Senior Systems Engineer

About the role

The Senior Systems Engineer will design, deploy and migrate data‑centre infrastructure for CNS customers across servers, storage, backup and cloud environments. The role covers end‑to‑end delivery from assessment through cut‑over and includes L3 support.

Key responsibilities

• Design, install and configure blade servers (HPE, Dell), virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere/vSAN, Microsoft Hyper‑V, Nutanix) and SAN/NAS storage solutions.
• Implement backup and disaster‑recovery solutions (Veeam, Commvault, Veritas) with retention, immutability and off‑site/cloud copy.
• Plan and execute data‑centre, server, storage and workload migrations, including P2V/V2V, Windows Server/AD upgrades and moves to Azure, AWS or local UAE cloud.
• Provide L3 incident support, perform root‑cause analysis and conduct preventive maintenance for AMC customers.
• Support pre‑sales activities with solution design, BoQ, SOW inputs and man‑day estimates.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT or Engineering.
• 10+ years of systems infrastructure experience, with at least 5 years in deployment and migration projects.
• Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Administrator, VMware VCP‑DCV, Azure Administrator (AZ‑104) or AWS Solutions Architect.

Required skills

• Server hardware: HPE ProLiant/Synergy, Dell PowerEdge, iLO/iDRAC.
• Virtualisation: VMware vSphere, vCenter, vSAN, Microsoft Hyper‑V, Nutanix AHV.
• Storage: SAN/NAS (HPE, Dell EMC, NetApp, Pure), FC/iSCSI, replication.
• Backup/DR: Veeam, Commvault, Veritas, Zerto.
• Cloud platforms: Microsoft Azure, AWS (IaaS, storage, backup, hybrid).
• Automation: PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform.