Cloud and Infrastructure Platforms Director
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About the Role
KEO Group seeks a Cloud and Infrastructure Platforms Director to lead enterprise cloud, infrastructure, and platform strategy across regional and international operations.
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Responsibilities
- Define and execute KEO's cloud first, platform first infrastructure strategy
- Manage and continuously improve service reliability at enterprise scale
- Own and evolve KEO's Microsoft Azure environment, leading design, deployment, and lifecycle management of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS platforms
- Oversee identity and access management via Microsoft Entra ID, enforcing MFA, RBAC, and least privilege principles
- Maintain certified digital platforms including Microsoft SharePoint and Autodesk Construction Cloud
- Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives
- Champion KEO's cybersecurity posture across all infrastructure and platform operations
- Ensure zero trust, least privilege, and access control governance principles are consistently applied
- Maintain and continuously improve Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery programmes
- Lead a shift from traditional ITIL process orientation toward experience driven, outcome based service management
- Champion an automation first culture, leading implementation of infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipeline integration, and self service cloud provisioning
- Apply Site Reliability Engineering principles to drive continuous improvement
Requirements
- 10–15+ years of progressive experience in enterprise IT infrastructure
- Minimum of 3–5 years in a leadership capacity managing teams, cloud platforms, or enterprise infrastructure operations
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related discipline
- Proven hands on experience managing Microsoft Azure cloud environments at enterprise scale
- Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD for infrastructure, self service cloud provisioning, and zero touch operations
- Experience applying Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles
- Proven cloud financial management (FinOps) experience
- Deep expertise in cybersecurity operations: Microsoft Sentinel, zero trust architecture, cloud security posture management, Entra ID, and endpoint security
- Experience managing third party governance and audit review processes
- Familiarity with AI driven infrastructure operations, edge computing architectures, and platform product models
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Company Overview
- KEO is a creative enterprise providing end to end services in planning, design, and project delivery for the built and natural environments.
- Recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and Top 20 International PM/CM Firms.
- Ranked #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in the 2024 WA100 Survey.
Role Overview
- This critical leadership role is responsible for defining, delivering, and managing the organization’s enterprise cloud, infrastructure, and platform strategy across regional and international operations.
- The role requires a highly experienced technology leader with a strong background in hybrid cloud environments, enterprise infrastructure operations, IT governance, cybersecurity, and large scale transformation initiatives.
Strategic & Platform Leadership
- Define and execute KEO's cloud first, platform first infrastructure strategy, leading the evolution from traditional operations toward a modern platform engineering model.
- Manage and continuously improve service reliability at enterprise scale, owning KEO's infrastructure performance and availability posture.
Cloud & Platform Engineering
- Own and evolve KEO's Microsoft Azure environment, leading design, deployment, and lifecycle management of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS platforms.
- Oversee identity and access management via Microsoft Entra ID, enforcing MFA, RBAC, and least privilege principles.
- Maintain certified digital platforms including Microsoft SharePoint and Autodesk Construction Cloud.
- Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives including right sizing, reserved capacity management, and workload scheduling.
Cybersecurity & Digital Trust
- Champion KEO's cybersecurity posture across all infrastructure and platform operations, overseeing Microsoft Sentinel for real time threat detection.
- Ensure zero trust, least privilege, and access control governance principles are consistently applied and independently verified via EY audits.
- Maintain and continuously improve Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery programmes.
Modern Service Management
- Lead a shift from traditional ITIL process orientation toward experience driven, outcome based service management.
- Lead continuous service improvement cycles, platform lifecycle governance, and technology refresh programmes.
Automation, DevOps & SRE Mindset
- Champion an automation first culture, leading implementation of infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipeline integration, self service cloud provisioning, and zero touch operations.
- Apply Site Reliability Engineering principles including error budgets, reliability targets, and blameless post incident reviews.
Data Driven & AI Enabled Operations
- Lead the adoption of observability platforms and AIOps tooling to enable predictive performance monitoring, anomaly detection, and automated incident response.
- Use operational telemetry and data driven insights to inform platform investment decisions and continuous improvement initiatives.
Team Leadership & People Development
- Lead, coach, and develop a high performing, geographically distributed infrastructure team.
- Set clear goals, provide regular feedback, and champion professional growth and certification of each team member.
- Build a psychologically safe team environment where automation innovation, constructive challenge, and knowledge sharing are actively encouraged.
- Promote cross functional collaboration with Digital Workplace, Enterprise Digital Solutions, and Technology Strategy teams.
Qualifications
- 10–15+ years of progressive experience in enterprise IT infrastructure, including a minimum of 3–5 years in a leadership capacity.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline.
- Proven, hands on experience managing Microsoft Azure cloud environments at enterprise scale.
- Demonstrated experience leading a shift from traditional infrastructure management to modern platform engineering and DevOps aligned operations.
- Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD for infrastructure, self service cloud provisioning, and zero touch operations.
- Experience applying Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.
- Proven cloud financial management (FinOps) experience.
- Deep expertise in cybersecurity operations: Microsoft Sentinel, zero trust architecture, cloud security posture management, Entra ID, and endpoint security.
- Experience managing third party governance and audit review processes.
- Familiarity with AI driven infrastructure operations, edge computing architectures, and platform product models.
- Experience in the AEC or professional services sector is advantageous.
- Understanding of sustainable/green IT infrastructure principles.
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