Systems Engineer
Role Overview
University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) was officially established by the Amiri Decision No. 13 of 2022, and it is the first national university specializing in academic, applied, technical, and professional education in the State of Qatar.
UDST offers more than 80 bachelor's and master's degree programs, as well as diplomas and certificates.
The university comprises five colleges: the College of Business, the College of Computing and Information Technology, the College of Engineering and Technology, the College of Health Sciences, and the College of General Education, as well as specialized training centers catering to individuals and companies.
UDST is recognized for its student-centered learning and state-of-the-art facilities.
Its world-renowned faculty and researchers work on developing the students’ skills and help raise well-equipped graduates who proudly serve different sectors of the economy and contribute to achieving human, social, and economic development goals nationally and internationally.
With more than 777 staff and over 9,500 students, UDST is the destination of choice for applied and experiential learning.
The University is recognized for its student-centered learning and state-of-the-art facilities.
Our faculty are committed to delivering pedagogically-sound learning experiences that incorporate innovative learning technologies.
Our aim is to enhance students’ skills and help develop talented graduates who can effectively contribute to a knowledge-based economy and make Qatar’s National Vision 2030 a reality.
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About the university
UDST is Qatar’s first national university specializing in academic, applied, technical, and professional education.
The university offers more than 80 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, diplomas, and certificates across five colleges and specialized training centers.
UDST emphasizes student-centered applied learning, experiential education, innovative learning technologies, and workforce development.
Infrastructure operations
- Maintain, configure, and support enterprise server, virtualization, storage, backup, cloud, and Microsoft infrastructure for reliable and secure operations.
- Manage Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, identity, messaging, virtualization, endpoint management, monitoring, and security technologies.
- Administer Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux server environments.
- Manage VMware vSphere, Horizon, and GPU-enabled virtual desktop infrastructure.
- Administer HPC and NVIDIA GPU infrastructure supporting academic, research, AI, and VDI workloads.
- Administer enterprise compute and storage for availability, performance, and capacity.
- Monitor backup and recovery solutions, conduct restoration testing, and support disaster recovery.
- Support hybrid-cloud infrastructure across Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.
- Administer SCCM/MECM, SCOM, Microsoft Intune, and Microsoft Defender.
Security, service, and improvement
- Perform server patching, vulnerability remediation, and security hardening with the Lead Systems Engineer and cybersecurity teams.
- Monitor infrastructure health, availability, performance, and capacity; identify and resolve potential issues.
- Troubleshoot incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and resolve service requests and incidents within operational SLAs.
- Collaborate on infrastructure upgrades, migrations, expansions, and cloud or server infrastructure projects.
- Support incident, problem, change, capacity, and release management within infrastructure.
- Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts and other automation for administration, monitoring, and efficiency.
- Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, configuration records, and implementation documentation.
- Coordinate troubleshooting, maintenance, and implementation with vendors, the Service Desk, and IT teams; recommend improvements based on emerging technologies.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Education and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field is required.
- At least 4 years of experience in IT or a related field.
- At least 3 years of experience in system administration.
Languages and certifications
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
- Fluency in written and spoken Arabic is preferred.
- Certifications in Microsoft MCSE, RHCE, CCNP, VMware, or Azure are desirable.
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