Head of Cloud Services

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Visa: Full visa sponsorship and relocation assistance provided.

About the role:

Join an exiting new tech startup serving as the premier technology partner for one of Saudi Arabias leading organisations. The mandate is to drive digital transformation at the highest level, leveraging cutting-edge cloud technologies, AI, and cybersecurity. Be in the unique position of building a company around real, impactful projects from day one.

The Role: Head of Cloud Services

As Head of Cloud Services, you will be the chief architect of our cloud vision. You will design, build, and oversee the cloud platforms that underpin the clients core business and its digital services for clients. Your expertise in Kubernetes, cloud-native development, and secure, scalable infrastructure will be critical. You will lead the charge in modernizing legacy systems and building resilient, future-proof platforms.

This role is for a technical leader who is currently a Cloud Team Lead, Manager, or a Principal Engineer ready to step into a head-of-function role. You are passionate about cloud technologies and want to build a practice, not just maintain one.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategy & Architecture: Define and execute the cloud strategy, specializing in Kubernetes orchestration, multi-cloud/hybrid cloud architectures, and serverless computing.
• Hands-On Implementation: Lead the hands-on deployment, configuration, and management of secure, high-performance cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) for critical workloads.
• DevOps & SRE Leadership: Instil best practices in DevOps, GitOps, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Security Integration: Work hand-in-glove with the Head of Cybersecurity to ensure all cloud deployments are secure by design, adhering to the strictest compliance standards.
• Practice Building: Develop our cloud service offerings, create best practices, and eventually build and lead a team of cloud engineers.

Who You Are:

• You have 8+ years of experience in cloud engineering and architecture, with at least 2+ years in a leadership or team lead position.
• You are an expert in containerisation and orchestration, with profound, hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments.
• You hold advanced-level certifications in one or more major cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert).
• You have a strong background in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation, and are fluent in CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience in migrating and modernising large-scale enterprise applications to the cloud is highly desirable.
• You are a natural problem-solver, an excellent communicator, and are driven by the opportunity to build a market-leading cloud practice.
• Fluency in English is required; Arabic is beneficial.