System Administrator

Jobmaze FZ LLC; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 288,000 - 384,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobmaze FZ LLC seeks an experienced System Administrator in Khobar, Saudi Arabia to manage daily operations, availability, and health of a critical virtualization and server environment. The role covers enterprise systems such as SIEM, Active Directory, virtualization platforms, and about 250 servers within the EDR environment.

Responsibilities include VMware/Nutanix administration, Windows/Linux server management, HA, patching, and backup support using Commvault.

Qualifications

• VMware vSphere/vCenter – VCP-DCV or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Nutanix AHV/Prism Central – NCP-MCI preferred.
• Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP & GPO; Linux Administration – Ubuntu & SUSE.
• Shell scripting, system administration, storage & LVM; Clustering and high availability.
• BeyondTrust PAM, Cisco Duo MFA, Infoblox BloxOne and Commvault knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Administer VMware vSphere/vCenter clusters including host health, resource pools, vMotion, snapshots and capacity planning.
• Manage Nutanix HCI clusters through Prism, including node health, storage pools, replication, firmware upgrades and DR.
• Administer Windows Server infrastructure, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy; manage Linux servers.
• Maintain high availability across VMware, Nutanix and Windows Failover Clustering; perform failover validation.
• Coordinate server patching within maintenance windows; support backup operations and restore testing.
• Provision and decommission servers/VMs with privileged-access controls.

Skills

VMware vSphere

Nutanix AHV

Windows Server

Linux Administration

Shell scripting

High Availability

Failover testing

Tools

VMware vSphere/vCenter

Nutanix Prism Central

Active Directory

DNS/DHCP/GPO

Ubuntu SUSE Linux

BeyondTrust PAM

Cisco Duo MFA

Infoblox BloxOne

Commvault

Job description

We are hiring an experienced System Administrator for our client in Khobar, Saudi Arabia to manage the day-to-day operations, availability, and health of a critical virtualization and server environment.

The role will be responsible for the infrastructure supporting key enterprise systems, including SIEM, Active Directory, virtualization platforms, and approximately 250 servers within the EDR environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer VMware vSphere/vCenter clusters, including host health, resource pools, vMotion, snapshots, and capacity planning
• Manage Nutanix HCI clusters through Prism, including node health, storage pools, replication, firmware upgrades, and DR
• Administer Windows Server infrastructure, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy
• Manage Linux servers across Ubuntu and SUSE environments
• Maintain High Availability across VMware, Nutanix, and Windows Failover Clustering
• Perform scheduled failover testing and maintain supporting documentation
• Coordinate server patching within agreed maintenance windows
• Support Commvault backup operations, agent health, snapshot consistency, and restore testing
• Provision and decommission servers/VMs while ensuring appropriate privileged-access controls

Required Technical Skills:

• VMware vSphere / vCenter – VCP-DCV or equivalent hands-on experience
• Nutanix AHV / Prism Central – NCP-MCI preferred
• Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP & GPO
  Linux Administration – Ubuntu & SUSE
• Shell scripting, system administration, storage & LVM
  Clustering, High Availability & failover validation
• Working knowledge of BeyondTrust PAM, Cisco Duo MFA, Infoblox BloxOne, and Commvault

Candidates with strong hands-on experience managing enterprise virtualization and server infrastructure are encouraged to apply.

Note : Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted