The company, a leader in AI-powered cloud and digital infrastructure, is driving transformative technology solutions globally. We empower clients to harness sovereign AI infrastructure, especially in sectors with stringent regulatory needs. The Lead Engineer - Infrastructure and Cloud Engineering will contribute to the design, lead implementation, and provide expert support for large-scale private cloud and/or HPC infrastructure, focusing on compute, virtualization, operating systems, orchestration, Infrastructure as Code, and platform services. This role acts as a technical lead and subject matter expert for engineers responsible for compute and virtualization platforms across Cloud and HPC environments.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Co-design, implement, and manage large-scale private cloud, virtualization, and container platforms based on OpenStack, Red Hat OpenShift, and related infrastructure technologies.
- Lead the implementation and lifecycle management of compute, virtualization, operating system, hypervisor, and orchestration services.
- Collaborate with architecture, product, and platform engineering teams on technology evaluation, selection, integration, and solution design.
- Support the execution of compute, virtualization, and cloud platform roadmaps, standards, and service improvements.
- Lead capacity planning activities to ensure cloud and HPC platforms meet current and future demand.
- Improve platform reliability by identifying failure points and strengthening high availability.
- Analyze and implement performance optimization strategies.
- Define and execute disaster recovery and resilience strategies.
- Design and enhance platform observability, logging, and monitoring capabilities.
- Provide expert support, including on-call support and root cause analysis.
- Lead and mentor infrastructure engineers.
- Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with cybersecurity requirements.
- Create and maintain technical documentation.
- Participate in the hiring process and contribute to team growth.
Required Skills / Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technology discipline.
- 7+ years of experience designing, implementing, and managing private cloud, virtualization, or infrastructure platforms.
- 2+ years of experience leading a team of 3+ engineers.
- Strong hands-on experience with OpenStack; experience with other platforms is complementary.
- Proven experience in deploying and operating large-scale public or private cloud environments.
- Strong hands-on experience with compute technologies and Linux environments.
- Understanding of hardware architecture, data center networking concepts, and storage types.
- Experience with cloud-native concepts, identity management, and observability tools.
- Strong scripting or programming skills using Python, Go, Bash, or similar languages.
- Relevant certifications in Linux, virtualization, cloud computing, OpenStack, VMware, or Kubernetes are advantageous.
- Strong organizational, analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Language Requirements:
- Proficiency in English is required; additional languages may be beneficial.
What Working at the company Offers:
- Competitive Salary: Attractive package based on your skills and experience.
- Yearly Bonus: Performance-based annual bonus.
- Exclusive Discount Cards: Special benefits with Esaad and Fazaa cards.
- Premium Family Insurance: Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family.
- Learning & Development: Access to top-tier learning platforms for career growth.
