Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Salt Search; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Search is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer for a permanent on-site role in Dubai. You will manage and optimize IT infrastructure, including Linux/Windows servers, cloud deployments, and security technologies.

The position requires 10+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s in information security or IT-related field. Responsibilities include system health, patch management, automation, cloud provisioning, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Understanding of Microsoft domain and active directory.
• Experience in managing network security technologies like firewall and WAF.
• Experience with virtualization environments such as VMware.
• Structured documentation and diagramming skills.
• Excellent English communication (accent-free).

Responsibilities

• Conduct health and availability management of all systems/components.
• Troubleshoot issues with servers and applications in Linux and Windows environments.
• Patch management and deployment across systems.
• Provide support for the IT infrastructure.
• Automate operational tasks and provisioning for cloud and on-premise environments.
• Build and manage Azure & OCI infrastructure.
• Integrate cybersecurity technologies in an agile environment.
• Assist onboarding with installation, configuration, troubleshooting and remediation.

Skills

Active Directory

English communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information security or IT-related field

Tools

VMware

Azure

OCI

Firewall

WAF

Job description

Job Title: Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Job Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Work Mode: On-site

Date Posted: 19 October 2026

Job Reference/ID: JO-2610-364005

Job Description / Role:

Salt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. This is a permanent role based in Dubai, offering career growth opportunities within the IT infrastructure and cloud domain.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct health and availability management of all systems/components.
• Troubleshoot any issues with existing servers, applications in Linux and Microsoft environment.
• Cycle patching and urgent/critical patch deployment across all systems/components.
• Regularly update the system with security patches and submit a monthly report.
• Provide support for the MSS IT infrastructure.
• Perform policy/configuration management and optimization of all systems/components.
• Manage the development and documentation of internal IT infrastructure.
• Perform weekly/monthly/quarterly tasks and reporting.
• Build & manage infrastructure in public cloud - Azure & OCI.
• Automate different operational tasks for the upkeep of the platform.
• Automate provisioning of new customers and services across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Provide expertise in integrating and administering Linux and Windows Platform.
• Provide expertise in integrating different cybersecurity technologies in an agile environment.
• Provide expertise in the continuous testing, integration, and deployment of platforms.
• Assist onboarding with installation, configuration, troubleshooting and remediation.
• Build new cybersecurity services platform to support services.

Experience Required: 10+ years of experience in working with IT infrastructure and servers.

Education Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in information security or IT-related matter or equivalent experience; Relevant certification and other infrastructure technologies certifications.

Skills Required:

• Understanding of Microsoft domain and active directory
• Experience in manage network security technologies like firewall, WAF
• Experience on managing virtualization environment like VMWare
• Proper and structured documentation and diagramming
• Excellent and accent-free communication skills in English

Languages: English (Arabic is an advantage)

Employment / Job Type: Full Time

Nationality: Any Nationality

About the Company:

A global digital recruitment consultancy placing talent in marketing, technology, creative, sales and data roles. With a Dubai presence, it partners with agencies, startups and enterprises to build teams for digital transformation and commercial growth.

Company Industry: IT

Department / Functional Area: IT

Closing Date: Not mentioned (apply as soon as possible)