Enterprise Computing & Cloud Architect (Saudi Arabia)

About the job

The Enterprise Computing & Cloud Architect is responsible for defining and governing the enterprise architecture for computing and infrastructure platforms across on-premises environments, private cloud, public cloud, and High-Performance Computing (HPC) and AI infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the enterprise architecture for computing platforms across on-premises, private cloud, public cloud, HPC, and AI environments.
• Define enterprise target architectures, reference architectures, technology standards, principles, and design patterns for computing and cloud platforms.
• Develop and maintain strategic technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives, enterprise architecture strategy, and emerging technology trends.
• Provide architecture leadership and assurance for major programs, transformation initiatives, and complex technology solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend infrastructure, cloud, computing, virtualization, containerization, HPC, and AI technologies based on enterprise requirements.
• Establish architectural principles and standards covering scalability, availability, performance, security, resilience, interoperability, and cost optimization.
• Ensure alignment between solution architectures and the enterprise architecture, technology standards, and strategic direction.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide technical governance throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Assess current-state environments and develop transition architectures and migration strategies toward the target state.
• Define cloud adoption, hybrid cloud, workload placement, and infrastructure modernization strategies.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, data, applications, networking, operations, and other architecture domains to ensure integrated enterprise solutions.
• Provide architectural guidance for high-performance and AI computing platforms, including compute capacity, acceleration technologies, scalability, and integration requirements.
• Assess technology risks, technical debt, architectural dependencies, and opportunities for modernization.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field is preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in technology, infrastructure, cloud, or enterprise architecture, with significant experience in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated experience designing and governing complex computing and infrastructure platforms.
• Strong experience across on-premises infrastructure and public/private cloud environments.
• Experience with HPC and/or AI infrastructure architecture is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, virtualization, containers, compute platforms, storage, networking, and infrastructure automation.
• Experience developing enterprise architecture standards, reference architectures, technology roadmaps, and governance frameworks.
• Proven experience providing architectural assurance for major programs and complex technology implementations.
• Strong understanding of security, resilience, availability, scalability, performance, and infrastructure cost optimization principles.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Certifications

Relevant architecture, cloud, or technology certifications such as:

• TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification.
• AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud architecture certifications.
• Relevant VMware, Kubernetes, HPC, AI infrastructure, or other specialist technology certifications.

Key Competencies

• Enterprise & Technology Architecture
• Cloud & Hybrid Cloud Architecture
• Computing & Infrastructure Architecture
• HPC & AI Infrastructure
• Architecture Governance & Assurance
• Technology Strategy & Roadmapping
• Solution Evaluation & Design
• Technology Risk Management
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management
• Strategic Thinking and Innovation