About the Role: Responsibilities, Skills, and Requirements
Looking to take your cloud career to new heights? Our team in vibrant Dubai Internet City is on the hunt for an AWS Cloud Architect who’s ready to shape cloud-first strategies and leave a lasting mark on our clients’ digital landscapes. If you love working where innovation meets real-world impact—and crave the challenges (and rewards) of Dubai’s booming IT scene—this could be your next big move.
About the Company
Picture a team that’s buzzing with ideas and brimming with collaborative energy—all set against Dubai Internet City’s famous skyline. We’re an IT consultancy that prides itself on delivering seamless cloud transformation journeys for our diverse clients. Here, your voice carries weight, “good enough” isn’t good enough, and Friday breakfast meet-ups are practically an institution. We’re known for embracing new tech quickly, celebrating milestones (big and small), and supporting each other’s growth every step of the way.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Designing robust, scalable AWS cloud architectures to meet unique client requirements.
- Collaborating closely with both internal colleagues and client tech teams—think of yourself as the bridge between vision and execution.
- Conducting architecture reviews and migrations, ensuring best practices and security are baked in from day one.
- Leading technical workshops and hands-on sessions to upskill clients and junior teammates.
- Troubleshooting complex cloud workloads—sometimes, it’s more detective work than engineering!
- Staying ahead of new AWS offerings to advise clients and our company on emerging possibilities.
- Preparing clear, actionable documentation (we value not just what you do, but how you explain it).
What You’ll Bring
Must-Haves:
- Solid, recent experience architecting solutions with AWS (EC2, S3, VPC, Lambda, RDS—if you know, you know).
- Proven track record in designing or migrating enterprise workloads to AWS.
- Strong understanding of core networking, security, and automation concepts (CloudFormation/Terraform is a bonus).
- Great communication skills in English—this role interacts with clients daily.
- Currently residing in the UAE with valid status.
Nice-to-Haves:
- AWS certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps, or similar).
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud or multi-cloud environments.
- Team leadership or mentorship experience.
- Comfort navigating a fast-paced consulting environment.
Not sure you tick every box? We’d still love to hear from you.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
- Salary AED 10,000 – 15,000 (commensurate with experience and impact).
- Two-year UAE residency sponsorship—no need to worry about paperwork.
- Comprehensive health insurance.
- Company-provided housing and transport—yes, you can skip the Dubai commute headaches.
- Supportive, international team: everyone’s welcome and everyone’s heard.
- Career growth opportunities—whether you want to get certified, lead projects, or explore new verticals.
Here, your contributions matter, professional development is encouraged, and the work is as dynamic as the city itself. If you’re ready for a role that challenges, rewards, and supports in equal measure—let’s talk.
Common Interview Questions and Tips
To help you prepare and feel confident, here are some questions you might encounter during the interview process for this role.
- Can you walk us through a recent project where you designed or migrated enterprise workloads to AWS? What challenges did you encounter, and how did you overcome them?
- How do you typically approach architecting scalable and secure AWS environments? Which AWS services and features do you rely on most when ensuring resilience and compliance?
- Describe your experience with automation tools like CloudFormation or Terraform. How have you used these tools to optimize cloud deployments?
- What’s your process for conducting architecture reviews, and how do you ensure that security best practices are incorporated from the outset?
- Can you give an example of a complex cloud issue you’ve troubleshooted? How did you identify the root cause and what steps did you take to resolve it?
- Have you had experience integrating AWS with other cloud providers or on-premises environments? What are the key considerations in a hybrid or multi-cloud setup?
- Tell us about a time you led a technical workshop or mentored a junior colleague. What approach did you use to ensure everyone could follow along and gain value?
- Imagine a client is hesitant to migrate their critical workloads to AWS due to security concerns. How would you address their worries?
- How do you keep up with the rapidly changing AWS landscape, and how do you apply new features or services to benefit your clients?
- Describe a situation where you had to collaborate with a client technical team that had a different vision from your own. How did you bridge that gap?
- Our team values clear, actionable documentation—how do you balance thoroughness with clarity when preparing technical materials for diverse audiences?
- What excites you about working in a collaborative, multicultural environment like Dubai Internet City, and how do you contribute to a supportive team culture?
- In a fast-paced consultancy, priorities can shift quickly. Can you share how you manage competing deadlines while still delivering high-quality solutions?