Senior Infrastructure Engineer

VAM Systems Inc; Manama; On-site; BHD 26,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

VAM Systems is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer in Bahrain to design, implement, and maintain high-availability infrastructure. You will manage UNIX/Linux systems, across Solaris and Linux, with hands-on experience in LDOMs, VMware, KVM, and Hyper-V, including network and storage integration.

The role emphasizes zero-downtime upgrades, firmware updates, robust backup strategies with Veeam and OpenText Data Protector, and proactive fault diagnosis using advanced tracing and core dumps.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in UNIX/Linux Systems Administration with root-cause troubleshooting and patching.
• Hypervisor experience across LDOMs, VMware, KVM, and Hyper-V.
• Deep cross-functional knowledge of Solaris SPARC and Linux, plus networking basics.
• Experience with Veeam and OpenText Data Protector for backups.

Responsibilities

• OS Upgradation and patching across Solaris and Linux fleets using native tools.
• Firmware upgrades and hardware remediation across multiple vendors.
• Troubleshoot bare-metal and guest OS panics; optimize performance.
• Plan and allocate resources across LDOMs, VMware, KVM, Hyper-V.
• Deploy and tune KVM with virsh and libvirt; optimize VirtIO.
• Manage host networking: VLAN tagging, LACP, static routes, multi-homed systems.
• Oversee backup and disaster recovery using Veeam and OpenText Data Protector.

Skills

UNIX/Linux administration

Hypervisor management

Multi-vendor hardware & OS

Backup & recovery

Networking (VLAN, routing)

Tools

LDOMs

VMware

KVM

Hyper-V

virsh/libvirt

DTrace

Job description

VAM Systems is currently looking for Senior Infrastructure Engineer for our Bahrain operations with the following skillsets & terms and conditions:

Role Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years in UNIX/Linux Systems Administration with a proven track record of root-cause troubleshooting, OS upgradation, lifecycle patching, and firmware upgrades across severe hardware/OS infrastructure disruptions.
• Hypervisor Mastery: Engineering-level competence maintaining guest workloads and virtual layers across LDOMs, VMware, KVM, and Hyper-V environments.
• Hardware, Network & OS Expertise: Deep cross-functional proficiency in managing multi-vendor compute hardware architectures alongside multiple operating systems (Solaris SPARC & enterprise Linux), coupled with a strong foundational knowledge of core network infrastructure (switching, routing, and VLAN isolation tools).
• Data Protection Competency: Proven experience managing enterprise backup fabrics using Veeam and OpenText Data Protector, including backup job optimization and bare-metal verification testing

Key Responsibilities

• OS Upgradation & Lifecycle Patching: Architect, plan, and execute zero-downtime OS upgradation and monthly OS patching schedules across a mixed fleet of Oracle Solaris 10/11 and enterprise Linux distributions (RHEL/Ubuntu) using native utilities such as Solaris Alternate Boot Environments (ABE), pkg, beadm, and Linux yum/dnf/apt.
• Firmware Upgrade & Hardware Remediation: Routinely manage firmware upgrades for critical platform assets including system BIOS/UEFI, storage controllers, host bus adapters (HBAs), and network interfaces across multi-vendor systems (Oracle/Sun SPARC servers, Dell PowerEdge, and HPE ProLiant frames). Isolate, troubleshoot, and fix complex physical hardware faults.
• Platform Operations & Troubleshooting: Maintain, tune, and optimize bare-metal systems and guest kernels. Rapidly diagnose and fix critical OS-level panics, memory leaks, and performance bottlenecks using advanced tools like DTrace or system core dumps.
• Virtualization Architecture: Plan, deploy, and allocate compute, memory, and storage boundaries across enterprise infrastructure utilizing LDOMs, VMware, KVM, and Hyper-V hypervisors.
• KVM Implementation & Tuning: Deploy, configure, and maintain KVM hypervisors using virsh and libvirt, optimizing VirtIO kernel modules and guest image formats for high-throughput enterprise Linux applications.
• Network Integration & Routing: Apply advanced Networking Knowledge to manage host-level network configurations, including 802.1Q VLAN tagging, LACP link aggregation/bonding, and virtual switching. Implement and troubleshoot static routing tables, manage multi-homed systems, and prevent asymmetric routing across production tiers.
• Enterprise Backup & Recovery Operations: Manage and orchestrate large-scale data retention policies, backup jobs, and bare-metal disaster recovery strategies. Administer Veeam Backup & Replication for virtualized workloads alongside OpenText Data Protector for legacy tape and disk targets.

Terms and conditions

Joining time frame: (15 - 30 days)