Senior System Admin Engineer

Role overview

Work location

• The stated work location is Sharjah.
• The source specifies an immediate to 30-day notice period.

Key responsibilities

• Lead system administrators through direction, goal setting, performance evaluations, delegation, and team development.
• Manage application and service incidents and coordinate timely resolution with relevant teams.
• Analyze recurring issues, determine root causes, and implement permanent fixes.
• Plan and implement changes with appropriate testing, documentation, and stakeholder communication.
• Manage vendors and third-party providers and oversee support, maintenance, and contractual compliance.
• Monitor performance and utilization and apply performance tuning and optimization measures.
• Ensure applications and services satisfy security, privacy, policy, standards, and regulatory requirements.

Required capabilities

• Strong knowledge of operating systems, databases, networks, and technologies used by managed applications and services.
• Ability to lead administrators, solve complex technical problems, communicate with stakeholders, plan resources, adapt to change, and maintain technical documentation.

About the company

Requirements

• Strong understanding of operating systems, databases, networks, and other technologies relevant to managed applications and services.
• Experience leading and managing a team of administrators, including setting goals, delegating work, and providing guidance.
• Ability to analyze complex technical issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for working with teams, stakeholders, and other departments.
• Ability to plan and organize tasks, projects, and resources within time and budget constraints.
• Ability to adapt to changes in technology, processes, and priorities.
• Ability to maintain documentation covering system configurations, changes, and incidents.