Senior Systems Administrator Advance Systems

Job Description

(Senior Systems Administrator Advance Systems)  -(Support Services)

Description

Job Purpose

Responsible for designing and implementing multi-user operating systems, hardware and software tools, including installation, configuration, maintenance, and support of these systems. Responsible for systems operations activities for Linux Operating Systems to ensure the reliability, availability, and security of servers and hosted services.

Qualifications
Qualifications & Experience

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent.
• Industry accepted certifications in relevant discipline is a plus.
• Familiarity with enterprise level implementation of server technologies, large SAN and NAS Storage solutions, Cloud Management Platforms.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with Virtualization technologies and components including Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS).
• Knwoledge and experience in provisioning infrastructure resources for applications that includes high availability, clustering, load balancing.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with end-user desktop office applications and productivity tools for Windows, Linux and Mac. 
• Knowledge of current technologies for file systems, data backup and recovery, web applications platforms and web hosting environment.
• Familiarity with hardware and software diagnostic tools to monitor performance and perform problem determination.
• Extensive knowledge with infrastructure management and monitoring tools.
• Familiar with security baseline for operating systems and related measures to ensure that the systems are safe from unauthorized intrusions.
• Knowledge and experience with IT service management framework ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) and related ITSM tool.
• Experience in higher education and research organization is a plus.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with end-user desktop office applications and productivity tools for both Linux and Windows. 
• Knowledge and experience with software installation, optimization and scripting (Shell Scripting, Perl) with ability to compile and install software.
• Knowledge of GNU and open source foundation software-base.
• Familiarity with LDAP, directory service, networking concepts and protocols (DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, FTP, IP v6), Email & Internet Services.
• Ability to use Linux Tools for faultfinding and resolution of network and connectivity issues.
• Must have excellent verbal and written English communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent organization and collaboration skills.
• Customer Service orientation with strong interpersonal skills.

Should you require further assistance or if you face any issue with the online application, please feel to contact the Recruitment Team ([email protected] ).

Primary Location: KUK – Khalifa University
Job: Senior System Administrator
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time