IT Systems Engineer (Infrastructure - Windows, Virtualization & Storage)

X-FAB; Kuching; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

X-FAB in Kuching, Malaysia seeks an IT Systems Engineer to administer and secure the company’s infrastructure, including Windows servers, virtualization, backup, and storage. You will manage AD, VMware vSphere, Proxmox, Veeam, and storage, ensuring availability, performance, and recoverability for manufacturing and business operations.

The role emphasizes proactive maintenance, security hardening, incident resolution, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting enterprise server infrastructure and virtualization environments.
• Proven expertise in Windows Server, VMware vSphere, SAN storage, and backup/recovery.

Responsibilities

• Administer Windows Server environments, including provisioning, configuration, patching and lifecycle management.
• Manage VMware vSphere environments and Proxmox VE for virtualization.
• Administer Veeam Backup & Replication and ensure backup integrity and DR readiness.
• Maintain SAN storage, monitor capacity and perform firmware upgrades.
• Support ISO 27001 and maintain security hardening and documentation.

Skills

Windows Server Administration

VMware vSphere Administration

Enterprise SAN Storage Administration

Veeam Backup & Replication

Active Directory

Server Performance Tuning

Disaster Recovery & Backup Management

Infrastructure Monitoring

Microsoft PowerShell scripting

IT Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline

Tools

Proxmox VE

CheckMK Monitoring

Job description

Job Summary

The IT Systems Engineer (Infrastructure - Windows, Virtualization & Storage) is responsible for the administration, maintenance, security, and continuous improvement of the Company's server infrastructure, virtualization platforms, enterprise backup solutions, and storage systems. The role ensures the availability, reliability, performance, and recoverability of mission-critical infrastructure supporting manufacturing and business operations.

Kuching, Malaysia

Your Role

• Windows Server Administration
• Administer and maintain Microsoft Windows Server environments.
• Perform server provisioning, configuration, patching and lifecycle management.
• Monitor system health, capacity utilization and performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure incidents within agreed service levels.
• Perform preventive maintenance and system hardening.
• Manage Active Directory integration, Windows services and server security configurations.
• Virtualization Platform Administration
• Administer and maintain VMware vSphere environments.
• Support implementation and migration activities involving Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE).
• Provision, modify and decommission virtual machines.
• Monitor virtualization platform health, resource utilization and availability.
• Perform platform upgrades, patching and lifecycle management.
• Participate in virtualization modernization and cost optimization initiatives.
• Enterprise Backup & Recovery Administration
• Administer Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.
• Ensure successful execution and monitoring of backup jobs.
• Perform periodic backup verification and restoration testing.
• Maintain backup policies in accordance with Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) requirements.
• Support Disaster Recovery (DR) exercises and recovery validation.
• Enterprise Storage Administration
• Administer SAN and enterprise storage infrastructure.
• Provision storage resources for servers and virtual environments.
• Monitor storage capacity, performance and health.
• Perform firmware upgrades and storage maintenance activities.
• Support storage optimization, expansion planning and lifecycle management.
• Infrastructure Monitoring & Asset Management
• Maintain infrastructure monitoring using enterprise monitoring platforms.
• Ensure all assigned infrastructure assets are monitored and operational alerts are properly configured.
• Support centralized log management initiatives.
• Maintain accurate infrastructure asset inventory and configuration records.
• Produce operational reports and capacity analysis where required.
• Infrastructure Security & Compliance
• Support ISO 27001 implementation and compliance activities.
• Perform infrastructure security hardening and vulnerability remediation.
• Ensure systems comply with company cybersecurity standards.
• Support periodic security assessments and audit activities.
• Maintain technical documentation including architecture diagrams and operating procedures.

Your Profile

Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting enterprise server infrastructure and virtualization environments.

Technical Competencies

Mandatory

• Microsoft Windows Server Administration
• VMware vSphere Administration
• Enterprise SAN Storage Administration
• Veeam Backup & Replication
• Active Directory
• Server Performance Tuning
• Disaster Recovery & Backup Management
• Infrastructure Monitoring
• Microsoft PowerShell scripting
• IT Documentation

Preferred

• Basic Networking concepts (TCP/IP, VLAN, DNS)
• Storage Networking (FC/iSCSI)
• Proxmox VE
• CheckMK Monitoring
• Centralized log management
• ISO 27001 implementation

Behavioural Competencies

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Good communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Strong ownership and accountability.
• Team player with effective knowledge-sharing mindset.
• Good documentation discipline.
• Willingness to learn emerging infrastructure technologies.

Contact person : Kristina Sim