Head of IT, Fintech, Dubai

A multi-asset trading group is looking to hire their first head of IT to own and run the global IT function across the group. Lead a small team manage the stack hands‑on and keep a 24/7 trading environment running.

Applications will only be considered from candidates with recent IT leadership experience inside one of the following: FX/CFD brokerages crypto exchanges banks FinTechs or payments institutions. Trading infrastructure exposure is essential. Candidates from outside regulated trading environments will not be progressed.

• Own IT strategy budget service standards and SLAs
• Lead and grow the IT team including helpdesk and engineering with 24/7 cover
• Administer Entra ID (Azure AD) Microsoft 365 Exchange Online and Intune
• Run Windows Server (DNS DHCP GPO domain controllers) backups patching and endpoint security
• Own the Fortinet stack (FortiGate FortiAnalyzer ...