💼 Full-Time Position

Head of IT, Fintech, Dubai

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Confidential
📍 dubai, dubai, United-Arab-Emirates
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Location
dubai, United-Arab-Emirates
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Posted
June 16, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

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.

Mandatory Sector Experience

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.

Responsibilities

  • 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 (F...