Senior It Systems Administrator / It Operations Engineer
Job Details
Job Title:
Senior It Systems Administrator / It Operations Engineer
Department:
Technical
Location:
Dubai, UAE
Job Type:
Full Time
Salary:
TBD
Job Description of Senior It Systems Administrator / It Operations Engineer
✅ We’re looking for an experienced, proactive Senior IT Systems Administrator / IT Operations Engineer to manage, maintain, and improve our corporate IT infrastructure.You’ll take hands-on ownership of IT operations across infrastructure, security, automation, and end-user support. The ideal candidate solves problems independently, simplifies processes, and stays composed during incidents and outages. Your work keeps our people productive and our platforms secure as we scale across the region.
Key Responsibilities of Senior It Systems Administrator / It Operations Engineer
✅ Manage and maintain corporate networks, servers, endpoints, and cloud services.
✅ Configure, troubleshoot, and secure firewalls, switches, VPNs, and enterprise Wi-Fi.
✅ Configure and maintain monitoring, alerting, and health checks across infrastructure, networks, endpoints, and critical services.Troubleshoot infrastructure and security incidents, minimize downtime, and implement improvements to prevent recurrence.Identity, Access & Device Management .Administer identity providers, single sign-on (SSO), user access, and device management solutions.
✅ Design and implement automated employee onboarding and offboarding workflows.
✅ Manage device deployment, software distribution, endpoint security, and compliance.
✅ Provide technical support to employees across Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.Automation & Operational Improvement ,Automate repetitive IT tasks using scripts, integrations, and workflows.
✅ Identify opportunities to improve IT reliability, security, scalability, and operational efficiency.
✅ Maintain IT documentation, operational procedures, and security standards
✅ Implement and maintain organization-wide security policies and controls across infrastructure, endpoints, identities, and cloud services.
✅ Identify security risks and implement preventive and corrective measures.
✅ Strengthen security through access controls, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, and system hardening.Own the end-to-end IT asset lifecycle, including procurement, inventory, deployment, and disposal.
✅ Manage vendor selection, purchasing, and deployment of IT equipment and services.
✅ Manage SaaS/PaaS applications, licenses, and integrations.
Qualification Required for Senior It Systems Administrator / It Operations Engineer
✅ Networking: Strong hands-on experience with Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, FortiSwitch, and FortiAP, plus enterprise Wi-Fi, VPN, and network connectivity troubleshooting.
✅ Operating Systems: Expert-level Windows and macOS administration; strong Linux knowledge.dentity & Access Management: Hands-on experience with Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID, and JumpCloud, and a solid understanding of SAML 2.0, OIDC, and Automation & Scripting: Strong practical skills in PowerShell, Bash, and Python, with proven experience building and maintaining automation for onboarding, offboarding, and daily IT operations. You can write, understand, and troubleshoot scripts independently.
✅ Cloud Platforms: Proven hands-on experience with at least one major provider (Microsoft Azure, AWS, or GCP), including cloud infrastructure, IAM, networking, and security, as well as administering SaaS/PaaS applications, licenses, and integrations.Security Engineering: Practical experience implementing security controls and organization-wide policies, including endpoint protection, access management, vulnerability management, and system hardening, with a strong grasp of least privilege and Zero Trust principles.Monitoring & Alerting: Hands-on experience configuring dashboards, health checks, and actionable alerts with open-source or commercial tools (Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic, Grafana Cloud, Prometheus, or similar), and the ability to troubleshoot using monitoring data.Virtualization & Device Management: Experience with Microsoft Hyper-V, MDM solutions, endpoint security, device compliance, software deployment, and IT asset inventories.
✅ Advanced or professional-level cloud certifications, such as Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, or Google Professional Cloud Architect.
✅ Experience with VMware virtualization technologies.
✅ Experience designing and improving IT infrastructure architecture, reliability, and scalability.
✅ Familiarity with security frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001, NIST, or CIS Benchmarks.
✅ Experience integrating IT systems through APIs and event-driven automation.