Cloud Architect – Azure Data & AI Platform (Onsite, UAE)

About the role

The Cloud Architect will define and design the cloud infrastructure for a data and AI platform built on Microsoft Fabric, Informatica IDMC, and Microsoft Foundry on Azure. The role covers design and build phases, with hand‑over to the Cloud and Ops Specialist.

Key responsibilities

• Design network and connectivity for Fabric and Informatica on Azure and produce technical designs for the client IT team.
• Translate functional requirements into infrastructure sizing, configuration and capacity planning.
• Define DevOps repository structures, access controls and CI/CD pipelines.
• Advise on FinOps best practices, consumption optimisation and environment scaling.
• Enable development teams to configure workspaces and troubleshoot infrastructure issues.
• Provide design guidance and oversight during hand‑over to the Cloud and Ops Specialist.
• Embed security, identity, encryption and data residency requirements in all designs.

Required profile

• 8+ years of experience in cloud and infrastructure architecture, with at least 3 years on data platform workloads.
• Deep expertise in Azure networking, identity & access, Key Vault, landing zones, capacity and cost management.
• Experience presenting design decisions to client IT leadership and defending trade‑offs.

Required skills

• Microsoft Azure (networking, IAM, Key Vault, landing zones, cost management)
• Microsoft Fabric (capacities, OneLake, lakehouse, warehouse, mirroring)
• Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (Secure Agent architecture)
• Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, DevOps repository design
• Security, encryption and data residency compliance