On-Site Systems Administrator: IT Ops & Growth

Lockheed Martin; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Systems Administrator to maintain multi-user IT systems and coordinate with network administrators. The role includes developing and monitoring IT policies, performing maintenance, and ensuring system configurations are documented.

Strong teamwork and problem-solving are essential. The position requires a BS/BA in an IT-related field and hands-on experience with Red Hat, Windows, virtualization, VMware, VDI, and storage systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS or related field.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage time to meet program needs.
• Strong IT skills across a range of software packages.
• Experience with Red Hat, Windows, virtualization, VMware, VDI and storage systems.

Responsibilities

• Participate in daily briefing with the end-user to provide status of the systems
• Perform on-site System Administration support to the end-user personnel and assist the end-user engineers
• Perform System Administration tasks for routine, emergency, test and exercise events in accordance with manuals
• Perform user account maintenance to include the creation, management, and deletion of user accounts
• Perform On-The-Job-Training (OJT) and one-on-one assistance on the systems
• Monitor mission systems’ operational performance and link status to detect issues
• Collect data (logs) of disruptions and support resolution and forensics
• Perform backups and archive of the systems
• Recovery and restoration of the systems per manuals
• Startup, reboots, and shutdowns per manuals
• Record maintenance activities using the tracking system
• Support remote site maintenance and troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting and resolution of emergent system issues
• Provide technical assistance and on-job training to end-user engineers

Skills

Teamwork

Time management

Problem determination

IT skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Information Security/CS/Systems Engineering or MIS

Tools

Red Hat Systems Administration

Windows Systems Administration

Virtualization Systems Administration

VMware ESXi & vSphere

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

Storage (NAS, SAN or similar)

Job description

Lockheed Martin in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Systems Administrator to maintain multi-user IT systems and coordinate with network administrators. The role includes developing and monitoring IT policies, performing maintenance, and ensuring system configurations are documented.

Strong teamwork and problem-solving are essential. The position requires a BS/BA in an IT-related field and hands-on experience with Red Hat, Windows, virtualization, VMware, VDI, and storage systems.