Senior System Engineer

Mowasalat Qatar

Doha, Qatar

10-12 Years

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Posted a month ago

Job Description

Job Summary

The incumbent's goal is to design, manage, and optimize enterprisegrade IT infrastructure and cloud environments to ensure high availability, performance, and security across Mowasalat's systems. The role oversees systems engineering operations, drives cloud and DevOps initiatives, and ensures alignment with organizational standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.

This position supports reliable business operations by providing advanced technical leadership, guiding system modernization, and enabling scalable and secure IT service delivery.

Main Responsibilities

Infrastructure Engineering & Administration

Architect, design, and standardize enterprise environments across Windows Server and Linux distributions.
Manage advanced Linux system administration, including kernel tuning, shell scripting, and security hardening practices.
Oversee virtualized infrastructures using VMware vSphere/ESXi and Microsoft HyperV to ensure optimal performance and resource utilization.

Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Lead the design and implementation of Microsoft Azure IaaS and PaaS solutions, including cloud networking and identity management.
Implement and standardize IaC practices using Terraform and Azure Bicep, ensuring modular, secure, and automated provisioning.
Apply Azure governance, costoptimization, and environment standardization to maintain cloud efficiency and security.

CI/CD & Automation

Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions to support automated deployments.
Automate system operations, configuration management, and patching workflows using PowerShell and Ansible to reduce manual intervention.

Database & Data Platform Management

Oversee architectural design, deployment, and operational management of MS SQL, Kafka, and MongoDB environments.
Perform advanced tuning, replication, sharding, and highavailability configuration for enterprise data platforms.

Containerization & Orchestration

Manage containerized applications using Docker and orchestrate largescale Kubernetes clusters.
Ensure cluster resiliency, autoscaling, service mesh reliability, and standardized container governance.

Security, Compliance & Governance

Implement system security controls aligned with ISO 27001 and NIST standards.
Lead vulnerability management initiatives using industrystandard scanning tools and remediation workflows.
Oversee enterprisewide backup, recovery, and disasterrecovery strategies to maintain RPO/RTO compliance.

IT Service Management & Documentation

Develop and maintain system architecture diagrams, SOPs, and configuration documentation.
Ensure alignment with ITIL v4 frameworks for incident, problem, change, and asset management processes.

Team Leadership & Technical Guidance

Mentor junior engineers, providing coaching, skill development, and technical oversight.
Lead infrastructure projects, crossfunctional collaborations, and modernization initiatives.
Promote a highperformance, secure, and innovationdriven IT environment.

Qualifications, Certificates & Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Master's degree is preferred.

Experience

Minimum 10+ years of IT infrastructure and systems engineering experience.
Minimum 7+ years of handson experience in Microsoft Azure and DevOps environments.

Certifications & Training