Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Saudi National)- Riyadh, KSA

DS DeepSource; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

DS DeepSource in Riyadh seeks a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and optimize enterprise IT infrastructure, spanning servers, virtualization, cloud, storage, networking, backup, and security.

You will troubleshoot complex issues, ensure high availability, lead DR efforts, document architectures, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with security, network, database, and cloud teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or Engineering.
• 3+ years of IT infrastructure experience in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on knowledge of Windows Server and Linux administration.
• Experience with VMware/Hyper-V virtualization.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or hybrid-cloud infrastructure.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, firewalls, VPNs, load balancing.
• Experience with SAN/NAS storage, backup, DR.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools.
• Strong troubleshooting and communication skills.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Manage Windows Server and/or Linux systems, including patching, upgrades, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Administer virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere/ESXi, Hyper-V, or equivalent technologies.
• Support cloud and hybrid-cloud environments, particularly Microsoft Azure and/or AWS.
• Manage Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and related Microsoft infrastructure services.
• Configure and maintain enterprise storage, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Support LAN/WAN infrastructure and coordinate with network and security teams when required.
• Monitor infrastructure availability, capacity, and performance and proactively address potential issues.
• Implement infrastructure security standards, access controls, system hardening, vulnerability remediation, and patch management.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure incidents and perform root-cause analysis.
• Participate in high-availability, disaster recovery, migration, upgrade, and infrastructure transformation projects.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, procedures, and operational standards.
• Automate routine infrastructure activities using tools such as PowerShell, Bash, Python, or infrastructure automation platforms.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Work closely with application, cybersecurity, network, database, and cloud teams to ensure reliable service delivery.
• Follow ITIL-based processes for incident, problem, change, and configuration management.

Skills

Windows Server

Linux

VMware

Hyper-V

Azure

AWS

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

Networking

Storage

Backup

Disaster Recovery

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Scripting

Documentation

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, maintain, and optimize enterprise IT infrastructure environments. The ideal candidate will have strong hands‑on experience across servers, virtualization, cloud platforms, storage, networking, backup, and infrastructure security, with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and ensure high availability and performance of critical systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Manage Windows Server and/or Linux systems, including patching, upgrades, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Administer virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere/ESXi, Hyper‑V, or equivalent technologies.
• Support cloud and hybrid‑cloud environments, particularly Microsoft Azure and/or AWS.
• Manage Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and related Microsoft infrastructure services.
• Configure and maintain enterprise storage, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Support LAN/WAN infrastructure and coordinate with network and security teams when required.
• Monitor infrastructure availability, capacity, and performance and proactively address potential issues.
• Implement infrastructure security standards, access controls, system hardening, vulnerability remediation, and patch management.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure incidents and perform root‑cause analysis.
• Participate in high‑availability, disaster recovery, migration, upgrade, and infrastructure transformation projects.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, procedures, and operational standards.
• Automate routine infrastructure activities using tools such as PowerShell, Bash, Python, or infrastructure automation platforms.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Work closely with application, cybersecurity, network, database, and cloud teams to ensure reliable service delivery.
• Follow ITIL‑based processes for incident, problem, change, and configuration management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in IT infrastructure/system engineering, including significant experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of Windows Server and/or Linux administration.
• Strong experience with VMware, Hyper‑V, or similar virtualization technologies.
• Good knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and identity/access management.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or hybrid‑cloud infrastructure.
• Understanding of enterprise networking concepts including TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and load balancing.
• Experience with enterprise SAN/NAS storage, backup, replication, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Knowledge of infrastructure monitoring and management tools.
• Strong understanding of high availability, business continuity, security, and infrastructure best practices.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and root‑cause‑analysis skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in business‑critical environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, VMware VCP, Red Hat RHCE, Microsoft, Cisco, or ITIL.
• Experience with infrastructure automation using PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, Python, or Bash.
• Experience supporting large‑scale, highly available enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes is an advantage.