Exchange & Infrastructure Administrator

VAM Systems Inc; Manama; On-site; BHD 33,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

VAM Systems Inc. is seeking an Exchange & Infrastructure Administrator for Bahrain operations. The role covers Exchange upgrades, on-premises server management, and disaster recovery planning to ensure data integrity and business continuity.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of hands-on experience with Exchange Server (2016/2019), Windows Server, Active Directory, and virtualization using VMware vSphere and Hyper-V, plus strong PowerShell scripting skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS or equivalent.
• 5+ years hands-on Windows Server and AD experience.
• Strong knowledge of SMTP/IMAP/POP3 and mail routing.
• Experience with L4-L7 load balancers and DNS split-brain configurations.
• VMware vSphere and Hyper-V virtualization administration.
• PowerShell scripting for bulk mailbox operations and audits.
• Troubleshooting mail delivery failures and data recovery.
• SAN/NAS/iSCSI storage experience.

Responsibilities

• Install, upgrade and manage Exchange servers (2016/2019) on physical and virtual hosts.
• Maintain DAGs and database health, backups, and DR planning.
• Manage virtualization using VMware vSphere and Hyper-V.
• Align AD schema, replication, GPOs with Exchange.
• Plan and deploy CU/SU updates across hosts.
• Monitor mail delivery performance and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

PowerShell

VMware vSphere

Microsoft Hyper-V

Exchange Server Administration

Mail protocols (SMTP/IMAP/POP3)

DNS / split-brain DNS

Storage SAN/NAS/iSCSI

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or equivalent

Tools

VMware vSphere

Microsoft Hyper-V

Exchange Server 2016/2019

Job description

We are currently looking for Exchange & Infrastructure Administrator for our Bahrain operations with the following skillsets & terms and conditions:

Required Technical Skills & Qualifications

• Education & Certifications: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent field. Vendor-specific certifications (VMware VCP, Microsoft MCSE/Messaging) are highly advantageous.
• Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience managing Windows Server and Active Directory environments.
• Networking & Mail Protocols: In-depth understanding of standard mail flow protocols (SMTP, IMAP, POP3), local load balancers, split-brain DNS setups, and SSL/TLS certificates.
• Network Infrastructure: Strong functional literacy with layer 4-7 hardware load balancers, split-brain DNS zone configurations, firewalls, and complex mail-routing rules.
• Virtualization Expertise: Deep operational literacy provisioning and managing multi-hypervisor nodes via VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V ecosystems.
• Automation Proficiency: Strong proficiency writing advanced administrative PowerShell scripts for bulk mailbox operations, configuration audits, and log analysis.
• Problem Solving: Proven track record troubleshooting Tier-3 mail delivery failures, tracking down transport delays, and handling database corruption recovery.
• Hardware & Storage: Solid background managing enterprise storage frameworks (SAN/NAS/iSCSI).

Key Responsibilities

• Exchange SE Installation & Upgrades: Lead the architectural planning, clean installation, and technical upgradation from previous Exchange legacy versions (2016/2019) to Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE), ensuring zero data loss and minimal user disruption.
• Exchange & Infrastructure Management: Install, update, and manage standalone and clustered on-premises Microsoft Exchange Servers (2016/2019) across physical and virtual systems.
• High Availability & Database Care: Configure, monitor, and optimize multi-site Database Availability Groups (DAGs). Perform routine database defragmentation, stability audits, and proactively manage storage caps.
• Virtualization Administration: Provision, scale, and maintain enterprise hypervisor environments using both VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V to support core messaging infrastructure.
• Active Directory Alignment: Manage schema extensions, directory replication, permissions, group policies, and object compliance directly tied to the underlying Microsoft Exchange messaging infrastructure.
• Server Patching Pipelines: Manually plan, validate, and deploy Cumulative Updates (CUs) and Security Updates (SUs) across all local Exchange and Windows Server hosting nodes.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery: Implement regular bare-metal backup strategies and lead verification drills for instant disaster recovery and mail database restoration.

Terms and conditions

Joining time frame: (15 - 30 days)