Senior System Analyst

Saudi Xerox; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 380,000 - 580,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudi Xerox is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to design secure, scalable cloud solutions across GCP, Azure, and OCI. You will lead migration and modernization, define landing zones, and enable DevOps practices to ensure reliable, automated service delivery.

The role requires hands-on experience with Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, plus strong governance and security focus. Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years in cloud roles are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/SE or related field.
• Relevant cloud architecture experience and certifications.
• Minimum 6 years in cloud architecture or related roles.
• Hands-on with public clouds, IaC (Terraform), containers, and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end cloud architectures across GCP, Azure, and OCI.
• Lead migration and modernization initiatives using best practices.
• Define landing zones with governance, security, and compliance.
• Ensure operational readiness with monitoring, logging, and DR.
• Implement IaC with Terraform and automation tooling.
• Enable DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Migration leadership

IaC Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect

HashiCorp Terraform Associate

Kubernetes CKAs/CKADs

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Job description

Role Purpose

Responsible for designing, governing, and delivering secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions across public cloud platforms. The role supports enterprise cloud transformation by defining cloud architecture strategies, leading migration and modernization initiatives, establishing cloud foundations, and enabling DevOps practices that ensure reliable, automated, and secure service delivery while aligning with business and technology objectives.

Responsible for designing, governing, and delivering secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions across public cloud platforms. The role supports enterprise cloud transformation by defining cloud architecture strategies, leading migration and modernization initiatives, establishing cloud foundations, and enabling DevOps practices that ensure reliable, automated, and secure service delivery while aligning with business and technology objectives.

Job Accountabilities & Activities

Operations

• Design end-to-end cloud architectures for enterprise workloads and cloud-native applications across Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Lead enterprise cloud migration and modernization initiatives using industry best practices and structured migration frameworks.
• Define and implement cloud landing zones that meet governance, security, compliance, and operational requirements.
• Ensure operational readiness through monitoring, logging, observability, disaster recovery, and reliability best practices.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or equivalent automation tools.
• Support the implementation of DevOps and platform engineering practices, including CI/CD pipelines and release automation.

Planning

• Develop cloud architecture strategies aligned with organizational objectives and technology roadmaps.
• Define migration approaches, including rehost, replatform, refactor, rebuild, and replace strategies, based on business and technical requirements.
• Evaluate cloud solutions and recommend scalable, secure, and cost-effective architecture designs.
• Contribute to cloud adoption roadmaps and modernization plans.

Development

• Design and implement cloud infrastructure solutions using cloud-native services and automation technologies.
• Develop reusable cloud architecture patterns, standards, and deployment frameworks.
• Promote DevOps, DevSecOps, containerization, and automation best practices across projects.
• Support continuous improvement of cloud platforms and infrastructure capabilities.

Stakeholder Management

• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance throughout cloud migration and transformation projects.
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, and DevOps teams to deliver integrated cloud solutions.
• Support pre-sales activities by conducting architecture workshops, developing solution designs, and contributing to technical proposals.
• Engage with customers and cloud service providers to align technical solutions with business requirements.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure cloud architectures comply with organizational governance, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Promote cloud architecture standards, best practices, and enterprise design principles.
• Incorporate identity and access management (IAM), security controls, and resilience into solution designs.

Education & Certifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.

Certifications

• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect certification (preferred).
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate (preferred).
• Kubernetes certifications (CKA or CKAD) (preferred).
• Relevant DevOps or cloud engineering certifications are advantageous.

Required Years Of Experience

• Minimum 6 years of experience in cloud architecture, cloud consulting, infrastructure engineering, or related roles.
• Proven experience leading enterprise-scale cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• Hands‑on experience with public cloud platforms, DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), containers (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD implementation.