Sr. System Administrator for Bahrain - Manama

VAM SYSTEMS is a Business Consulting, IT Solutions and Services company with operations in UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, USA, Australia, Singapore & India.

VAM SYSTEMS is currently looking for Sr. System Administrator for our Bahrain operations with the following skill set and terms and conditions:

Skill Set required:

Microsoft Server, 2008, 2012
VMWare ESX, VSphere Administration
NetApp Storage 7Mode – Cluster Mode
Microsoft Exchange 2010, 2013
Checkpoint and Cisco ASA Firewall administration
Microsoft Project
Cisco or Microsoft qualified, certifications are preferred
Experience of installing/troubleshooting and supporting a wide range of systems and applications.
Well-versed in ITIL processes and service management
Configure and trouble shoot applications on IIS
An extensive knowledge in virtualization using VMWare or Microsoft Hyper-V technologies.
5+ years in Network and Storage Administration experience required
Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools
Experience with backups, restores and recovery models
Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for Server environment.
Experience working with Windows server, including Active Directory
CCNA, MCP, and/or Firewall certifications a plus
Ability to manage and troubleshoot firewall policies, Microsoft GPO, and other ACL’s within the network.
Any skills in the following will be an advantage:
To develop and troubleshoot effective solutions using Microsoft .Net Framework and Visual Studio 2008, 2010 and 2012 (C#.net, VB.net, ASP.net)
Microsoft Development Tools and languages
PowerShell Scripting

Education

Bachelors in computer science
Relevant experience is required
Preferred Certifications; CCNA, CCNP, MCSE

Experience/Knowledge

Manage Cisco Network environment including; (VoIP, CUCM, Switching and Routing, and Firewall administration), through multiple product lifecycle environments, within the mission-critical production systems.
Configure and maintain NetApp storage technology, (Snapmirror, zoning and provisioning volumes and Luns). Must provide an ability to mount hardware and configure connectivity to Cisco Nexus switch environment. Provide administration processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security within the storage system.
Apply virtualization access to all network and storage Infrastructure. VMWare and MS Hyper-V knowledge is critical aspect to the role and must be able to support HA, DRS, V-Smotion, and ability to write scripts to support MS / Virtualization changes.
Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution end-to-end.
Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes
Assist and resolve security vulnerabilities within the Infrastructure.
Provide 24x7 support for critical production systems.
Perform scheduled maintenance and support release change management activities after hours.
Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members.
Liaise with 3rd party providers & support teams and other business functions as and when required.
Implement and integrate both Infrastructure and security development projects.
Assist with out of hours work including weekends when necessary.
Ensure professional and effective resolution of incidents and requests at all times
Responsible for providing 1st/2nd line support to all end users for all production systems and associated data communication, in accordance with policies, procedures and Service Level Agreements.
Releasing application changes to production
Setup Servers, Install and configure application
Perform VB and Powershell scripting to automate tasks
Monitor and address alerts that are generated by the managed systems
Support Production, UAT, and development environment
To act as the go to person for network and Firewall related issues, own and drive these issues till resolution.
Candidates should have excellent written and verbal communication

Terms and conditions:

Joining time frame: 2 weeks (maximum 1 month).

The selected candidates shall join VAM Systems – Bahrain and shall be deputed to one of the leading Bank in Bahrain.

Should you be interested in this opportunity, please send your latest resume in MS Word format at the earliest at [email protected] or call us +91 471-2766011.