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ZainCash

Senior System Administrator

ZainCash Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

Financial Services · 201-500 employees

6 h ago
sysadmin Mid (2-5 yrs) Full-time Iraq
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About the role

The Senior System Administrator will manage and maintain VMware virtualization, enterprise SAN storage, and backup infrastructure. They are also responsible for administering Windows and Linux server environments, Microsoft 365, and ensuring overall infrastructure security and performance.

What they look for

VMware vSphere Windows Server Active Directory SAN Storage Veeam Backup Red Hat Enterprise Linux Microsoft 365 Google Workspace Cisco Duo Network Administration Disaster Recovery Infrastructure Security SolarWinds Group Policy DNS DHCP

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT and possess at least 3 years of relevant experience. Proficiency in Windows Server administration, virtualization platforms, storage systems, and backup solutions is required.

Full description

About Zaincash

ZainCash Iraq is a leading mobile wallet in Iraq and recognized as Forbes top Fintech company of 2023 and 2024 as well as GSMA’s Best Mobile Innovation Supporting Humanitarian Situations. The company offers a range of consumer and business services including local and international money transfer, bill payments, companion payment cards, payroll, aid disbursement, and more. For more information, please visit www.zaincash.iq.

Responsibilities*

  • Administer and maintain VMware vSphere environments (vCenter, ESXi hosts, clusters, HA/DRS/vMotion, datastores, and VMs), including performance and capacity monitoring.
  • Manage enterprise SAN storage and Fibre Channel connectivity, including LUN provisioning, host mappings, zoning, multipathing, and storage troubleshooting.
  • Administer backup and recovery infrastructure, including Veeam Backup & Replication, HPE StoreOnce, and HPE MSL tape libraries; perform backup verification, restores, offsite procedures, and disaster recovery testing.
  • Administer Windows Server environments, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, domain controllers, and Windows Server Failover Clustering.
  • Administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux and other Linux servers, including services, networking, storage, patching, and troubleshooting.
  • Monitor infrastructure health and performance using SolarWinds and Veeam ONE; investigate alerts and production incidents and perform root-cause analysis.
  • Perform server provisioning, patching, upgrades, migrations, and decommissioning across production, UAT, development, and DR environments.
  • Maintain infrastructure security in line with company policies and least-privilege principles, and support server and endpoint security solutions.
  • Follow change management procedures, maintain technical documentation and infrastructure inventory, and coordinate with internal teams and vendors on incidents and technology refresh projects.
  • Administer Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, including user onboarding/offboarding, licensing, mailbox management, and security settings.
  • Manage Duo multi-factor authentication for users, including enrollment, policy configuration, and access troubleshooting.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Years of Experience: 3
  • Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience administering Windows Server environments, including Active Directory (AD DS), DNS, DHCP, NTP, Group Policy, and LDAP.
  • Solid experience with physical servers, hardware, and storage systems (SAN/NAS), including RAID, firmware updates, and basic data center operations.
  • Proven experience managing backup and recovery solutions such as Veeam, including backup and restore of files, databases, and virtual machines.
  • Experience administering Microsoft 365 , Cisco Duo, and Google Workspace (user and license management, mail, and security policies).
  • Hands-on experience with virtualization platforms, primarily VMware vSphere/ESXi (VM provisioning, snapshots, vCenter management).
  • Working knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, VLANs, firewalls, VPN) and basic Linux administration.
  • Language Proficiency: (Arabic, English)

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