Oracle Linux KVM Engineer — Live Migration & 24x7 Ops

DS DeepSource; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

DS DeepSource in Dubai seeks a highly skilled L2 Oracle KVM Virtualization Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Oracle Linux KVM and libvirt within enterprise production environments.

You will manage KVM hypervisors, VM lifecycles, HA and live migration, storage and network integration, and 24x7 production and DR operations while collaborating with Linux/OS, storage, and cloud teams.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of virtualization and Linux administration experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle Linux KVM and libvirt in enterprise environments.
• Experience with HA and live migration in production and DR environments.
• Patching, upgrades, security hardening, and vulnerability remediation expertise.
• Basic scripting knowledge using Shell and/or Python.
• Familiarity with ITIL Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain Oracle Linux KVM hypervisors.
• Manage the VM lifecycle including provisioning, migration, and decommissioning.
• Configure and support High Availability and live migration.
• Manage storage integration with KVM hosts (iSCSI, NFS, SAN, FC).
• Configure virtual networking (VLANs, bridges, bonding) and monitor health.
• Coordinate with Linux/OS, Storage, Network, Backup, and Cloud teams.
• Perform performance tuning and capacity planning; apply patches and security hardening.
• Provide L2 support in a 24x7 managed services environment.
• Conduct root cause analysis for production incidents.
• Maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.

Skills

L2 virtualization

Vulnerability remediation

Scripting (Shell/Python)

Troubleshooting

ITIL knowledge

Tools

Oracle Linux KVM

libvirt

iSCSI

NFS

SAN

FC

VLANs

Bridges

Bonding

Job description

DS DeepSource in Dubai seeks a highly skilled L2 Oracle KVM Virtualization Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Oracle Linux KVM and libvirt within enterprise production environments.

You will manage KVM hypervisors, VM lifecycles, HA and live migration, storage and network integration, and 24x7 production and DR operations while collaborating with Linux/OS, storage, and cloud teams.