Senior System Engineer (Nutanix)

About the Role

Connect Professional Services is seeking a Senior System Engineer (Nutanix) to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time role requires extensive experience in enterprise IT infrastructure operations, with a focus on HCI, system administration, and infrastructure integration. The ideal candidate will possess deep hands-on expertise in Nutanix HCI, Linux, and Windows environments, coupled with strong knowledge of databases and enterprise system integrations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex IT infrastructure and system operations within enterprise environments.
• Provide expert-level administration and troubleshooting for Nutanix HCI platforms.
• Design, implement, maintain, and optimize Linux and Windows Server environments.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of critical infrastructure incidents.
• Lead the integration of systems, platforms, and infrastructure components across the enterprise environment.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, availability, capacity, and reliability.
• Support high-availability, business continuity, and disaster recovery requirements.
• Collaborate with network, cybersecurity, database, application, and other technical teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Lead infrastructure upgrades, migrations, patching, configuration changes, and technology implementations.
• Review technical designs and provide expert recommendations for infrastructure improvements.
• Establish and maintain technical standards, documentation, procedures, and operational best practices.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and senior engineers.
• Participate in major incident management and provide expert support for critical production environments.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5-10 years of experience in enterprise IT infrastructure operations.
• Extensive experience with HCI, system administration, and infrastructure integration.
• Deep hands-on expertise in Nutanix HCI platforms.
• Proficiency in Linux and Windows environments.
• Strong knowledge of databases and enterprise system integrations.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.