Senior Cloud & Virtualization Architect

VaporVM Ltd.; Dubai; On-site; AED 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

VaporVM Ltd. is seeking a Senior Virtualization & Cloud Infrastructure Specialist in Dubai. You will manage enterprise VMware environments, Windows Server, and Azure, while leading modernization projects and complex troubleshooting across storage, backup, and DR domains.

Responsibilities include migrations, performance optimization, DR testing, and infrastructure automation. Enthusiastic leaders will mentor juniors and drive architectural improvements in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of hands-on enterprise infrastructure experience.
• Strong troubleshooting, leadership, documentation, and project skills.
• Expertise in VMware, Windows Server, Azure, and storage/DR solutions.

Responsibilities

• Administer VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter/vSAN and Dell VxRail environments.
• Manage HA/DR, VM migrations, networking, upgrades and performance.
• Administer Windows Server, AD, DNS, DHCP, GPO, Hyper-V, and clustering.
• Manage enterprise backup/DR (Veeam/Commvault/Cohesity/SRM/Zerto).
• Administer SAN/NAS storage (Dell EMC/HPE/Pure).
• Manage Azure infrastructure (VMs, VNets, NSGs, VPNs, Load Balancers).
• Support LAN/WAN, Cisco networking, VLANs, VPNs, firewall connectivity.
• Lead upgrades, migrations, DR testing and modernization projects.
• Perform capacity planning, monitoring, patching, RCA, lifecycle management.
• Develop technical docs and guidance for junior engineers.
• Identify opportunities for automation and optimization.

Skills

VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter/vSAN

Windows Server/Active Directory

Azure (VMs, VNets, NSGs, VPNs, LoadBal

Backup & DR (Veeam/Commvault/Cohesity,

Networking (LAN/WAN, Cisco)

PowerShell/Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Electronics

Tools

Dell VxRail

Dell EMC storage

HPE storage

Pure Storage

Veeam

Commvault

Cohesity

SRM

Zerto

Azure Monitor/Site Recovery

Job description

VaporVM Ltd. is seeking a Senior Virtualization & Cloud Infrastructure Specialist in Dubai. You will manage enterprise VMware environments, Windows Server, and Azure, while leading modernization projects and complex troubleshooting across storage, backup, and DR domains.

Responsibilities include migrations, performance optimization, DR testing, and infrastructure automation. Enthusiastic leaders will mentor juniors and drive architectural improvements in a fast-paced environment.