Senior Systems & Virtualization Engineer (Independent Contractor)

About the role

This is an onsite, 5-day-per-week independent contractor position for a Senior Systems & Virtualization Engineer based in Abu Dhabi or Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The initial engagement is 12 months, with potential for extension. The role covers the management, maintenance and optimization of enterprise IT infrastructure, including physical and virtual servers, virtualization platforms, operating systems and related services.

Key responsibilities

• Manage, maintain and optimize enterprise IT infrastructure, including physical and virtual servers, virtualization platforms, operating systems and related services.
• Ensure system availability, performance, security and reliability.
• Support infrastructure upgrades, troubleshooting, capacity planning and disaster recovery initiatives.

Required profile

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in systems administration, systems engineering and virtualization within an enterprise environment.
• Strong experience with server infrastructure, virtualization technologies, operating systems and enterprise infrastructure management.
• Knowledge of system monitoring, performance optimization, backup and recovery, security hardening and troubleshooting.
• Relevant industry certifications in systems administration, virtualization or infrastructure technologies.
• Existing UAE residency or independent work arrangement preferred: a Golden Visa, freelance visa or license, a business or trade license permitting the consulting or contracting activity, or UAE residency through family sponsorship with the ability to obtain any additional work authorization.