# Enterprise Computing & Cloud Architect (Saudi Arabia)

> Eram Talent · Dammam, Saudi Arabia · — · Posted 2026-08-19

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

The Enterprise Computing & Cloud Architect is responsible for defining and governing the enterprise architecture for computing and infrastructure platforms across on-premises environments, private cloud, public cloud, and High-Performance Computing (HPC) and AI infrastructure.

### Key Responsibilities

-   Own and maintain the enterprise architecture for computing platforms across on-premises, private cloud, public cloud, HPC, and AI environments.
-   Define enterprise target architectures, reference architectures, technology standards, principles, and design patterns for computing and cloud platforms.
-   Develop and maintain strategic technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives, enterprise architecture strategy, and emerging technology trends.
-   Provide architecture leadership and assurance for major programs, transformation initiatives, and complex technology solutions.
-   Evaluate and recommend infrastructure, cloud, computing, virtualization, containerization, HPC, and AI technologies based on enterprise requirements.
-   Establish architectural principles and standards covering scalability, availability, performance, security, resilience, interoperability, and cost optimization.
-   Ensure alignment between solution architectures and the enterprise architecture, technology standards, and strategic direction.
-   Lead architecture reviews and provide technical governance throughout the solution lifecycle.
-   Assess current-state environments and develop transition architectures and migration strategies toward the target state.
-   Define cloud adoption, hybrid cloud, workload placement, and infrastructure modernization strategies.
-   Collaborate with cybersecurity, data, applications, networking, operations, and other architecture domains to ensure integrated enterprise solutions.
-   Provide architectural guidance for high-performance and AI computing platforms, including compute capacity, acceleration technologies, scalability, and integration requirements.
-   Assess technology risks, technical debt, architectural dependencies, and opportunities for modernization.

### Required Qualifications & Experience

-   Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
-   Master’s degree in a relevant field is preferred.
-   **10+ years of experience in technology, infrastructure, cloud, or enterprise architecture**, with significant experience in large-scale enterprise environments.
-   Demonstrated experience designing and governing complex computing and infrastructure platforms.
-   Strong experience across on-premises infrastructure and public/private cloud environments.
-   Experience with HPC and/or AI infrastructure architecture is highly desirable.
-   Strong understanding of cloud architecture, virtualization, containers, compute platforms, storage, networking, and infrastructure automation.
-   Experience developing enterprise architecture standards, reference architectures, technology roadmaps, and governance frameworks.
-   Proven experience providing architectural assurance for major programs and complex technology implementations.
-   Strong understanding of security, resilience, availability, scalability, performance, and infrastructure cost optimization principles.
-   Excellent stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

### Preferred Certifications

Relevant architecture, cloud, or technology certifications such as:

-   TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification.
-   AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud architecture certifications.
-   Relevant VMware, Kubernetes, HPC, AI infrastructure, or other specialist technology certifications.

### Key Competencies

-   Enterprise & Technology Architecture
-   Cloud & Hybrid Cloud Architecture
-   Computing & Infrastructure Architecture
-   HPC & AI Infrastructure
-   Architecture Governance & Assurance
-   Technology Strategy & Roadmapping
-   Solution Evaluation & Design
-   Technology Risk Management
-   Stakeholder & Vendor Management
-   Strategic Thinking and Innovation

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