Lead Engineer - Infrastructure & Cloud

About Us

• Core42, a leader in AI-powered cloud and digital infrastructure, is driving transformative technology solutions globally.
• Leveraging advanced resources and partnerships, Core42 empowers clients to harness sovereign AI infrastructure, especially in sectors with stringent regulatory needs.
• With a mission to redefine digital transformation, we combine sovereign capabilities with scalable, high-performance compute infrastructure, positioning itself at the forefront of AI innovation in the Middle East and beyond.
• The opportunity
• The Lead Engineer - Infrastructure and Cloud Engineering contributes to the design, leads implementation, and provides expert support for large-scale private cloud and/or HPC infrastructure, with a focus on compute, virtualization, operating systems, orchestration, Infrastructure as Code, and platform services.
• The role acts as a technical lead and subject matter expert for engineers responsible for compute and virtualization platforms across Coud and HPC environments.
• Your key responsibilities
• Co-design, implement, and manage large-scale private cloud, virtualization, and container platforms based on OpenStack, Red Hat OpenShift, and related infrastructure technologies.
• Lead the implementation and lifecycle management of compute, virtualization, operating system, hypervisor, and orchestration services across production and non-production environments.
• Collaborate with architecture, product, and platform engineering teams on technology evaluation, selection, integration, and solution design.
• Support the execution of compute, virtualization, and cloud platform roadmaps, standards, and service improvements.
• Lead capacity planning activities to ensure cloud and HPC platforms meet current and future demand.
• Improve platform reliability by identifying failure points, strengthening high availability, and reducing operational risk.
• Analyze and implement performance optimization strategies to improve compute efficiency, platform performance, and resource utilization.
• Define and execute disaster recovery and resilience strategies, ensuring system integrity, availability, and recoverability across platforms.
• Design and enhance platform observability, logging, and monitoring capabilities in collaboration with observability and operations teams.
• Provide expert support, including on-call support, root cause analysis, complex troubleshooting, and escalation management with vendor support.
• Lead and mentor infrastructure engineers, ensuring technical quality, execution discipline, and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with security teams to ensure compute, virtualization, and cloud platforms are secure, hardened, and compliant with cybersecurity requirements.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including implementation guides, operational procedures, diagrams, and knowledge base articles.
• Work with process and operations teams to improve support models, operational workflows, and collaboration efficiency.
• Participate in the hiring process by conducting technical interviews and contributing to team growth.
• What we’re looking for
• (a) Required skills / qualifications
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technology discipline.
• 7+ years of experience designing, implementing, and managing private cloud, virtualization, or infrastructure platforms.
• 2+ years of experience leading a team of 3+ engineers, with accountability for technical quality and timely delivery.
• Strong hands-on experience with OpenStack is mandatory, including deployment and operation of production-scale environments (preferably enterprise distributions such as Red Hat OpenStack).

Experience

• with other platforms (Apache CloudStack, Red Hat OpenShift, Nutanix or Proxmox) is considered complementary.
• Proven experience in deploying and operating large-scale public or private cloud environments is required.

Experience

• within a cloud service provider environment is strongly preferred.
• Strong hands-on experience with compute technologies, including x86 hardware, Linux, KVM, ESXi, operating systems, and orchestration services.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience with Linux environments, including 3+ years in a senior systems or infrastructure engineering role.
• Strong understanding of hardware architecture and components, including x86/ARM, NUMA, memory channels, NICs, accelerators, firmware, and server lifecycle management.
• Good understanding of data center networking concepts, including the OSI model, TCP/IP, routing, firewalls, load balancing, VLAN/VXLAN, and related technologies.
• Good understanding of storage types, architectures, and protocols, including object, block, file storage, NFS/SMB, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel.
• Good understanding of cloud-native concepts, Kubernetes, containers, and platform services.
• Experience with identity, access management, and authorization solutions such as PKI, LDAP, OAuth, and OpenID Connect.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Zabbix, Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK Stack.
• Strong hands-on experience with deployment, upgrade, and Day 2 operations automation for large-scale cloud platforms using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), GitOps, and CI/CD methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools and frameworks such as Ansible, Terraform, ArgoCD, or similar technologies.
• Strong scripting or programming skills using Python, Go, Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience with ITSM tools such as Jira, Redmine, or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of GPU hardware, AI accelerators, and HPC infrastructure is an advantage.
• Relevant certifications in Linux, virtualization, cloud computing, OpenStack, VMware, Kubernetes, or OpenShift are advantageous.
• Strong organizational, analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• What working at Core42 offers
• With a diverse team of 1,100+ employees from 68 nationalities, we foster an inclusive, innovative and collaborative environment.
• At Core42, we foster a culture grounded in trust, accountability and high performance.
• We are united by our values:

Grit

Passion

Impact

• , as we aim to inspire progress and create meaningful change.
• Our team members thrive in an environment where each person’s contributions propel us forward, and together, we commit to achieving extraordinary results.
• Competitive Salary: We offer an attractive salary package based on your skills and experience
• Yearly Bonus: In recognition of your contributions, you will receive a performance-based annual bonus
• Exclusive Discount Cards: Access special benefits with Esaad and Fazaa cards, offering discounts across a wide range of services
• Premium Family Insurance: We provide comprehensive health coverage, including dental, vision and life insurance, ensuring the well-being of you and your family
• Learning & Development: We offer access to top-tier learning platforms to help you grow in your career. Learn at your own pace with unlimited access to premium courses.