Cloud-Native Linux & Virtualization Engineer

VaporVM Ltd.; Dubai; On-site; AED 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

VaporVM Ltd. is seeking a Linux & Virtualization Engineer to manage Linux servers, virtualization platforms, cloud infrastructure, containerized applications, storage, and backup solutions while ensuring system security, performance, and availability.

The role covers Linux administration, virtualization orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines, with a focus on OpenStack, OpenShift, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like Azure and AWS. Based in UAE, Dubai.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Linux system administration experience.
• Experience with OpenStack, OpenShift, Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Azure and AWS cloud platforms.
• Strong scripting and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage virtualization platforms, including VMware, OpenStack, and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.
• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, secure, and troubleshoot Linux servers.
• Configure and maintain TCP/IP, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, NTP, and LAMP environments, including SSL.
• Manage NFS, CIFS, and SMB permissions, server provisioning, system monitoring, and resource availability.
• Maintain Kubernetes clusters, containerized applications, orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor system and application logs, manage antivirus solutions, and automate tasks using Bash, Perl, Ruby, and Python.
• Support Java applications and middleware, including Tomcat and JBoss.
• Administer Commvault backup and recovery solutions.
• Manage Oracle and MS SQL databases, and enterprise storage technologies, including Pure Storage, IBM SAN, and Oracle ZFS.
• Perform hardware upgrades, performance tuning, resource optimization, and technical documentation.

Skills

Linux system administration

Virtualization technologies

OpenStack

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS)

Networking & security

Scripting languages

Tools

VMware

OpenStack

Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization

Kubernetes

Tomcat

JBoss

Commvault

Pure Storage / IBM SAN / Oracle ZFS

Job description

VaporVM Ltd. is seeking a Linux & Virtualization Engineer to manage Linux servers, virtualization platforms, cloud infrastructure, containerized applications, storage, and backup solutions while ensuring system security, performance, and availability.

The role covers Linux administration, virtualization orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines, with a focus on OpenStack, OpenShift, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like Azure and AWS. Based in UAE, Dubai.