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Contract TypeContract TypeFull-time
Workplace typeWorkplace typeOn-site
LocationLocationRiyadh

About the Role

Acuative Middle East is seeking a Data Center Architect to lead the design and strategy for hosting environments supporting large-scale Smart City platforms and critical digital transformation initiatives. This role involves developing comprehensive hosting strategies across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, ensuring high availability, robust security, scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in enterprise data center architecture, cloud platforms, disaster recovery, cybersecurity, and infrastructure technologies for AI, IoT, edge computing, and real-time analytics.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and define enterprise hosting strategies for Smart City platforms and essential digital services.
  • Design comprehensive hosting models including on-premises data centers, private clouds, public clouds, and hybrid cloud architectures.
  • Conduct feasibility studies and technical assessments to recommend hosting solutions.
  • Produce detailed infrastructure blueprints, architecture diagrams, and technical specifications.
  • Evaluate emerging hosting technologies and provide strategic recommendations aligned with business objectives.
  • Design Tier III/Tier IV data center infrastructure for mission-critical environments, defining compute, storage, network, virtualization, and container platforms.
  • Design modular and scalable infrastructure solutions for future growth and evolving technological demands.
  • Ensure compatibility and integration with next-generation technologies such as AI, ML, Edge Computing, Digital Twin Platforms, IoT Platforms, and Smart City Applications.
  • Design robust cloud adoption and migration strategies, and architect secure hybrid-cloud environments integrating on-premises and public cloud platforms.
  • Evaluate and recommend cloud providers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI), and design cloud landing zones and governance frameworks.
  • Define high-availability architectures for critical workloads and develop comprehensive Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies, establishing RTO and RPO.
  • Design advanced DR architectures (Active-Active, Active-Passive) and implement geographic redundancy.
  • Develop effective backup and recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and business continuity.
  • Design fault-tolerant network architectures and define redundancy requirements across core networks, data center fabrics, internet connectivity, and power systems.
  • Address and optimize for latency-sensitive workloads and real-time processing requirements.
  • Design secure hosting environments aligned with cybersecurity best practices, defining network segmentation, Zero Trust Architectures, encryption standards, firewalls, and IDS/IPS.
  • Implement security monitoring and SIEM integration, ensuring compliance with national and international security standards.
  • Design energy-efficient data center solutions, recommending smart cooling, power optimization, and renewable energy integration to support Green Data Center initiatives and sustainability/ESG objectives.
  • Develop Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models and perform cost-benefit analyses across various hosting options, evaluating CAPEX vs. OPEX approaches.
  • Provide executive-level recommendations balancing cost, performance, scalability, and risk.

Qualifications and Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or a related discipline. A Master's Degree is preferred.
  • A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Data Center Design, Enterprise Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud Architecture, and Hosting Strategy Development.
  • Proven experience delivering large-scale projects within Smart City, Government, Telecom, or Critical Infrastructure sectors.
  • Demonstrated experience in designing enterprise-grade and mission-critical data centers.

Required Skills and Expertise

  • Data Center Technologies: Data Center Architecture, Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI), Storage Systems (SAN/NAS/Object Storage), Virtualization Platforms, Container Platforms (Kubernetes/OpenShift).
  • Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
  • Networking: Data Center Networking, SDN Technologies, Cisco ACI, Spine-Leaf Architectures, MPLS, SD-WAN.
  • High Availability & Disaster Recovery: Business Continuity Planning, Disaster Recovery Design, Backup & Recovery Solutions, Multi-Site Architectures.
  • Security: Zero Trust Architecture, NIST Framework, ISO 27001, SOC Operations, SIEM Integration, Security Architecture.
  • Emerging Technologies: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Edge Computing, Digital Twin Platforms, IoT Platforms, Smart City Applications.
  • Cloud Strategy & Governance: Cloud Adoption Strategies, Cloud Migration Strategies, Hybrid-Cloud Environments, Cloud Landing Zones, Cloud Governance Frameworks.
  • Data Center Design Standards: Tier III/Tier IV Data Center Design.
  • Infrastructure Components: Compute Infrastructure, Storage Architecture, Network Architecture, Power Systems.
  • Resilience & Performance: Fault-Tolerant Network Architectures, Core Networks, Data Center Fabrics, Internet Connectivity, Latency-Sensitive Workloads, Real-time Processing Requirements.
  • Sustainability: Energy-Efficient Data Center Solutions, Smart Cooling Technologies, Power Optimization Strategies, Renewable Energy Integration, Green Data Center Initiatives, Sustainability and ESG Objectives.
  • Financial Analysis: Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Models, Cost-Benefit Analyses, CAPEX vs. OPEX Approaches, Cost Performance Scalability Risk Balancing.
  • Strategic & Leadership Skills: Strategic Planning, Infrastructure Architecture, Executive Communication, Stakeholder Management, Technical Leadership, Cost Optimization, Risk Management, Innovation & Emerging Technologies.

Work Environment and Additional Information

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires a minimum of 10 years of experience. Preferred certifications include CDCP, CDCE, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect, TOGAF, CISSP, PCIE Data Center, VMware VCAP / VCDX, and Kubernetes Certifications (CKA/CKAD).

Requirements

  • Requires +10 Years experience

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