Cloud Architect

Cloud Architect (Azure & GCP) - Banking Sector

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Onsite Only)
Contract Duration: 12 Months (Extendable)
Employment Type: Contract
Industry: Banking / Financial Services

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Architect with a strong background in designing and delivering enterprise cloud solutions across Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) within the banking sector .

The successful candidate will play a key role in defining cloud strategy, architecture, governance, security, and migration initiatives for a leading financial institution in Riyadh.

IMPORTANT: Applicants must have prior experience working directly for a Saudi Arabian Bank or a GCC-based Bank . This requirement is mandatory.

This is a full-time onsite position based in Riyadh. Remote working is not available.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available cloud architectures across Azure and GCP environments.
• Lead cloud transformation and modernization initiatives within a banking environment.
• Develop cloud architecture frameworks, standards, governance models, and best practices.
• Create target-state architectures and cloud adoption roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Ensure cloud solutions comply with banking security, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
• Drive migration of applications, databases, and infrastructure workloads to cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, application, and business teams to deliver cloud solutions.
• Conduct architecture reviews, risk assessments, and design assurance activities.
• Define disaster recovery, business continuity, and resilience strategies.
• Optimize cloud environments for performance, scalability, cost management, and operational excellence.
• Support DevOps, automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD implementation.
• Act as the cloud subject matter expert for architecture and strategic cloud initiatives.

Mandatory Requirements

• Minimum 10+ years of overall IT experience .
• Minimum 5+ years in Cloud Architecture roles .
• Strong hands-on experience with both:
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Must have worked for a Saudi Bank or GCC Bank (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, or Oman) - Mandatory.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise cloud transformation projects within the banking or financial services sector.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, identity management, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with hybrid cloud and multi-cloud architectures.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
  

What We're Looking For

• Strong banking domain expertise.
• Ability to engage with senior stakeholders and technology leadership teams.
• Experience delivering large-scale cloud transformation programs.
• Strategic thinker with hands-on technical capability.
• Strong understanding of enterprise security and regulatory requirements within financial services.
  

Desired Skills and Experience

Cloud Architect | Azure & GCP | Riyadh | Banking
We are hiring a Cloud Architect with 10+ years of experience and strong expertise across Azure and GCP for a 12-month onsite contract in Riyadh.
✅ 10+ years IT experience
✅ Azure & GCP Architecture expertise
✅ Banking industry background
✅ MUST have worked for a Saudi Bank or GCC Bank
✅ Onsite in Riyadh (No Remote Work)
✅ Immediate or short notice preferred
If you meet the mandatory banking experience requirement and are interested in a long-term contract opportunity, please apply with your updated CV.

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