# Infrastructure Architect - Cloud, DevOps & AI/ML **Company:** [GSSTech Group](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/cu9XaZB8i9r9X8CdwN62f7.md) **Location:** Dubai, United Arab Emirates **Workplace:** on site [Apply for this job](http://jobs.workable.com/view/beeea62c-5ed0-4d3f-8342-de7e0d204e24) ## Description We are looking for Infrastructure Architects and experienced Cloud Infrastructure professionals to design and support secure, resilient, scalable, high-performance, and cost-effective infrastructure across **cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments**. The role focuses on designing the infrastructure foundation for modern enterprise solutions, with particular emphasis on **cloud platforms, compute, storage, networking, containerisation, Infrastructure-as-Code, high availability, disaster recovery, and data-intensive/AI/ML workloads**. Candidates with different levels of experience are encouraged to apply, from strong infrastructure/cloud engineers looking to move into architecture through to experienced Infrastructure Architects. ## Requirements ### Key Responsibilities - Design end-to-end infrastructure architectures across **cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments**. - Define architecture across **compute, storage, networking, databases, and platform services** based on business and technical requirements. - Design infrastructure requirements for **data-intensive and AI/ML workloads**, including GPU compute, high-throughput storage, scalable processing, and inference environments. - Establish and maintain standards for **Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)**, environment management, automation, and configuration consistency. - Design highly available infrastructure architectures with appropriate **backup, disaster recovery, business continuity, RTO and RPO** requirements. - Ensure infrastructure designs meet **security, compliance, data residency, and regulatory requirements**. - Perform capacity planning and **cost optimisation**, including resource right-sizing based on workload requirements. - Review infrastructure architecture and technical changes and provide guidance to infrastructure, cloud, DevSecOps, and engineering teams. - Support implementation teams by providing architecture guidance, technical standards, and recommended design patterns. - Evaluate emerging cloud and infrastructure technologies and provide recommendations for adoption where appropriate. - Contribute to infrastructure modernization, cloud migration, scalability, resilience, and performance improvement initiatives. ### Core Technical Skills ### Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure Experience with one or more major cloud platforms: - **AWS** - **Microsoft Azure** - **Google Cloud Platform (GCP)** - Hybrid cloud environments - On-premises infrastructure Candidates with strong expertise in one cloud platform are welcome, while multi-cloud experience will be an advantage. ### Compute, Networking & Storage Strong understanding of infrastructure architecture across: - Compute - Networking - Storage - Virtualisation - Load balancing - High availability - Disaster recovery - Backup and recovery - Business continuity - Performance and capacity planning ### Containers & Platform Technologies Experience with: - Docker - Kubernetes - Container orchestration - Container-based infrastructure - Cloud-native platform architectures ### Infrastructure-as-Code & Automation Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management tools such as: - Terraform - AWS CloudFormation - Azure Bicep - Ansible - Other infrastructure automation tools Strong understanding of **environment management, configuration consistency, automation, and repeatable infrastructure deployment** is required. ### AI/ML & Data Infrastructure Experience designing infrastructure for **data-intensive and AI/ML workloads** is highly desirable. Relevant experience may include: - GPU compute infrastructure - High-throughput storage - Scalable compute environments - AI/ML infrastructure - Model training infrastructure - Model inference environments - Data processing workloads - Performance and capacity optimisation for AI/ML workloads ### Security & Compliance Strong understanding of: - Infrastructure security - Security architecture - Identity and Access Management (IAM) - Authentication and authorization - Network security - Cloud security - Data protection - Compliance requirements - Data residency - Secure infrastructure design The successful candidate should be able to incorporate security and compliance requirements into infrastructure architecture rather than treating them as an afterthought. ### High Availability & Disaster Recovery Experience designing resilient infrastructure with consideration for: - High Availability (HA) - Disaster Recovery (DR) - Backup strategies - Business Continuity - RTO – Recovery Time Objective - RPO – Recovery Point Objective - Failure recovery - Resilience and redundancy ### Architecture & Leadership Responsibilities For senior-level candidates, responsibilities may include: - Reviewing and approving infrastructure designs. - Establishing infrastructure architecture standards and reference patterns. - Providing technical direction to infrastructure and DevSecOps engineers. - Leading architecture discussions and design reviews. - Conducting technology evaluations and making adoption recommendations. - Mentoring engineers and supporting technical capability development. - Driving infrastructure modernization and optimization initiatives. ### Required Qualifications Depending on seniority, candidates should demonstrate relevant experience across: - Cloud infrastructure architecture or engineering - AWS, Azure and/or GCP - Networking and virtualisation - Docker and Kubernetes - Infrastructure-as-Code - Infrastructure automation - Security and IAM - High availability and disaster recovery - Infrastructure performance and capacity planning **For senior/architect-level positions:** proven experience designing and governing enterprise-scale infrastructure architectures is expected. **For junior/mid-level candidates:** strong hands-on infrastructure/cloud engineering experience with the ability and ambition to progress into architecture will also be considered. ### Certifications – Desirable Relevant certifications are advantageous, including: - AWS Solutions Architect - AWS Certified Advanced Networking / Security - Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect - Google Cloud Architect - Kubernetes certifications - HashiCorp Terraform certifications - TOGAF - Other relevant cloud, infrastructure, security, or architecture certifications ### Preferred Experience Experience in one or more of the following environments will be an advantage: - Enterprise infrastructure - Cloud transformation - Hybrid cloud - Cloud migration - AI/ML platforms - Data platforms - DevSecOps - Financial services / banking - Highly regulated environments - Large-scale distributed systems ### What We're Looking For We are looking for people who can **design, not just operate infrastructure** — professionals who understand how compute, networking, storage, cloud, security, automation, resilience, and cost come together to support business-critical workloads. Candidates should demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, technical curiosity, ownership, and the ability to work collaboratively with architecture, engineering, security, data, AI/ML, and DevSecOps teams. ### Experience Levels **0–5 Years:** Cloud/Infrastructure Engineers with strong hands-on exposure and a clear interest in architecture. **5–10 Years:** Senior Cloud/Infrastructure Engineers with architecture and design experience. **10–15 Years:** Infrastructure/Cloud Architects with enterprise-scale design and governance experience. **15+ Years:** Lead/Principal Infrastructure Architects capable of owning complex enterprise and hybrid-cloud architecture strategies.