Senior Windows Server Engineer - AD, Patch & Security

Al Etihad Payments; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Health insurance

Flight tickets

Child educational allowance

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Al Etihad Payments is seeking a skilled Windows Server Administrator to maintain and secure our Windows server estate across on prem, virtual and cloud environments. You will manage AD, DNS/DHCP, patch cycles and server hardening.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in enterprise Windows administration, with PowerShell, VM/Hyper-V expertise, and ISO27001/PCI DSS awareness. This is an on-site UAE role with a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Administer Windows Server environments across physical, virtual and cloud platforms.
• Manage DNS, DHCP, file services, IIS and failover clustering.
• Monitor server performance and resolve incidents within SLAs.
• Administer Active Directory, Group Policy, domain controllers and trusts.
• Support Entra ID (Azure AD), SSO and MFA solutions.
• Plan and execute monthly patching using WSUS/SCCM/MECM or equivalent.
• Maintain server builds and configuration baselines.
• Apply CIS and organizational hardening standards; coordinate with Security on endpoint protection and audit logging.
• Maintain documentation and support PCI DSS, ISO 27001 and audits.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

Group Policy

DNS

DHCP

PKI integration

WSUS/SCCM patching

PowerShell

VMware

Hyper-V

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

Job description

Al Etihad Payments is seeking a skilled Windows Server Administrator to maintain and secure our Windows server estate across on prem, virtual and cloud environments. You will manage AD, DNS/DHCP, patch cycles and server hardening.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in enterprise Windows administration, with PowerShell, VM/Hyper-V expertise, and ISO27001/PCI DSS awareness. This is an on-site UAE role with a competitive package.