UNIX/Linux Systems Administration

VAM Systems
Manama
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Root-cause troubleshooting","Zero-downtime planning","Performance optimization","Hardware fault isolation","Backup and recovery operations"]

Manage and optimize UNIX/Linux infrastructure in Bahrain, including zero-downtime OS upgrades, monthly patching, lifecycle patching, and firmware remediation across Oracle Solaris and enterprise Linux fleets. Maintain bare-metal and virtual environments spanning LDOMs, VMware, KVM, and Hyper-V, with strong troubleshooting for kernel issues, performance bottlenecks, and OS panics. Own backup and disaster recovery operations using Veeam and OpenText Data Protector, and support advanced networking integration (VLANs, LACP, routing).

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UNIX/Linux Systems Administration

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Job Summary

Manage and optimize UNIX/Linux infrastructure in Bahrain, including zero-downtime OS upgrades, monthly patching, lifecycle patching, and firmware remediation across Oracle Solaris and enterprise Linux fleets. Maintain bare-metal and virtual environments spanning LDOMs, VMware, KVM, and Hyper-V, with strong troubleshooting for kernel issues, performance bottlenecks, and OS panics. Own backup and disaster recovery operations using Veeam and OpenText Data Protector, and support advanced networking integration (VLANs, LACP, routing).
Location: Manama
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect, plan, and execute zero-downtime OS upgradation and monthly patching across Oracle Solaris 10/11 and enterprise Linux distributions.
  • •Manage firmware upgrades for critical platform components (BIOS/UEFI, storage controllers, HBAs, network interfaces) and remediate complex physical hardware faults.
  • •Maintain and optimize bare-metal systems and guest kernels, diagnosing OS panics, memory leaks, and performance bottlenecks.
  • •Plan, deploy, and allocate compute, memory, and storage boundaries across virtualization platforms including LDOMs, VMware, KVM, and Hyper-V.
  • •Administer enterprise backup and disaster recovery using Veeam Backup & Replication and OpenText Data Protector for legacy targets.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in UNIX/Linux Systems Administration with root-cause troubleshooting across severe infrastructure disruptions.
  • •Experience with OS upgradation, lifecycle patching, and firmware upgrades across mixed hardware/OS environments.
  • •Engineering-level competence maintaining guest workloads and virtualization layers across LDOMs, VMware, KVM, and Hyper-V.
  • •Strong expertise in Oracle Solaris SPARC and enterprise Linux (e.g., RHEL/Ubuntu) plus core network infrastructure concepts (switching, routing, VLAN isolation).
  • •Proven backup and recovery experience managing enterprise backup fabrics using Veeam and OpenText Data Protector, including bare-metal verification testing.
Experience:5+ yearsEnterprise infrastructureVirtualizationBackup and recovery
Skills:Root-cause troubleshootingZero-downtime planningPerformance optimizationHardware fault isolationBackup and recovery operations
Languages:English
Tech Stack:UNIXLinuxOracle SolarisSolaris SPARCEnterprise LinuxSolaris Alternate Boot Environments (ABE)PkgBeadmRHELUbuntuYumDnfAptFirmwareBIOSUEFIStorage controllersHBAsLDOMsVMware

Company Brief

VAM Systems
Provides product engineering and software development services across embedded systems, IoT, cloud, AI, and digital transformation for enterprises in automotive, healthcare, industrial, and consumer electronics sectors.
Industry: Professional Services
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