Linux, Kubernetes & Veeam Infrastructure Engineer
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Linux, Kubernetes & Veeam Infrastructure Engineer Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Employment Type: Full-Time / Contract Experience Required: 3 5 Years Domain: Infrastructure Oper.
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Responsibilities
- Administer, maintain, and support Linux based servers and enterprise services
- Perform Linux security hardening in accordance with organizational and industry security standards
- Monitor system performance, availability, resource utilization, and service health
- Administer and support Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads in production environments
- Implement and maintain Kubernetes security best practices and governance standards
- Administer and maintain Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure
- Configure, schedule, and monitor backup, replication, and recovery jobs
- Support vulnerability management and remediation activities across Linux and Kubernetes environments
- Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and infrastructure diagrams
Requirements
- 3 5 years of hands on experience in Linux Systems Administration
- Experience managing Kubernetes and containerized environments in production
- Hands on experience with Veeam Backup & Replication administration
- Experience supporting enterprise infrastructure operations and security compliance initiatives
- Experience with vulnerability remediation and operational monitoring
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field
- Must be a Saudi national
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Good communication and technical documentation capabilities
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Job Summary
- We are seeking a highly motivated and technically skilled Linux, Kubernetes & Veeam Infrastructure Engineer to support the administration, security, monitoring, and operational management of enterprise Linux systems, Kubernetes container platforms, and Veeam Backup & Recovery environments.
- The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining platform stability, security compliance, backup integrity, disaster recovery readiness, and operational excellence across critical infrastructure environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer, maintain, and support Linux based servers and enterprise services.
- Perform Linux security hardening in accordance with organizational and industry security standards.
- Monitor system performance, availability, resource utilization, and service health.
- Review system logs, user activities, and security events to identify risks and operational issues.
- Manage operating system patching, upgrades, and vulnerability remediation activities.
- Conduct configuration compliance assessments and implement corrective actions.
- Troubleshoot operating system, application, and infrastructure related issues.
- Support capacity planning, performance tuning, and operational optimization initiatives.
- Administer and support Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads in production environments.
- Monitor cluster health, node performance, container activities, and orchestration events.
- Implement and maintain Kubernetes security best practices and governance standards.
- Validate container image security and perform vulnerability assessments.
Veeam Backup & Recovery Administration
- Administer and maintain Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.
- Configure, schedule, and monitor backup, replication, and recovery jobs.
- Perform backup health checks and proactively resolve backup failures.
- Monitor storage capacity, backup performance, and infrastructure utilization.
- Conduct regular restore testing to validate backup integrity and recovery readiness.
- Ensure compliance with backup retention, recovery objectives (RPO/RTO), and organizational policies.
- Support disaster recovery planning, testing, and documentation.
- Continuously improve backup and recovery processes and operational procedures.
Required Technical Skills
- Linux Administration: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Linux Security Hardening, Shell Scripting (Bash), User & Access Management, System Performance Monitoring, Patch Management, Log Analysis & Troubleshooting
- Kubernetes & Containers: Kubernetes Administration, Container Security, Docker, RBAC Management, Container Image Security, Cluster Monitoring & Troubleshooting, Helm, Kubernetes Networking, Namespace & Policy Management
- Backup & Recovery: Veeam Backup & Replication, Backup Administration, Replication & Recovery Operations, Restore Testing, Disaster Recovery Planning, Backup Monitoring & Optimization
- Security & Monitoring: Vulnerability Management, Configuration Compliance, Security Hardening, SIEM Integration, Centralized Logging, Security Monitoring & Incident Response
- DevOps & Automation (Preferred): CI/CD Pipelines, Git, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Ansible, Terraform, Python (Basic to Intermediate)
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
- Relevant certifications are highly desirable.
Experience Requirements
- 3 5 years of hands on experience in Linux Systems Administration.
- Experience managing Kubernetes and containerized environments in production.
- Hands on experience with Veeam Backup & Replication administration.
- Experience supporting enterprise infrastructure operations and security compliance initiatives.
- Experience with vulnerability remediation and operational monitoring.
Preferred Certifications
- Linux: RHCSA, RHCE, LPIC
- Kubernetes: CKA, CKS, CKAD
- Backup & Recovery: VMCE
- Security: Security+, CISSP (Preferred), CCSP
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
- Excellent problem solving skills.
- Good communication and technical documentation capabilities.
- Ability to work independently and within cross functional teams.
- Strong attention to detail and operational discipline.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
Must Have Requirements
- 3 5 years of Linux Administration experience.
- Hands on Kubernetes administration and container security experience.
- Experience with Veeam Backup & Replication.
- Linux security hardening and patch management.
- Backup monitoring, restore testing, and disaster recovery support.
- Vulnerability remediation and compliance validation experience.
- Experience supporting production infrastructure environments.
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