Position:
Senior Transformation Solution Architect
Location: KSA -Riyadh
Experience: 15+Years
Nationality: Any
** Notice Period : Only Immediate joiners OR not longer than 30 days’ Notice Period **
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- A master’s degree is an advantage.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Transformation Solution Architect to design, lead, and govern large-scale infrastructure transformation, build, and migration programs across hybrid and multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI).
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure modernization, workload migration, and business continuity/disaster recovery (BCDR). You will act as a technical authority and design owner, ensuring that transformation solutions are scalable, secure, compliant, and aligned with client business objectives. This role combines strategic architecture leadership with hands-on validation and governance, working closely with consultants, engineers, and client stakeholders to deliver transformation excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Transformation Architecture & Strategy
- Define and architect transformation blueprints encompassing migration, build, and BCDR scopes.
- Lead as-is assessments and design to-be architectures across infrastructure,
applications, and operations. - Develop roadmaps, transformation frameworks, and target operating models (TOMs).
- Align transformation design with business, security, and operational goals.
- Support pre-sales and bid activities by preparing solution proposals, technical documentation, and cost models.
Build & Implementation Design
- Architect and oversee build activities for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
- Define design standards for infrastructure deployment, automation, and integration across cloud and on-prem platforms.
- Develop HLDs (High-Level Designs) and LLDs (Low-Level Designs) for compute, network, storage, and security layers.
- Establish IaC (Infrastructure-as-Code) standards using Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Ensure build deliverables meet compliance, performance, and scalability requirements.
- Validate environment readiness and operational handover from build to production.
Migration & Modernization
- Architect migration frameworks and patterns (rehost, re-platform, refactor) for complex workloads.
- Define migration sequencing, dependency mapping, and cutover strategies.
- Design landing zones, network architecture, and security configurations for hybrid connectivity.
- Ensure workload transitions align with architectural best practices and business continuity plans.
- Review and validate migration execution performed by delivery teams, ensuring minimal disruption and full compliance.
BCDR Architecture & Resilience Design
- Design and oversee business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) architectures within transformation initiatives.
- Define RTO/RPO objectives, recovery tiers, and failover design patterns across cloud and on-premises systems.
- Integrate backup, replication, and DR automation into transformation architectures using tools such as Azure Site Recovery, AWS Elastic DR, Zerto, or Veeam.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity and compliance teams to embed resilience and security within design frameworks.
- Conduct resilience validation and testing plans to ensure operational readiness and alignment with governance policies.
Governance & Technical Leadership
- Establish and enforce architecture governance standards, design reviews, and quality control checkpoints.
- Lead and mentor technical consultants and engineers across transformation workstreams.
- Conduct architecture validation and design assurance reviews throughout delivery phases.
- Collaborate with project management and finance to align architecture decisions with cost, timeline, and risk parameters.
- Ensure proper documentation and knowledge transfer for ongoing operations and support teams.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as a trusted advisor to client IT leadership and transformation stakeholders.
- Translate complex technical designs into clear business outcomes for executive audiences.
- Coordinate with internal teams across CloudOps, FinOps, and Cybersecurity to deliver unified architecture solutions.
- Provide executive-level presentations, status updates, and risk assessments to ensure full transparency.
- Proven experience designing and leading build, migration, and BCDR initiatives across enterprise environments.
- Expertise in on-premises (VMware, Hyper-V) and multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) platforms.
- Demonstrated experience developing roadmaps, architecture frameworks, and governance models.
- Strong background in automation, hybrid integration, and performance optimization.
Technical Skills
- Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.
- Architecture & Design: Landing zones, reference architectures, hybrid network and security design.
- Build & Automation: Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Migration Tools: Azure Migrate, AWS MGN, Cloud Endure, OCI Cloud Migrate.
- BCDR Tools: Azure Site Recovery, AWS Elastic DR, Veeam, Zerto, Commvault.
- On-Prem Technologies: VMware vSphere/ESXi, vCenter, Hyper-V, storage, and networking.
- Monitoring & Observability: Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch, OCI Operations Insights.
- Governance & Compliance: Familiarity with frameworks such as ISO 22301, NCA, and PCI-DSS.
Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Google Professional Cloud Architect
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Professional
Preferred
- TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification VMware Certified Professional (VCP) BCDR vendor certifications (Veeam, Zerto, Commvault, ISO 22301)
If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your resume to Career@flint-international.me ensure the position name is included in the subject line.