Senior System Engineer

Job Title: System Administrator

Experience: 2+ years

Location: New Cairo

Employment Type: Full-time

Overview

We’re looking for a proactive System Administrator with 2+ years of hands-on experience managing Linux and Windows environments. You’ll be responsible for maintaining secure, stable, and high-performing infrastructure, supporting internal users and services, and helping improve monitoring, automation, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain Linux and Windows servers/workstations
• Monitor system performance, availability, and logs; troubleshoot incidents and outages
• Manage user accounts, permissions, and policies (AD / local users / groups)
• Apply security best practices, updates, patching, and hardening
• Support networking fundamentals (DNS, DHCP, VPN, firewall rules, VLAN basics)
• Manage backups, restore procedures, and disaster recovery readiness
• Maintain documentation (procedures, configurations, inventories)
• Collaborate with developers/IT teams to support deployments and infrastructure improvements

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in system administration or IT infrastructure
• Strong knowledge of Linux (Ubuntu/CentOS/RHEL) and Windows Server administration
• Experience with common services: SSH, Nginx/Apache, IIS, file sharing, scheduled tasks/cron
• Familiarity with virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V) or cloud basics is a plus
• Good troubleshooting skills with a practical, service-minded attitude
• Ability to work independently and communicate clearly with technical/non-technical teams

Nice to Have

• Scripting/automation: Bash, PowerShell
• Monitoring tools (Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, etc.)
• Containerization: Docker (Kubernetes is a plus)
• Basic security tools/knowledge (EDR, SIEM basics, vulnerability patch cycles)