Senior Cloud Infrastructure / Architecture Cons. - [J236]

We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure & Cloud Architecture Consultant to lead a comprehensive review and assessment of IT infrastructure and cloud architecture for a digital banking environment.
This role involves conducting end-to-end evaluations—from requirements gathering and design review to gap analysis, remediation validation, and operational effectiveness assessments—ensuring alignment with SAMA regulations, ITIL, COBIT, and industry best practices.

Key Responsibilities1. Technology Design Review

• Develop and distribute data collection templates for technology stakeholders.
• Gather and review architectural documentation (HLD/LLD, topology diagrams, capacity sizing, and inventories).
• Conduct up to five stakeholder sessions for data collection and validation.
• Analyze documentation to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and missing information, and provide feedback (up to two iterations).

2. Architecture & Operating Model Assessment

• Assess IT infrastructure and cloud architecture for scalability, flexibility, integration, and dependency management.
• Evaluate the cloud service provider’s operating model, service delivery efficiency, and governance alignment.
• Review disaster recovery design and readiness.
• Assess infrastructure and cloud software stacks for interoperability and performance optimization.
• Evaluate IT processes and governance structures in accordance with ITIL and COBIT frameworks.
• Ensure design documentation complies with SAMA and global best practices.

3. Design Gap Analysis & Recommendations

• Conduct detailed gap analyses of ICT and cloud architecture, mapping each gap to SAMA guidelines and assigning risk levels (high, medium, low).
• Develop risk mitigation plans, prioritized recommendations, and improvement roadmaps.
• Present findings and secure stakeholder sign-off through formal assessment reports.

4. Validation of Design Gap Closure

• Validate remediation efforts across domains including Cyber Security, Technology Governance, Business Continuity Management (BCM), Data Privacy, Third Party Management, and IT Architecture.
• Review evidence of remediation actions and update gap closure documentation, including maturity assessments.
• Highlight any residual or showstopper gaps and revise mitigation plans accordingly.

5. Pre–Go-Live Review

• Verify closure of all design-phase gaps across people, processes, and technology.
• Assess go-live readiness, including system stability, team preparedness, and procedural compliance.
• Conduct sample checks on implemented controls and recommendations.
• Deliver final pre–go-live validation reports with improvement actions and agreed mitigation plans (up to two validation iterations).

6. Post–Go-Live Review

• Evaluate operational effectiveness of IT infrastructure and cloud architecture post–implementation.
• Review evidence of remediation actions and operational procedures.
• Identify residual effectiveness gaps and recommend final corrective actions.
• Produce operational effectiveness and control validation reports.

Deliverables

• IT Infrastructure & Cloud Architecture Design Assessment Reports (Excel-based)
• Updated SAMA CSF, ITGF, BCM, and KSA PDPL framework design assessments
• Critical Technology Third-Party Design Assessment Report
• Architecture & Configuration Operational Effectiveness Reports

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure and cloud architecture assessment, preferably within banking or regulated industries.
• Deep knowledge of SAMA, ITIL, COBIT, and related regulatory and governance frameworks.
• Proven experience in gap analysis, risk assessment, remediation validation, and architecture optimization.
• Strong understanding of cloud architectures (Azure, AWS, GCP) and hybrid deployment models.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to deliver clear, actionable recommendations and comprehensive assessment documentation.

What do we offer you?

• Attractive salary
• Large freedom and real influence
• No unhealthy competition, team approach to meeting challenges
• Remote work model
• Company apartments in cool cities across Europe: work and enjoy a memorable getaway

About us

We are a software house with a 18-year history, a rich portfolio, projects all over the world and an appetite for more. We have built our brand on professionalism and flexibility in delivering software solutions. We are not afraid of unconventional ideas and value innovation and imaginative change.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to ﷼600,000.00 per year

Experience:

• IT Infrastructure: 10 years (Required)
• Cloud Architecture: 10 years (Required)