The company is currently seeking a highly capable, hands-on Senior Systems Engineer with deep expertise in AWS cloud architecture and operations, combined with strong foundations in enterprise infrastructure, systems, and automation. The successful candidate will take on various responsibilities and must meet specific requirements.
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Key Responsibilities
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AWS Cloud Ownership (Core Requirement)
Architect, deploy, and manage production-grade AWS environments.
Design secure, scalable, and cost-optimized solutions across:
- EC2, S3, EBS, EFS
- VPC, Transit Gateway, VPN, Direct Connect
- RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora
- IAM, Organizations, Control Tower
- CloudFront, Route 53
- Lambda, API Gateway
Implement high availability, DR, and backup strategies (multi-AZ, multi-region).
Lead AWS cost optimization.
Troubleshoot complex AWS issues across compute, network, storage, and security layers.
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Infrastructure & Systems Engineering
Manage and optimize Windows & Linux environments.
Design and maintain:
- Active Directory / Entra ID (Azure AD)
- DNS, DHCP, Group Policies
Virtualization experience (VMware / Nutanix).
Storage systems (SAN/NAS, backup solutions like Rubrik).
Build resilient hybrid environments (on-prem + cloud).
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Automation & Infrastructure as Code
Build and maintain infrastructure.
Develop automation scripts using:
- Python / Bash / PowerShell
Drive zero-touch provisioning and configuration management.
Eliminate manual operational tasks.
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Security & Compliance
Implement cloud security best practices:
- IAM least privilege
- Network segmentation
- Encryption at rest and in transit
Work closely with security teams on:
- Vulnerability remediation
- Compliance (ISO, NIST, etc.)
Hands-on with tools like:
- AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, WAF, Shield
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Monitoring, Reliability & Performance
Implement full-stack monitoring.
Define SLAs, SLOs, and alerts.
Lead incident response and root cause analysis (RCA).
Optimize system performance and uptime.
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DevOps & Platform Engineering
Work with Dev teams to enable:
- CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins)
Containerization:
- Docker, Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
Support application deployments and platform stability.
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Leadership & Ownership
Act as technical lead for infrastructure decisions.
Mentor junior engineers.
Challenge weak designs and propose better alternatives.
Take full ownership and avoid a "that’s not my job" mindset.
Requirements
- 7–10+ years in Systems / Infrastructure Engineering
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Professional preferred)
- Strong, hands-on AWS experience
- Proven experience in automation
- Deep understanding of networking fundamentals, security and identity, and operating systems (Linux + Windows)
- Strong troubleshooting ability across multiple layers
Joining Time Frame
15 - 30 days
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
