Senior Infrastructure Administrator

About the role

The Senior Infrastructure Administrator will be responsible for managing and supporting the entire IT infrastructure of our client in Sharjah. This role ensures high availability, optimal performance, and robust security across servers, networks, storage, and cloud environments.

Key responsibilities

• Administer servers, networking equipment, storage solutions and cloud platforms.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot incidents and resolve issues promptly.
• Plan and implement infrastructure upgrades, patches and configuration changes.
• Maintain backup procedures and disaster‑recovery solutions.
• Ensure compliance with IT policies, security standards and documentation requirements.
• Support cross‑functional IT projects and collaborate with internal teams and external vendors.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity or a related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in IT infrastructure administration.
• Relevant certifications such as CCNA, MCSA, Azure/AWS, CISSP, CISM, CEH or GIAC.
• Fluent written and spoken English; Arabic is a plus.

Required skills

• Server administration
• Network administration
• Storage management
• Cloud platforms (Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services)
• Virtualization technologies
• Backup and disaster‑recovery solutions
• System monitoring and performance tuning
• Patch and upgrade management
• IT security standards and compliance
• Technical documentation