VIP Support Engineer

Alpha Data LLC.; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 201,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha Data LLC. is seeking a VIP Support Engineer to deliver dedicated IT support for Ministry executives. Fluency in Arabic and English is mandatory, with discretion for confidential material.

The role covers desktop, server, storage, collaboration, and network aspects, plus on-site presence at high-profile events. The ideal candidate will understand education-sector IT estates, calendar-driven service demand, and safeguarding obligations, with out-of-hours flexibility and strong security

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Preferred certifications listed in Education & Certifications.

Responsibilities

• Act as named single point of contact for a group of executives and their staff.
• Own incidents to resolution across desktop, mobile, collaboration, server and storage layers.
• Provide proactive support including pre-meeting readiness checks and executive travel preparation.
• Deliver full Microsoft Teams support including Teams Rooms and live events.
• Manage executive mailbox, calendar delegation, archiving and Exchange Online issues.
• Perform Windows server and storage administration for the executive environment.
• Troubleshoot connectivity for executive areas, home offices and VPN security.

Skills

Executive presence

Discretion

Executive travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

MCSA/MCSE or Microsoft 365 Certified, CCNA, ITIL Foundation (preferred)

Tools

Windows Server

Active Directory

Group Policy

DNS

DHCP

SAN/NAS storage

Microsoft 365

Exchange Online

Intune

SharePoint

OneDrive

Entra ID

Teams & Teams Rooms

VPN

Networking TCP/IP

Endpoint security tooling

Job description

VIP Support Engineer

We are seeking an experienced VIP Support Engineer to provide dedicated, high-quality IT support to Ministry executive leadership. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, excellent communication skills in both Arabic and English, and the discretion to deliver seamless, proactive support in a high-profile environment. Prior experience supporting an education-sector IT estate is a strong plus. Familiarity with academic-calendar-driven service demand, examination periods, classroom technology and safeguarding obligations will be considered favourably.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as named single point of contact for an assigned group of executives and their support staff.
• Own incidents to resolution across desktop, mobile, collaboration, server and storage layers regardless of tier boundaries.
• Provide proactive support - pre-meeting readiness checks, board and council session support, executive travel preparation and device health monitoring.
• Deliver full Microsoft Teams support including Teams Rooms, live events, town halls and audio/video quality troubleshooting.
• Manage executive mailbox, calendar delegation, archiving and Exchange Online issues.
• Perform Wintel server and storage administration tasks supporting the executive environment.
• Troubleshoot connectivity for executive areas, home offices and remote working, including VPN and secure access.
• Coordinate vendors, L3 teams and security functions while retaining full ownership of the executive user experience.
• Provide on-site presence at Ministry events, ceremonies and high-profile sessions.
• Maintain absolute confidentiality over all information encountered in the course of support.

Required Technical Skills:

• Wintel - Windows Server administration, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS and DHCP.
• Storage - SAN and NAS fundamentals, file services, NTFS permissions, backup and restore operations.
• Microsoft - Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, Intune, SharePoint, OneDrive, Entra ID.
• Teams - full administration and troubleshooting including Teams Rooms, peripherals and meeting quality analysis.
• Networking - solid working knowledge of TCP/IP, routing fundamentals, VPN, Wi-Fi and firewall concepts.
• Endpoint security tooling, encryption and mobile device management.
• Windows 10/11 advanced troubleshooting and performance tuning.

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Preferred: MCSA/MCSE, Microsoft 365 Certified, CCNA, ITIL Foundation.

Other Requirements:

• Executive-appropriate presence, communication style and grooming.
• Flexibility for out-of-hours support and executive travel windows.
• High degree of discretion; must be comfortable operating around confidential material.
• Clean police clearance and security vetting.

Language:

• Fluent Arabic and English, written and spoken - MANDATORY and non-negotiable.