Senior System Administrator — AD, Exchange & Virtualization

Ceenex Global Technology; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Ceenex Global Technology is seeking a Senior System Administrator to manage and optimize enterprise IT infrastructure in Abu Dhabi. You will ensure identity services, messaging, virtualization, endpoint management, and backups align with security and compliance requirements.

Key duties include Active Directory administration, Exchange Server operations, Hyper-V and Citrix Virtual Apps, SCCM and Ivanti controls for patching, and robust backup/DR with Veeam and Commvault.

Qualifications

• Hands-on with Veeam and Commvault backup technologies.
• Experience administering Citrix Virtual Apps environments.
• Knowledge of enterprise server infrastructure, preferably HPE Synergy and HPE Rack Mount Servers.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Identity & Access Management: Administer and maintain Active Directory including user provisioning, deprovisioning, group management, GPOs, and access control.
• Identity & Access Management: Ensure secure authentication, authorization and policy compliance.
• Messaging & Archiving: Manage Microsoft Exchange Server operations, ensuring email continuity and performance.
• Messaging & Archiving: Administer Veritas Enterprise Vault for archiving, retention policies, and compliance.
• Virtualization & Remote Access: Administer Hyper-V environments, VM provisioning, clustering, and capacity management.
• Virtualization & Remote Access: Perform VM lifecycle management, snapshots, replication, and high-availability configs.
• Endpoint & Patch Management: Oversee SCCM for deployments, OS deployments, updates and compliance reporting.
• Endpoint & Patch Management: Implement Ivanti Security Controls for centralized patch management and vulnerability remediation.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery: Manage backups with Veeam, Commvault; verify integrity and restore procedures.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery: Support DR planning, testing, and recovery readiness for physical and virtual environments.
• Server & File Services: Administer Windows File Servers, share management and NTFS permissions.
• Infrastructure & Hardware: Oversee HPE Synergy infrastructure, firmware updates, server profiles, resource allocation; coordinate vendor support.
• Operations & Governance: Monitor health, logs, and alerts; maintain SOPs and system diagrams; ensure security and IT best practices.

Skills

Veeam backup

Commvault

Veritas Enterprise Vault

Active Directory

Exchange Server

Hyper-V

Citrix Virtual Apps

SCCM / Endpoint management

Ivanti Security Controls

HPE Synergy

Tools

Veritas Enterprise Vault

Veeam Backup & Replication

Commvault

Ivanti Security Controls

Microsoft Configuration Manager (SCCM)

Citrix Virtual Apps

HPE Synergy hardware

Job description

Ceenex Global Technology is seeking a Senior System Administrator to manage and optimize enterprise IT infrastructure in Abu Dhabi. You will ensure identity services, messaging, virtualization, endpoint management, and backups align with security and compliance requirements.

Key duties include Active Directory administration, Exchange Server operations, Hyper-V and Citrix Virtual Apps, SCCM and Ivanti controls for patching, and robust backup/DR with Veeam and Commvault.