Architect jobs in Saudi Arabia

Senior Infrastructure Architect & Operations Lead

Experience: 10+ Years

Employment Type: Full-time

Location: KSA / GCC (as per client project)

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

• 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