Infrastructure Manager

About the role

An Infrastructure Manager is needed in Riyadh to own the reliability, security and scalability of on-premise, cloud and network environments. The role leads a team of systems, network and cloud engineers, sets the infrastructure roadmap and ensures the business runs on stable, secure and cost-efficient technology.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and manage the infrastructure team (systems, network, cloud and DevOps engineers)
• Own the infrastructure strategy and roadmap, aligned with business and growth plans
• Manage cloud environments (AWS, Azure or GCP), including architecture, migration, cost optimisation and governance
• Oversee servers, virtualisation, storage, networking, firewalls, VPN and data centre or hybrid environments
• Ensure high availability, performance monitoring, capacity planning and incident response, with defined SLAs and uptime targets
• Design and test backup, disaster recovery and business continuity plans
• Work with security teams on access control, patching, vulnerability management and compliance (ISO 27001, SOC 2 or local standards)
• Drive automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD practices
• Manage vendors, contracts, licences and the infrastructure budget
• Maintain documentation, runbooks and ITIL-aligned change management processes
• Report infrastructure KPIs, risks and project status to senior leadership

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or equivalent experience
• 8+ years in infrastructure, systems or network engineering, including 2+ years in a people-management role
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform, virtualisation (VMware, Hyper-V) and Linux/Windows Server
• Strong networking knowledge (LAN/WAN, DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing)
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Zabbix or similar)
• Proven track record in DR planning, security hardening and incident management
• Excellent English communication; additional languages a plus

Nice to have

• Certifications such as AWS/Azure/GCP Architect, CCNP, ITIL, CISSP, CKA
• Containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Background in fintech, SaaS or other regulated, high-availability environments

What we offer

• Competitive salary and benefits
• A leadership role with real ownership of the technology platform
• Professional development and certification support