Senior Architect - Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering

About Us

Core42, a leader in AI-powered cloud and digital infrastructure, is driving transformative technology solutions globally. Leveraging advanced resources and partnerships, Core42 empowers clients to harness sovereign AI infrastructure, especially in sectors with stringent regulatory needs. With a mission to redefine digital transformation, we combine sovereign capabilities with scalable, high-performance compute infrastructure, positioning itself at the forefront of AI innovation in the Middle East and beyond.

The opportunity

The Senior Architect - Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering leads the architecture, design, and technical governance of large-scale private cloud infrastructure, ensuring performance, scalability, resilience, security, and operational readiness.

Working closely with architecture, engineering, product, security, operations, and business stakeholders, the role ensures that cloud platform designs align with functional and non-functional requirements, business objectives, and industry best practices.

Your key responsibilities

• Own and lead the end-to-end architecture and design of large-scale private and hybrid cloud platforms based on OpenStack, including multi-AZ design, scalability, resilience, and integration with enterprise infrastructure and services.
• Define cloud platform architecture standards, design principles, technology roadmaps, and service evolution across the organization’s platform portfolio.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into scalable, secure, and resilient technical solutions.
• Evaluate, select, and design cloud infrastructure technologies across compute, virtualization, networking, storage integration, automation, and platform services.
• Validate, approve, and contribute to HLDs, LLDs, SOWs, RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs, ensuring alignment with performance, scalability, security, availability, and reliability requirements.
• Support procurement activities by preparing technical specifications, evaluating vendor proposals, and providing technology recommendations.
• Review and approve cloud platform architecture changes, ensuring alignment with standards, operational readiness, and risk management requirements.
• Drive architecture improvements to optimize cloud platform efficiency, resilience, automation, and service reliability.
• Oversee deployment readiness, implementation quality, and acceptance testing against approved design documentation.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural guidance to engineering teams.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations, architecture briefings, and solution recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to process improvement, architecture governance, operational standards, and documentation practices to improve service quality and stakeholder experience.

What we’re looking for

(a) Required skills / qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technology discipline.
• 10+ years of experience designing, implementing, and managing infrastructure or cloud platforms, including 5+ years of extensive experience with large-scale OpenStack-based environments.
• Expert-level knowledge of private cloud, virtualization, and software-defined infrastructure technologies, including SDN and SDS concepts.
• Deep expertise in OpenStack architecture, core services, and related platform components, including Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Glance, Octavia, Keystone, and Ironic.
• Strong understanding of OpenStack, OpenShift/Kubernetes, and cloud-native platform principles.
• Strong knowledge of data center networking concepts and technologies, including the OSI model, TCP/IP, routing, firewalls, load balancing, VLAN/VXLAN, and high-availability network design.
• Strong understanding of compute, storage, and network integration patterns in large-scale private cloud environments.
• Experience designing highly available, multi-AZ, and geo-distributed cloud platforms.
• Solid knowledge of Linux systems administration, automation, and scripting using Bash, Python, or similar languages.
• Experience with infrastructure automation, configuration management, and Infrastructure as Code practices is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with observability and logging platforms such as Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, OpenSearch, or Graylog is desirable.
• Experience with HPC, GPU, AI accelerator, or high-performance infrastructure design is an advantage.
• Understanding of database platforms and their infrastructure requirements for cloud environments is an advantage.
• Knowledge of architecture frameworks and methodologies such as TOGAF or Zachman is an advantage.
• Ability to produce high-quality technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design documents, standards, and operational procedures.
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale infrastructure or cloud platform projects.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Relevant certifications in cloud computing, virtualization, OpenStack, K8s, or enterprise architecture are advantageous.

What working at Core42 offers

With a diverse team of 1,100+ employees from 68 nationalities, we foster an inclusive, innovative and collaborative environment. At Core42, we foster a culture grounded in trust, accountability and high performance. We are united by our values: Grit , where we overcome challenges with resilience and determination, Passion , which drives us to pursue excellence in everything we do, and Impact , as we aim to inspire progress and create meaningful change. Our team members thrive in an environment where each person’s contributions propel us forward, and together, we commit to achieving extraordinary results.

• Competitive Salary: We offer an attractive salary package based on your skills and experience
• Yearly Bonus: In recognition of your contributions, you will receive a performance-based annual bonus
• Exclusive Discount Cards: Access special benefits with Esaad and Fazaa cards, offering discounts across a wide range of services
• Premium Family Insurance: We provide comprehensive health coverage, including dental, vision and life insurance, ensuring the well-being of you and your family
• Learning & Development: We offer access to top-tier learning platforms to help you grow in your career. Learn at your own pace with unlimited access to premium courses.