Infrastructure Manager

Location: Riyadh· Type: Full-time About the Role We are hiring an Infrastructure Manager to own the reliability, security and scalability of our on-premise, cloud and network environments. You will lead a team of systems, network and cloud engineers, set the infrastructure roadmap, and make sure 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 to enforce access control, patching, vulnerability management and compliance (ISO 27001, SOC 2 or local regulatory 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 change management processes (ITIL-aligned). Report on infrastructure KPIs, risks and project status to senior leadership. Requirements 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 and with virtualisation (VMware, Hyper-V) and Linux/Windows Server. Strong knowledge of networking (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. Strong vendor, budget and stakeholder management skills. Excellent communication in English; additional languages are a plus. Nice to Have Certifications: AWS/Azure/GCP Architect, CCNP, ITIL, CISSP, Kubernetes (CKA). Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). Background in fintech, SaaS or other regulated, high-availability environments. What We Offer Competitive salary and benefits. Leadership role with real ownership of the technology platform Professional development and certification support