Saud Albazei

Saud Albazei is a Principal Architect at Google, specializing in Application and Infrastructure Modernization since September 2022. Previously, Saud held various positions at Amazon Web Services (AWS), advancing from Solutions Architect to Senior Solutions Architect for the Startup Ecosystem in the Middle East & North Africa between November 2020 and September 2022. Prior experience includes serving as Technical Delivery Manager at THIQAH Business Services, managing digital transformation projects for government entities, and as Head of Software Engineering at Unifonic Inc., overseeing product lifecycle and team coordination. Saud has also been Chief Technology Officer at Saleh Al-Bazai Co., managing IT operations across subsidiaries, and has entrepreneurial experience founding companies such as MiniCloud and OnMyBlock. Saud obtained a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of San Diego and has additional educational qualifications from the Institute of Public Administration in Saudi Arabia and Technical and Vocational Training Corporation.