Technical Infrastructure Manager

Our client, a global financial institution has a vacancy for Technical Infrastructure Manager for their Bahrain office. Responsibilities: -Develop and execute a comprehensive infrastructure strategy aligned with the broader Technologies vision and industry best practices. -Ensure that the IT infrastructure meets the enterprise-level standards for performance, security, compliance, and risk management. -Collaborate and assist engineering and architecture teams to design scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure solutions across compute, storage, database, network and middleware platforms. -Lead and optimize day-to-day Infrastructure operations to ensure high availability, performance, and security across all systems. -Drive a shift from reactive support to a proactive, customer-centric service model through automation, monitoring, and predictive analytics. -Ensure adherence to SLAs and operational KPIs through robust service management practices. -Lead the development and execution of DR and IT BCP strategies to ensure resilience and rapid recovery of critical systems. -Conduct regular DR drills and scenario testing to validate preparedness. -Ensure comprehensive, up-to-date documentation of infrastructure architecture, configurations, processes, policies and procedures to support operational continuity, compliance, and knowledge transfer. -Provide regular reporting on infrastructure performance, risk posture, and strategic initiatives to senior leadership. -Manage relationships with vendors and external service providers.

Experience & Qualifications: -A master’s degree in Information Technology or a related field is highly desirable and preferred. -Professional certifications in relevant areas such as ITIL, CISSP, CISM, Cloud Architecture, and Project Management (PMP/PRINCE2). -Minimum 12 years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure, operations, and security, with at least 5–7 years in a senior leadership role. -Deep expertise in core technologies including compute, storage, network (LAN/WAN), hyperconverged infrastructure, virtualization and containerization platforms, network security, operating systems (Windows, Linux, AIX/UNIX), databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB), and the Microsoft 365 suite. -Strong understanding of infrastructure architecture, cybersecurity, data center management, cloud environments (public, private, hybrid), and regional/global IT support models. -Experience with ITIL, SOC, ISO and PCI-DSS compliance program and standards. Preference for Bahrain based candidates