaporVM; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Saudi Arabia is searching for a Senior Infrastructure Architect & Operations Lead with over 10 years of experience. This role involves overseeing technical execution across complex enterprise environments and ensuring that project delivery aligns with best practices. The candidate should have a strong background in technical architecture, stakeholder management, and governance across multi-technology projects. Join our dynamic team to make an impact in a challenging environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in technical architecture, infrastructure, or enterprise IT leadership.
• Proven experience leading large-scale, multi-technology projects.
• Excellent documentation, governance, and decision-making capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Govern end-to-end technical project execution across multiple domains.
• Provide technical leadership and act as the final authority for architecture and design decisions.
• Ensure complete technical handover, documentation, and operational readiness.

Skills

Technical architecture

Stakeholder management

Cross-domain coordination

Documentation

Governance

Tools

Fortinet

Monitoring & Observability Tools

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Architect & Operations Lead

Senior Infrastructure Architect & Operations Lead

Experience: 10+ Years

Employment Type: Full-time

Location: KSA / GCC (as per client project)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Technical Architect / Principal Technical Lead to govern and oversee end-to-end technical execution across complex, multi-domain enterprise environments. This role requires strong ownership of architecture governance, technical decision-making, risk management, and cross-platform coordination to ensure successful project delivery aligned with organizational standards and best practices.

The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership across cloud, infrastructure, security, collaboration, DR/backup, and monitoring domains, while ensuring quality, compliance, and seamless handover.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Governance & Leadership

• Govern end-to-end technical project execution across multiple domains.
• Provide technical leadership and act as the final authority for architecture and design decisions.
• Review, validate, and approve architecture designs, low-level designs (LLDs), and implementations.
• Ensure strict alignment with enterprise architecture standards, security policies, and best practices.
• Own and maintain architecture diagrams, SOPs, and technical standards.
• Ensure consistency and integration across cloud, on-prem, security, and collaboration platforms.
• Drive architectural alignment across cross-functional and multi-vendor teams.

Risk, Quality & Delivery

• Identify, assess, and manage technical risks, dependencies, and quality controls.
• Ensure high availability, resilience, security, and performance across all platforms.
• Oversee technical validation, acceptance, and final sign-off before project closure.

Project Closure & Handover

• Ensure complete technical handover, documentation, and operational readiness.
• Deliver final technical closure reports, including lessons learned and compliance confirmation.
• Provide post-implementation support and guidance where required.

Technology & Domain Coverage (Must Have)

The candidate must demonstrate end-to-end visibility and hands-on governance experience across:

• Security: Fortinet (Firewalls, Security Architecture)
• Business Continuity: DR, Backup & Recovery Solutions
• Monitoring & Observability Tools
• Enterprise Architecture: Diagrams, SOPs, frameworks, and standards

Mandatory Deliverables Experience

• Approval of architecture and design documents
• Documented technical reviews and approval records
• Project risk and dependency assessments
• Final technical handover and project closure reports

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in technical architecture, infrastructure, or enterprise IT leadership
• Proven experience leading large-scale, multi-technology projects
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-domain coordination skills
• Excellent documentation, governance, and decision-making capabilities
• Ability to work in complex enterprise and multi-vendor environments