Overview

Manager – IT Infrastructure & Engineering Platforms

Location: Middle East
Employment Type: Permanent

VHR is recruiting for an experienced Manager – IT Infrastructure & Engineering Platforms on behalf of a leading aerospace organisation. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in establishing and managing the engineering computing infrastructure that supports a next-generation aerospace programme.

You will be responsible for delivering secure, high-performance infrastructure that enables engineering teams to design, develop and certify complex aerospace systems. This includes cloud infrastructure, high-performance computing (HPC), engineering platforms, networking, storage and disaster recovery.

Key Responsibilities

Design, deploy and manage sovereign cloud infrastructure, ensuring security, scalability and data residency compliance.
Build and operate high-performance computing (HPC) environments supporting engineering simulation workloads including FEA, CFD and other computational analysis.
Deploy and support PLM, EDMS and MBSE platform infrastructure.
Manage engineering compute environments, including workstations, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), software deployment and licensing.
Own engineering networking, storage, backup, disaster recovery and business continuity.
Lead infrastructure projects from design through implementation and operational handover.
Work closely with engineering, DevSecOps, quality and configuration management teams to deliver reliable, high-performing infrastructure.
Manage third-party suppliers and technology partners.
Lead and mentor a small infrastructure team while remaining technically hands-on.

Requirements

15+ years' experience within IT Infrastructure.
At least 5 years supporting engineering computing environments within aerospace, defence or another high-performance engineering industry.
Strong experience designing and managing cloud infrastructure within secure or sovereign environments.
Proven experience building and operating HPC clusters supporting engineering analysis workloads.
Experience deploying and supporting PLM or EDMS platforms.
Strong knowledge of enterprise networking, storage, backup and disaster recovery.
Experience working with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools is highly desirable.
Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills.

Desirable Experience

Aerospace engineering environments supporting certification programmes.
MBSE collaboration platform deployment and support.
Experience working with classified or highly regulated environments.
Vendor management across cloud providers, infrastructure vendors and engineering software suppliers.

What's on Offer

Opportunity to join a cutting-edge aerospace programme.
Work with the latest cloud and engineering technologies.
Lead the delivery of mission-critical infrastructure supporting advanced aerospace engineering.
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

If you have a strong background in enterprise infrastructure, cloud technologies and engineering computing environments, we'd love to hear from you.

Manager IT Infrastructure & Engineering Platforms