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About the Role

DETASAD is seeking a Senior System Engineer to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time role requires 5-10 years of experience and focuses on maintaining, optimizing, and delivering IT infrastructure and cloud services, with a strong emphasis on Microsoft environments. The ideal candidate will ensure operational stability and contribute to strategic IT initiatives.

Role Purpose

The Senior System Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring business continuity by responding swiftly to critical issues and minimizing downtime. This position is also responsible for delivering high-quality IT projects, including infrastructure upgrades, cloud migrations, and system integrations, contributing directly to the company's technological advancement.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond promptly to critical IT issues to minimize downtime and ensure continuous business operations.
• Lead and deliver IT projects such as infrastructure upgrades, cloud migrations, and system integrations on schedule and to high standards.
• Perform daily operational tasks related to Microsoft products, virtualization platforms, security systems, and database management.
• Provide leadership and coverage for Windows Servers, SQL environments, Security Gateways, and various service projects.
• Mentor mid-level engineers to enhance team capabilities and ensure long-term sustainability.
• Handle escalated customer incidents, providing advanced troubleshooting and resolution.
• Execute additional tasks as assigned by management.

Required Technical Expertise

• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Active Directory (AD) and Azure Active Directory (AAD), including ADFS, AADConnect, Group Policy Objects (GPOs), and LDAP integrations.
• Deploy, migrate, upgrade, and maintain Microsoft Exchange Server, covering high availability (DAG) configurations, Cumulative Update (CU) upgrades, mailbox management, mail signature setups, and Outlook profile troubleshooting (POP & Exchange).
• Implement and administer Microsoft Office 365 / Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and related collaboration solutions.
• Manage and optimize Windows Server environments, including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and the implementation of new services and functionalities.
• Administer and optimize Hyper-V virtualization platforms.
• Manage Security Mail Gateways and Certificate Authority (CA) servers, ensuring proper monitoring, incident response, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) management.
• Administer, migrate, and tune Microsoft SQL Server databases.
• Write, understand, and execute PowerShell scripts for Exchange and other system automation tasks.
• Provide support for multiple operating systems and ensure compatibility for application installations.
• Lead operational and technical projects, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes.

Candidate Profile and Skills

The successful candidate will possess strong technical expertise in Microsoft environments, coupled with a demonstrated ability to handle critical incidents and resolve issues efficiently. This role requires proven project delivery skills across infrastructure, cloud migrations, and system integrations. Advanced troubleshooting capabilities, operational leadership experience, and a commitment to team development and mentorship are essential.

Work Location and Type

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