About the Role
The Senior System Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and maintaining the company's IT systems infrastructure to ensure high availability, reliability, security, and performance. This role requires extensive experience in enterprise infrastructure environments, particularly within the banking sector, alongside a strong understanding of critical banking systems, business continuity, and disaster recovery requirements.
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Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, configure, and maintain enterprise-level server infrastructure and operating systems.
- Manage and administer Windows Server and Linux environments.
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues, and implement preventive measures.
- Manage virtualization technologies such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, or equivalent platforms.
- Administer Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and enterprise authentication services.
- Ensure high availability, system redundancy, backup, and disaster recovery capabilities.
- Participate in infrastructure upgrades, migrations, patch management, and capacity planning.
- Implement and maintain infrastructure security standards in compliance with banking regulations and internal IT policies.
- Collaborate with network, cybersecurity, database, and application teams to ensure seamless IT operations.
- Prepare technical documentation, infrastructure reports, and operational procedures.
- Support business-critical banking applications and infrastructure environments.
- Participate in IT infrastructure projects and ensure successful delivery within agreed timelines.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in systems engineering and IT infrastructure.
- Previous experience working in the banking or financial services sector is mandatory.
- Strong experience in Windows Server and Linux administration.
- Hands-on experience with VMware, Hyper-V, or other virtualization platforms.
- Good knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and enterprise infrastructure services.
- Experience with backup solutions, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
- Understanding of IT security standards, infrastructure monitoring, and performance optimization.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
