Analyst - Systems Administration (Core42)

Overview

About Us

Core42, a G42 company, is a leading provider of sovereign cloud, AI infrastructure, and services. We deliver transformative technology solutions that empower individuals, enterprises, and nations to unlock the full potential of AI. With a mission to accelerate innovation and help our partners achieve ambitious goals, Core42 combines sovereign capabilities with scalable, high-performance compute infrastructure, positioning itself at the forefront of AI innovation in the Middle East and beyond. Learn more at www.core42.ai.

The opportunity

Wintel System Administrator is responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware, software, and related Windows infrastructure. This relates to all technology, to include workstations, servers, printers, networks, and vendor specific hardware and software. Cloud Support, Cloud infrastructure Monitoring in Azure/ AWS/ G42, Azure/ AWS resources knowledge (VMs, VMSS, AKS, Database), VM Refresh, & Change Management, Security

Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities

• Good experience in IT operations, Windows Administration, Windows Server Patching, Vulnerability Remediation, OS hardening and performance tuning.
• Support and monitor cloud infrastructure hosted in Azure, including Virtual Machines, Azure AD, Resource Groups, Storage, and basic networking.
• Troubleshooting, analysis and of logging information for reporting of performance exceptions
• Proactively monitoring system performance and capacity planning
• Familiar with Windows Cluster, File Server, DFS, OS Performance troubleshooting Experience building, managing, and upgrading VMware virtualization environments
• Resolving Incident tickets, remote System Administration of Windows servers, resolve Level 1 & 2 support
• Manage Active Directory infrastructure, including Group Policy, OU structure, replication, and troubleshooting authentication issues.
• Maintain and support Microsoft Exchange (on-prem and hybrid) environments
• Perform user and group management across AD, Microsoft 365, and Exchange Online.
• Administer and monitor Microsoft 365 services including SharePoint, Teams, and Intune.
• Deploy, manage, and upgrade virtualization platforms, including VMware vCenter, ESXi hosts, HyperV and Nutanix.
• Support on-prem and cloud servers, including security configurations, patching, and troubleshooting.
• Implement and support hybrid cloud models (Private, Public, and Hybrid), ensuring integration and security of workloads across environments.
• Ability to configure VMs and Web Applications through Azure Web Portal and Command Line Interface through PowerShell
• Basic Knowledge of Networking concepts (LAN, WAN, Firewall, Proxy Servers, Routers etc)
• Understanding of networking concepts including IP addressing, DHCP, DNS, etc.
• Remote Management of servers through ILO, DRAC and RSA
• Collaborate with other teams and team members to develop automation strategies and deployment processes
• Work closely with application support & security teams to implement up-to-date patch levels and application specific feature configuration
• Perform advanced problem determination and root-cause-analysis
  
  

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

• Required skills / qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent work experience
• Certified Administrator AZ-104, AZ 900
• Experience 5 to 7 year as Wintel, Cloud administrator
• MCSD (Azure Solutions Architect) or MCSE (Cloud Platform and Infrastructure)
• Microsoft MCSA in Windows Server 2012R2 or 2016
• Microsoft MCSA in Office 365 and SharePoint Online
• Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate
• ITIL foundation certification
• Preferred skills / qualifications
• Strong Experience in Active Directory, Exchange, Office 365, Windows Server, Azure, AWS
• Hands-on knowledge of Exchange Server (2016/2019) and Exchange Online.
• Strong experience in hybrid on-premises to Cloud, private and multi-cloud and workload migration
• Good experience in Azure IaaS/PaaS, Monitoring, backups, security best practices.
• Previous experience in a help desk support and troubleshooting role.
• Previous experience supporting virtual servers and solving network issues.
• Previous experience in a 24x 7 managed services, hosted service company, or Network Operations Center environment a plus.
• Previous System administration and support experience (Windows operating systems; experience with mixed environments a plus).
• Previous experience with Kubernetes and experience with networking subnetting, routing and firewalls.
• Previous experience with Azure based deployments or other cloud platforms a plus.
• Demonstrated experience installing, configuring, and managing Microsoft Cloud Services such as Azure, Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), Exchange Online, Intune, One Drive, SharePoint, and Teams
• Demonstrated experience installing, configuring and managing Windows Server 2012 - 2019 and Active Directory environments
  
  

What Working At Core42 Offers

Join our diverse team of 1100+ employees representing 68 nationalities fostering an inclusive, innovative and collaborative environment. At Core42, we foster a culture grounded in trust, accountability, and high performance. We are united by our values: Grit, where we overcome challenges with resilience and determination; Passion, which drives us to pursue excellence in everything we do; and Impact, as we aim to inspire progress and create meaningful change. Our team members thrive in an environment where each person’s contributions propel us forward, and together, we are committed to achieving extraordinary results.