Senior System Engineer – Virtualization (Remote)

About the role

We are seeking a Senior System Engineer specialized in virtualization to join a globally distributed engineering team. The role focuses on designing, operating, and optimizing enterprise‑grade VMware and Microsoft Hyper‑V environments for high‑availability digital products used by millions worldwide. This is a fully remote position supporting customers in the United Arab Emirates.

Key responsibilities

• Design, deploy, administer and continuously optimize enterprise virtualization platforms based on VMware (ESXi, vCenter) and Microsoft Hyper‑V.
• Manage Hyper‑Converged Infrastructure (vSAN) and traditional SAN‑based environments, ensuring high availability, performance and scalability.
• Oversee infrastructure lifecycle activities including upgrades, patching, migrations and hybrid/cloud integration initiatives.
• Monitor and improve system performance through proactive troubleshooting, capacity planning and reliability engineering practices.
• Collaborate with SRE, DevOps, networking and support teams to resolve complex production incidents and perform root‑cause analysis.
• Manage storage, backup and disaster‑recovery solutions aligned with enterprise best practices.
• Develop automation scripts and tools to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation and support continuous improvement of operational procedures.

Required profile

• Strong hands‑on expertise in VMware virtualization technologies including ESXi, vCenter and enterprise‑scale environments.
• Proven experience with VMware vSAN, covering deployment, administration, troubleshooting, performance tuning and lifecycle management.
• Solid experience with Microsoft virtualization stack, including Hyper‑V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM).
• Deep understanding of virtual networking concepts such as vSwitches, Distributed Switches, VLANs, NIC teaming and network segmentation.
• Practical experience with SAN storage technologies (iSCSI, Fibre Channel, FCoE) and enterprise storage architectures.
• Proficiency in automation and scripting using PowerShell, PowerCLI, Python, Bash or similar tools.

Required skills

• VMware ESXi
• VMware vCenter
• VMware vSAN
• Microsoft Hyper‑V
• System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
• Virtual networking (vSwitches, Distributed Switches, VLANs, NIC teaming)
• SAN storage (iSCSI, Fibre Channel, FCoE)
• PowerShell
• PowerCLI
• Python
• Bash