System Data Center Engineer

DiceTek UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 133,920 - 223,200; Full time

Job summary

DiceTek UAE is looking for a System Data Center Engineer to support and maintain the data center infrastructure in Dubai. In this critical role, you will ensure the availability and performance of server and storage systems, while troubleshooting various technical incidents.

The ideal candidate should possess strong skills in data center operations and be comfortable working with different technical teams. This position offers excellent opportunities for career advancement in infrastructure and engineering roles.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting data center infrastructure and on-premise environments.
• Strong understanding of physical and virtual server administration.
• Ability to troubleshoot infrastructure issues.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain data center infrastructure.
• Perform routine maintenance and upgrades.
• Troubleshoot server and infrastructure-related incidents.

Skills

Data center infrastructure support

Physical and virtual server administration

Storage systems maintenance

Patch management and upgrades

Job description

System Data Center Engineer Job Snapshot: Role: System Data Center Engineer, Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Industry: IT and Services, Function: Network and Server Administration, Experience: Experienced, Job Type: Full‑time

Position Overview: System Data Center Engineer in Dubai, United Arab Emirates within the IT and Services sector is an infrastructure operations role focused on data center systems, servers, storage platforms, virtualization support, patching, performance monitoring, and high‑availability on‑premise environments. The role is ideal for a hands‑on engineer who can maintain reliable infrastructure, support capacity planning, troubleshoot incidents, and coordinate with technical teams to keep business‑critical systems stable and secure.

Job Details: Country: United Arab Emirates, City: Dubai, Industry: IT and Services, Function: Network and Server Administration, Salary: 12000-20000 (estimated; confirm with employer), Gender: Any, Candidate Nationality: Any, Job Type: Full‑time.

Role Context: The System Data Center Engineer will support and maintain the organization's core data center infrastructure, including physical servers, virtual servers, storage systems, and related hardware. This position plays an important role in ensuring uptime, performance, capacity readiness, and operational reliability for on‑premise infrastructure. The selected candidate will work with network, security, application, and operations teams to resolve incidents, apply maintenance activities, and keep infrastructure documentation aligned with data center standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain data center infrastructure, including physical servers, virtual servers, storage systems, and related hardware.
• Perform routine maintenance, infrastructure upgrades, firmware updates, and server patch management.
• Ensure high availability, reliability, and performance of on‑premise systems and business‑critical infrastructure.
• Track capacity usage, system performance, and resource utilization to support future planning and business demand.
• Troubleshoot server, storage, virtualization, and infrastructure‑related incidents in production environments.
• Coordinate with network, security, and application teams to support stable system operations.
• Maintain accurate documentation for infrastructure configurations, support procedures, system changes, and operational standards.
• Assist with implementation of infrastructure best practices across data center operations.
• Support backup, recovery, monitoring, and alerting processes where required.
• Follow change management procedures for updates, maintenance windows, and infrastructure modifications.
• Identify recurring infrastructure issues and recommend improvements for reliability, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure infrastructure activities remain aligned with data center standards, internal policies, and security expectations.

Ideal Profile

• Experience supporting data center infrastructure, server platforms, storage systems, and on‑premise environments.
• Strong understanding of physical and virtual server administration.
• Practical knowledge of infrastructure monitoring, routine maintenance, patching, upgrades, and incident resolution.
• Familiarity with storage systems, resource utilization, capacity planning, and availability management.
• Ability to troubleshoot infrastructure issues across servers, storage, virtualization, and connected systems.
• Understanding of data center standards, operational procedures, documentation, and compliance requirements.
• Comfortable working with network, security, application, and IT operations teams.
• Strong attention to detail when handling system changes, maintenance activities, and technical documentation.
• Good analytical and communication skills for incident handling and cross‑team coordination.
• Ownership mindset with a focus on system reliability, uptime, and continuous improvement.

Skills Set

• Data center infrastructure support
• Physical and virtual server administration
• Storage systems maintenance
• On‑premise infrastructure operations
• Patch management and upgrades
• System performance monitoring
• Capacity planning
• Resource utilization analysis
• Infrastructure troubleshooting
• High availability support
• Backup and recovery awareness
• Change management
• Technical documentation
• Network and security coordination
• Data center standards and best practices

Why Join Us

• Work on reliable data center infrastructure supporting enterprise technology operations in Dubai.
• Gain practical exposure to servers, storage, virtualization, monitoring, capacity planning, and high‑availability systems.
• Join a role where infrastructure stability directly supports business continuity and operational performance.
• Build deeper experience in data center operations, system administration, infrastructure support, and production troubleshooting.
• Suitable opportunity for engineers aiming to grow into senior infrastructure, systems engineering, or data center operations roles.

About the Company

Dicetek LLC is a Dubai‑based technology consulting and staffing solutions company supporting organizations across the UAE with experienced professionals in infrastructure, cloud platforms, enterprise applications, cybersecurity, software development, data analytics, and IT operations. The company helps businesses strengthen technology delivery by providing skilled talent for critical systems, digital transformation, and operational support.