Solution Architect - Cloud & Full Stack

About the role

A hands-on Solution Architect with 3-7 years of experience is sought to own the cloud architecture and work across the full stack, acting as deputy to the Head of Software Engineering. The role is based in the Saudi Arabia region of Alibaba Cloud.

Key responsibilities

• Design and build cloud environments on Alibaba Cloud (ECS, VPC, SLB/ALB, RDS for PostgreSQL, OSS, RAM, CloudMonitor)
• Lead a cloud-to-cloud migration end to end, including UAT, production, database migration, DNS cutover and post-migration verification
• Own solution architecture: service boundaries, data model, API contracts and integration patterns
• Contribute production code to both tiers: React/Next.js front end and Node.js API on PostgreSQL
• Maintain CI/CD (GitHub Actions), infrastructure-as-code, backups, monitoring and security hardening
• Depute the Head of Software Engineering: stay across every project, run stand-ups and planning, approve releases and represent engineering to management
• Mentor developers and set coding, testing and infrastructure standards

Required profile

• 3-7 years in software engineering, with 2+ years in a solution, cloud or software architect role
• Hands-on Alibaba Cloud experience in production; ACP/ACE certification preferred
• At least one completed cloud migration, including database and DNS cutover
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Clear written and spoken English, comfortable presenting to management

Required skills

• Full-stack: React/Next.js + TypeScript on the front end; Node.js REST APIs, JWT auth and PostgreSQL on the back end
• Strong Linux administration (nginx, systemd, TLS) and CI/CD with GitHub Actions or equivalent
• Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or Alibaba ROS) and working knowledge of Azure
• Security fundamentals: least privilege, secrets management, network segmentation
• Nice to have: Kubernetes (ACK), NestJS/Express, Jest/Playwright, Microsoft 365 / Entra ID, Arabic