Senior Cloud Expert

Role Summary

We are hiring a Senior Cloud Expert to lead cloud strategy and operations across the client's Information Systems Department. The role designs, builds, and operates cloud platforms, drives FinOps and cloud security, and architects DevOps pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

- Architect cloud platforms on AWS and / or Microsoft Azure aligned to the client's enterprise architecture.

- Design and operate landing zones, account / subscription strategies, and identity federation.

- Govern cloud security baseline — IAM, KMS, network controls, logging, compliance posture.

- Lead cloud cost optimisation (FinOps) — tagging, rightsizing, reserved capacity, governance dashboards.

- Architect and operate container platforms — Kubernetes (EKS / AKS / on-prem), service mesh, registry.

- Build and govern Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep) and CI/CD pipelines.

- Architect hybrid connectivity — Direct Connect / ExpressRoute, VPN, SD-WAN.

- Drive cloud migration of on-prem workloads — discovery, assessment, migration waves.

- Govern cloud-native development standards — twelve-factor, observability, secrets management.

- Mentor cloud engineers and provide architectural leadership.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related.

- 8+ years' experience in cloud engineering, with 4+ at senior or expert level.

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Professional OR Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert — mandatory.

- Strong Kubernetes operations experience (CKA / CKAD preferred).

- Hands-on Terraform (or CloudFormation / Bicep) at production scale.

- DevOps tooling — Jenkins / GitLab CI / GitHub Actions / Argo CD.

- Strong scripting in Python or Bash.

- Native or fluent Arabic AND professional English — preferred (not mandatory).

Preferred / Nice to Have

- Multi-cloud (AWS + Azure) certifications.

- HashiCorp Certified — Terraform Associate / Vault Operations.

- Cloud security certs — AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer.

- FinOps Certified Practitioner.

- Prior Qatar government cloud transformation experience.