Job Information
- Job Opening ID ZR_871_JOB
- Date Opened 04/07/2026
- Job Type Full time
- Work Experience 3+
- Job Opening Status Open
- Industry IT Services
- Degree Bachelor's
- Job Role IT
- City Muscat
- State/Province Masqat
- Country Sultanate of Oman
- Zip/Postal Code 0000
- Active Directory (AD)
- Manage and maintain Active Directory (AD) infrastructure, including creating and managing users, groups, and organizational units (OUs).
- Configure and enforce Group Policies (GPOs) to ensure security and compliance.
- Implement and maintain AD roles, including DNS, DHCP, and Certificate Services.
- Monitor replication and resolve AD synchronization issues between domain controllers.
- Perform periodic audits of AD permissions, accounts, and roles to ensure compliance.
- Plan and execute domain migrations or integrations during organizational changes.
- Exchange Server
- Install, configure, and manage Microsoft Exchange Server environments.
- Monitor email flow, queues, and mailbox databases for performance and health.
- Configure and manage email security policies, spam filters, and data loss prevention (DLP).
- Perform Exchange migrations, including on-premises to Office 365 or hybrid setups.
- Manage email archiving, retention policies, and compliance requirements.
- Troubleshoot issues related to mail delivery, access, or synchronization across devices.
- Virtualization
- Deploy and manage virtualization platforms, such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV and OLVM.
- Monitor and optimize the performance of virtual machines (VMs) and hosts.
- Create and manage virtual networks, storage, and resource pools.
- Perform VM backups and recoveries, ensuring business continuity.
- Implement high-availability and disaster recovery solutions for virtualized environments.
- Plan and execute upgrades of hypervisors and virtual infrastructure.
- Linux Administration
- Install, configure, and maintain Linux servers (e.g., Oracle Linux, Ubuntu, Red Hat).
- Manage user accounts, permissions, and secure access using SSH or PAM.
- Monitor Linux system performance.
- Configure and manage Linux-based services, such as web servers (Apache), databases, and DNS.
Apply patches, updates, and security hardening.
- 5. Backup Administration
- Configure and manage enterprise backup solutions (Veeam).
- Develop and maintain backup policies.
- Ensure backups are tested regularly for recoverability and compliance with RTO/RPO.
- Manage tape backups, offsite storage, and replication to disaster recovery sites.
- Integrate database-specific backup tools like Oracle RMAN.
- Monitor backup jobs and troubleshoot failures or performance bottlenecks.
- Storage Management
- Manage and monitor SAN/NAS/VSAN storage systems and ensure optimal performance.
- Configure RAID levels (e.g., RAID 1, RAID 5) for redundancy and performance.
- Allocate and manage storage volumes and LUNs for server and application needs.
- Monitor storage capacity and plan for future expansions.
- Implement data deduplication, compression, and replication where applicable.
- Monitoring
- Deploy and manage monitoring tools, such as ManageEngine tools.
- Configure alerts and notifications for critical system, network, or application metrics.
- Monitor CPU, memory, disk usage, and network performance for anomalies.
- Analyze logs to identify trends, potential issues, or security breaches.
- Generate and distribute reports on system health, performance, and capacity planning.
Automate monitoring tasks using scripts.
- Requirements
- Qualifications and Skills:
1. Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
2. Work Experience
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience in the field.
- Experience in Microsoft based operating systems, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Exchange Server, Enterprise Backup Soulitions and Linux Administrator.
3. Technical Skills
- Problem-Solving and Administration.
- Cloud computing.
- Proficiency in managing virtualization platforms (VMware, AHV, OLVM and micrsoft hyper-v).
- Expertise in Oracle Linux installation, configuration, and administration.
- Knowledge of RAID configurations (RAID 1, RAID 5).
- Hands-on experience with backup tools (Veeam, Oracle RMAN).
- Strong understanding of networking concepts, protocols, and firewalls.
- Familiarity with storage systems, including SAN, NAS,iSCSI and VSAN.
- Vendor Management: Work with third-party vendors and ensure SLA compliance.
- RFP Preparation: Draft RFPs, evaluate bids, and recommend solutions.
- Analysis: Perform cost-benefit analysis and recommend improvements.
4. Certifications (Optional but Preferred)
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA).
- Microsoft Certified: MCSE.
5. Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Team-oriented with a collaborative mindset.
