Senior Systems Engineer

The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for the design deployment and migration of data-centre infrastructure for CNS customers - servers storage backup and cloud. The role covers delivery from assessment and design through cut-over and handover plus L3 support for systems issues.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Deployment and implementation

• Design install and configure server storage backup and virtualisation solutions for customer projects.
• Deploy blade servers (HPE Dell) including firmware iLO/iDRAC OS builds and hardening.
• Build and configure virtualisation platforms (VMware vSphere/vSAN Microsoft Hyper-V Nutanix).
• Implement SAN/NAS storage (HPE Dell EMC NetApp Pure) - zoning LUN provisioning replication and snapshots.
• Deploy backup and DR solutions (Veeam Commvault Veritas) with retention immutability and offsite/cloud copy.

Migration

• Plan and execute data-centre server storage and workload migrations with minimal downtime.
• Run P2V/V2V migrations storage data migrations and Windows Server / Active Directory upgrades.
• Migrate on-prem workloads to Azure AWS or local UAE cloud and Exchange to Microsoft 365.
• Write the migration plan Method of Deployment (MD) cut-over runbook and rollback plan for each project.

Cloud and hybrid

• Design and deploy hybrid infrastructure - Azure/AWS compute storage networking and identity (Entra ID).
• Implement cloud backup DR-as-a-service and site-to-site connectivity with the network team.

Support and operations

• Provide L3 support for systems incidents and carry out root-cause analysis.
• Perform preventive maintenance (PM) and health checks for AMC customers and produce PM reports.
• Maintain as-built documents configuration records and knowledge base articles.

Pre-sales and customer delivery

• Support pre-sales with solution design BoQ SOW inputs and man-day estimates for RFPs.
• Work directly with customers vendors and project managers on scope timelines and acceptance.

Qualifications :

Education

Minimum:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science IT or Engineering.

Desired:

• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate or MCSE Server / Core Infrastructure.
• VMware VCP-DCV (VCAP an advantage).
• Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or AWS Solutions Architect - Associate.
• Veeam VMCE Commvault Veritas Zerto; HPE or Dell EMC storage/server certification; ITIL Foundation.

Experience

Minimum:

• 10 years in systems infrastructure with at least 5 years hands-on in deployment and migration projects.
• Proven delivery of end-to-end data-centre server storage backup and cloud migrations.

Desired:

• System integrator or managed-services experience in the UAE/GCC.

Additional Information :

Skills & Abilities

Required:

• Servers - HPE ProLiant/Synergy Dell PowerEdge Windows Server Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu).
• Virtualisation - VMware vSphere vCenter vSAN; Hyper-V.
• Storage - SAN/NAS (HPE Dell EMC NetApp) FC/iSCSI replication.
• Backup & DR - Veeam Backup & Replication DR design and testing.
• Identity & M365 - Active Directory DNS/DHCP GPO Entra ID Exchange/M365 migration.
• Cloud - Microsoft Azure or AWS (IaaS storage backup hybrid).
• Automation - PowerShell.
• Strong documentation skills: HLD/LLD MD migration plans and as-built reports.

Desired: 

• Nutanix AHV VMware HCX.
• Pure Storage HPE Alletra.
• Commvault Veritas Zerto.
• Intune.
• Local UAE cloud platforms.
• Ansible Terraform.
• Valid UAE driving licence; willing to carry out cut-overs out of hours.

Compliance with policies and procedures based on the ISO standards adopted by CNS.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time