Senior Infrastructure Engineer

About the job Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Windows and Linux)

Location: Client Premises, Dubai, UAE

Salary: AED 11,000 to 14,000 per month

Benefits: Work visa, air tickets, medical insurance, gratuity, paid time off

Experience Required: Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience

Reference: FZ-AE-322

As a critical member of the Digital Technology & Platforms (DT&P) team for a premier global airline, you will ensure the stability, integrity, and performance of a multi billion dollar enterprise IT ecosystem. This role focuses on managing a hybrid infrastructure, balancing on premise legacy systems with modern public cloud environments (AWS/OCI), to ensure seamless, around the clock flight and corporate operations.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Excellence: Maintain and configure Windows and Linux (RHEL, Oracle Linux) servers, ensuring high availability and peak performance across private and public clouds.

Cloud & Virtualization: Administer AWS services (EC2, RDS, VPC), VMware clusters, and Rancher Kubernetes environments to support containerized workloads.

Lifecycle Management: Execute routine OS patching, system hardening, and upgrades in compliance with global aviation security standards.

Service Continuity: Act as a technical escalation point for troubleshooting DNS, DHCP, Active Directory, and File Services; monitor data center health to proactively resolve hardware and connectivity issues.

Modern Collaboration: Manage and support the Office 365 suite (Exchange Online, Teams) and Citrix VDI environments to ensure global workforce connectivity.

Process Compliance: Adhere to ITIL and SAFe Agile frameworks for change management and incident resolution within a 24/7 operational shift model.

Required Skills & Experience

Expert Level: Windows Server & RHEL administration, including core services (DNS, DHCP, AD, Clusters, and Satellite).

AWS SysOps (VPC, EC2, RDS), VMware/Hyper V virtualization, and Office 365 administration.

Containerization: Working knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and Rancher.

Tools & Security: Experience with IDAM solutions, Citrix VDI, and basic scripting/automation for task efficiency.

Soft Skills: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to collaborate in a high pressure, multicultural enterprise environment.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Proven experience in a large scale enterprise environment (Aviation or Travel sector preferred).

Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS SysOps, RHCE, MCSE) are highly desirable.