Linux, Storage & Backup Engineer (L2)

Hiring: Linux, Storage & Backup Engineer (L2) – UAEWe are currently hiring an experienced Linux, Storage & Backup Engineer (L2) for a full-time, onsite opportunity supporting a large-scale UAE Federal Government environment.This is a hands-on infrastructure role focused on ensuring the resilience, availability and recoverability of critical Linux platforms and enterprise data.📍 Location: UAE – Onsite🕒 Working Pattern: 5 days per week, 9 hours per day💼 Employment: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, patch and harden Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments
• Manage patching and content through Red Hat Satellite
• Manage SAN/NAS enterprise storage, including provisioning, replication and capacity planning
• Operate Veritas NetBackup, including backup jobs, restore validation, encryption and integrity checks
• Plan and execute Disaster Recovery (DR) drills, including RTO/RPO validation
• Automate operational tasks using Bash, Python and Ansible
• Troubleshoot infrastructure incidents and resolve issues within agreed SLAs
• Maintain technical documentation, runbooks and DR/restore reports
• Support capacity planning, root-cause analysis and continuous improvement

Requirements

✅ 5+ years of hands-on experience across Linux, enterprise storage and backup operations✅ Strong RHEL administration experience✅ Hands-on SAN/NAS storage experience✅ Enterprise backup experience, ideally Veritas NetBackup✅ Experience with Disaster Recovery, RTO/RPO and DR testing✅ Experience working within an SLA-driven / ITIL environment✅ Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience✅ Fluent EnglishMandatory Certifications:

• RHCSA – Red Hat Certified System Administrator
• Veritas NetBackup Administrator certification or equivalent backup certificationHighly Desirable:
• RHCE
• NetApp NCDA
• Dell EMC / HPE storage certification
• ITIL v4 Foundation
• Arabic language skillsIf you have strong hands-on experience across RHEL + SAN/NAS + enterprise backup/DR and are interested in a challenging government infrastructure environment, please apply with your latest CV.