Head of Infrastructure

Role Description The Head of Infrastructure is a part-time, remote role responsible for overseeing the technology and systems that support UAE Football Network’s digital platforms and internal operations. Day-to-day tasks include designing and maintaining infrastructure architecture, ensuring system reliability and scalability, and managing cloud and network environments. The role involves coordinating IT services, monitoring performance and security, implementing best practices, and overseeing incident and change management processes. This position also requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams, vendors, and partners to support new initiatives, lead infrastructure-related projects, and provide guidance on technology decisions that enable the organization’s growth.
Qualifications
Candidates should possess strong Infrastructure skills, including systems architecture, cloud services, and environment configuration.
Candidates should possess IT Service Management skills, such as incident management, change management, and service delivery oversight.
Candidates should possess Team Leadership skills, including mentoring, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder management.
Candidates should possess Network Security skills, including security best practices, risk assessment, and implementation of protective controls.
Candidates should possess Project Management skills, including planning, coordination, prioritization, and tracking of infrastructure initiatives.
Relevant experience with sports or media platforms, SaaS or cloud-native environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), and modern DevOps practices is beneficial.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, clear communication skills, and the capacity to work effectively in a remote, part-time setting are required.
A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience, is preferred.

Work arrangement
Yes