Sharjah-based System Engineer — Windows Server & Virtualization

Dautom; Sharjah; Hybrid; AED 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Dautom is recruiting a System Engineer for a 2‑year extendable contract in Sharjah, UAE, serving a government entity. The role centers on administering Windows Server infrastructure, AD, DNS, DHCP, Hyper‑V, VMware, RDS, IIS, and backup/DR operations.

Strong patching, configuration management, and documentation practices are required. Responsibilities include user management, server upgrades, technical support, and involvement in procurement and future upgrades.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in System Administration or Computer Engineering (mandatory).
• Minimum 5 years of relevant systems administration experience.
• Hands-on experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, Hyper-V/VMware, RDS, IIS, and backup/restore processes.
• Willingness to work shifts / on-call when required.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain and update professional software, and arrange its provision through procurement procedures.
• Perform backups and apply OS updates, patches and configuration changes per procedures.
• Add, remove, disable and update user accounts, reset passwords, and perform account management tasks.
• Update and administer electronic signature data.
• Administer Windows Server OS, including server upgrades, troubleshooting, and core services (AD, Exchange).
• Provide technical support to staff on faults related to professional software.
• Prepare and follow up purchase requests to update, renew and develop software and services, and evaluate offers.
• Contribute to planning future upgrades of devices and servers.
• Run backup, restore and disaster recovery operations; maintain system docs and reports.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the direct manager.

Skills

Windows Server administration

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

Group Policy

Hyper‑V

VMware

RDS

IIS administration

Veeam Backup & Replication

Exchange Server administration

Patch management

Configuration management

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in System Administration or Computer Engineering

Job description

Dautom is recruiting a System Engineer for a 2‑year extendable contract in Sharjah, UAE, serving a government entity. The role centers on administering Windows Server infrastructure, AD, DNS, DHCP, Hyper‑V, VMware, RDS, IIS, and backup/DR operations.

Strong patching, configuration management, and documentation practices are required. Responsibilities include user management, server upgrades, technical support, and involvement in procurement and future upgrades.