Senior System Administrator
About This Role
SENIOR SYSTEM ENGINEER
Location: United Arab Emirates
Employment Type: Full-Time
Security Clearance: Required
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking a Senior System Engineer for a secure government entity in the UAE. The role requires hands-on implementation, maintenance, and L3 troubleshooting of enterprise infrastructure including servers, storage, backup, virtualization, and disaster recovery solutions.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design, implement, and maintain enterprise server infrastructure (Dell PowerEdge, VxRail, HPE ProLiant)
- Manage storage platforms including Dell PowerVault, PowerStore, PowerScale, PowerMax, HPE, and Pure Storage (SAN/NAS)
- Administer backup solutions (Veeam, CommVault, Dell Data Protection)
- Deploy and support VMware environments (vSphere, VCF, vSAN, NSX)
- Maintain secondary virtualization platforms (Nutanix, Hyper-V)
- Manage disaster recovery solutions (Zerto, VMware SRM)
- Provide L3 technical support for critical infrastructure issues
- Apply ITIL best practices and security standards
- Create technical documentation and maintain configuration records
- Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience
- 7-10 years in enterprise IT infrastructure
- Proven L3 troubleshooting experience across all listed technologies
- Experience in secure or regulated environments
Technical Skills
Servers:
- Dell PowerEdge Servers, VxRail
- HPE ProLiant
Storage:
- Dell: PowerVault, PowerStore, PowerScale, PowerMax
- HPE storage arrays
- Pure Storage
- SAN/NAS protocols
Backup:
- Veeam Backup & Replication
- CommVault
- Dell Data Protection
Virtualization (Primary):
- VMware vSphere (ESXi, vCenter)
- VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
- VMware vSAN
- VMware NSX
Virtualization (Secondary):
- Nutanix
- Microsoft Hyper-V
Disaster Recovery:
- Zerto
- VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
Additional:
- ITIL framework
- Security hardening and compliance
- Scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash)
- Windows/Linux administration
Certifications (Minimum 2 Required)
- VMware VCP-DCV
- Dell EMC Certified Specialist/Expert
- HPE ASE
- Veeam VMCE
- ITIL Foundation
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