System Administrator

We are hiring an experienced System Administrator for our client in Khobar, Saudi Arabia to manage the day-to-day operations, availability, and health of a critical virtualization and server environment. The role will be responsible for the infrastructure supporting key enterprise systems, including SIEM, Active Directory, virtualization platforms, and approximately 250 servers within the EDR environment. Key Responsibilities: • Administer VMware vSphere/vCenter clusters, including host health, resource pools, vMotion, snapshots, and capacity planning • Manage Nutanix HCI clusters through Prism, including node health, storage pools, replication, firmware upgrades, and DR • Administer Windows Server infrastructure, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy • Manage Linux servers across Ubuntu and SUSE environments • Maintain High Availability across VMware, Nutanix, and Windows Failover Clustering • Perform scheduled failover testing and maintain supporting documentation • Coordinate server patching within agreed maintenance windows • Support Commvault backup operations, agent health, snapshot consistency, and restore testing • Provision and decommission servers/VMs while ensuring appropriate privileged-access controls Required Technical Skills: • VMware vSphere / vCenter – VCP-DCV or equivalent hands-on experience • Nutanix AHV / Prism Central – NCP-MCI preferred • Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP & GPO Linux Administration – Ubuntu & SUSE • Shell scripting, system administration, storage & LVM Clustering, High Availability & failover validation • Working knowledge of BeyondTrust PAM, Cisco Duo MFA, Infoblox BloxOne, and Commvault Candidates with strong hands-on experience managing enterprise virtualization and server infrastructure are encouraged to apply. Note : Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted Show more Show less

Required technical skills include: VMware vSphere / vCenter with VCP-DCV or equivalent hands-on experience; Nutanix AHV / Prism Central (NCP-MCI preferred); Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP & GPO; Linux administration (Ubuntu & SUSE); Shell scripting; storage & LVM clustering; High Availability & failover validation; working knowledge of BeyondTrust PAM, Cisco Duo MFA, Infoblox BloxOne, and Commvault.

Key Responsibilities: Administer VMware vSphere/vCenter clusters, including host health, resource pools, vMotion, snapshots, and capacity planning; Manage Nutanix HCI clusters through Prism, including node health, storage pools, replication, firmware upgrades, and DR; Administer Windows Server infrastructure, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy; Manage Linux servers across Ubuntu and SUSE environments; Maintain High Availability across VMware, Nutanix, and Windows Failover Clustering; Perform scheduled failover testing and maintain supporting documentation; Coordinate server patching within agreed maintenance windows; Support Commvault backup operations, agent health, snapshot consistency, and restore testing; Provision and decommission servers/VMs while ensuring appropriate privileged-access controls