Infrastructure and Server Administrator

About the Job

• Administer Windows and/or Linux server environments, virtualization platforms, storage, and associated infrastructure services.
• Monitor availability, capacity, and performance; investigate alerts and restore service within agreed priority and escalation procedures.
• Plan and execute approved patching, configuration changes, hardening, and lifecycle maintenance.
• Maintain server inventories, configuration records, operating procedures, diagrams, and technical runbooks.
• Support incident, problem, and change management, including root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Coordinate infrastructure dependencies with network, cloud, backup, cybersecurity, application, and database teams.
• Support discovery, baseline assessment, and transition activities for on-premises and any subsequently approved hosted environment.
• Participate in agreed on-call coverage for critical infrastructure incidents.

Requirements

• Minimum 6 years of relevant infrastructure and server administration experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server and/or enterprise Linux, Active Directory, and virtualization technologies.
• Practical knowledge of monitoring, patch management, storage, capacity planning, and security hardening.
• VCP, MCSE/Microsoft role-based certification, RHCSA, or Server+ preferred.
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation and work within controlled change processes.
• Experience operating hybrid on-premises and cloud environments.

Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates