Job Description: Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated IT Architect & Integrator to design, implement, and manage robust, scalable, and secure IT infrastructure solutions. This role requires a versatile professional who can bridge the gap between architecture and operations, leveraging a strong background in virtualization, DevOps practices, and system integration to ensure seamless data flow and operational efficiency across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Implementation: Architect and implement enterprise-level IT solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and industry best practices.

• Virtualization Management: Install, configure, and manage virtualization environments, specifically using VMware technologies (v Sphere, v Center, etc.), to optimize resource utilization and support high availability and disaster recovery solutions.

• DevOps & Automation: Drive the adoption of DevOps practices by automating infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment using tools like Ansible, Packer, and Terraform.

• Container Orchestration: install, and configure Kubernetes (k8s) clusters and related containerization technologies (Docker) to support cloud-native applications and microservices architectures.

• System Integration: Oversee the integration of diverse internal and third-party systems and applications, including managing and integrating SNMP interfaces for network monitoring and management.

• Operating System Management: Provide hands-on expertise in the management and administration of Linux operating systems, ensuring their performance, security, and reliability.

• Networking: Possess a strong understanding of networking principles, protocols, and security to design robust and secure network architectures that support integrated systems.

• Scripting & Programming: Develop and maintain automation scripts using Bash scripting and leverage programming skills in Python for complex automation tasks, data manipulation, and custom tool development.

• Documentation and Guidance: Create detailed architectural documentation, diagrams, and operational guides.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Proven experience of minimum 3 years as an IT Architect, Solutions Architect, or Senior Systems/DevOps Engineer in complex environments.

• Deep, hands-on knowledge of virtualization platforms.

• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible, Packer).

• Strong experience with container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes and Docker).

• Extensive experience with Linux administration and shell environments.

• Proficiency in Bash scripting and strong development skills in Python are highly valued.

• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, routing, switching, and network security.

• Experience with third-party system integration, monitoring tools (like SNMP), and API management.

• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Defence and Space Saudi Limited:

Contract Type:

Fixed term

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Computing&Comm and Info& Data Processing:

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