Overview We are seeking an experienced IT Technical Lead / SME with deep, broad expertise across modern IT infrastructure technologies. This is a hands-off leadership role, providing architectural guidance, technical oversight, and strategic direction to on-site technical teams. The ideal candidate will bring enterprise-scale experience from the oil & gas or energy sector, ideally having worked with major global organisations such as Saudi Aramco or other industry giants. Key Responsibilities Serve as the senior technical authority across infrastructure domains, guiding engineering teams and ensuring alignment to best practices, architecture principles, and enterprise standards. Provide high-level architectural insight and act as a trusted SME on infrastructure strategy, technology choices, and solution design. Work closely with cross-functional teams (Operations, Security, Cloud, Networking, Applications) to ensure coordinated delivery of infrastructure initiatives. Conduct technical reviews of proposed solutions and designs, identifying risks, gaps, and improvements. Translate complex technical concepts into clear guidance for both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Support strategic planning, roadmap development, and continuous optimisation of infrastructure capabilities. Ensure infrastructure solutions meet organisational standards for resilience, scalability, compliance, and security. Act as a mentor and escalation point for technical teams, helping drive capability uplift and consistency across the organisation. Required Skills & Experience Technical Expertise Strong, broad knowledge across IT infrastructure architecture, including: Windows Server environments (AD, Group Policy, clustering, enterprise services) Linux-based systems (RHEL, Ubuntu, hardening, patching, enterprise deployment) On-premise infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, data centres) Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or hybrid cloud models; governance, cost management, landing zones) Virtualisation & containerisation (VMware, Hyper-V, Kubernetes - desirable) Excellent understanding of IT operations, monitoring, tooling, service management and automation. Industry Experience Experience working within the oil & gas, energy, petrochemical, or large industrial sectors is highly desirable. Prior roles supporting complex, global enterprise environments, ideally for major organisations Leadership & Soft Skills Exceptional communication, capable of engaging confidently with senior leadership, engineers, and external partners. Strong stakeholder-management and influencing skills, with the ability to drive consensus in technically diverse teams. Proven experience operating in hands-off, advisory leadership roles with the ability to guide without direct control. Ability to manage competing priorities, provide clear direction, and ensure delivery of complex technical initiatives. Qualifications Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). Relevant certifications beneficial: Cloud (Azure/AWS Architect level certifications) ITIL, TOGAF, or other architecture frameworks Linux/Windows infrastructure certifications Why This Role Might Appeal Opportunity to shape enterprise infrastructure strategy within a critical, high-profile environment. Work with highly skilled teams on cutting-edge technologies across hybrid and cloud landscapes. Strategic leadership role with significant influence and visibility.