Job Summary

The Lead Data Center & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for leading the design, deployment, and optimization of enterprise-grade data centers and hybrid cloud environments. The role covers end-to-end infrastructure including physical data center systems, compute, storage, networking, virtualization, and cloud architectures, ensuring high availability, scalability, security, and compliance with international standards.

Key Responsibilities

Data Center Design & Engineering

• Design of Tier II–IV data centers including power systems, cooling, racks, structured cabling, and redundancy architectures
• Define compute, storage, virtualization, and network infrastructure architecture
• Develop physical security systems and monitoring solutions for data center environments

Cloud & Virtualization Architecture

• Design hybrid cloud solutions across platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, and VMware
• Develop containerization and orchestration strategies using Docker and Kubernetes
• Design disaster recovery, backup, failover, and business continuity solutions

Documentation & Governance

• Prepare detailed technical documentation including architecture diagrams, reports, and bill of materials
• Conduct capacity planning, performance optimization, and infrastructure security assessments

Implementation & Support

• Oversee deployment, commissioning, and integration of data center and cloud infrastructure
• Evaluate vendors and lead technical reviews for hardware and software solutions

Standards, Compliance & Security

• Ensure compliance with Uptime Institute, TIA-942, ISO 27001, NIST, and cybersecurity best practices
• Maintain alignment with organizational and regulatory security standards

Required Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• Relevant certifications such as CDCP/CDCS, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, or VMware VCP/VCAP are preferred
• Minimum 10 years of experience in data center engineering, cloud infrastructure, and virtualization
• Strong expertise in data center design (power, cooling, redundancy) and IT infrastructure architecture
• Proven experience in hybrid cloud environments (Azure, AWS, VMware)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong knowledge of disaster recovery, business continuity, and high availability architectures
• Proficiency in data center and cloud infrastructure tools and platforms
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in spoken and written English and Arabic