Senior System Engineer

Senior System Engineer – HMT Mauritius Manage and optimise IT infrastructure, servers, VMware, and backup solutions. Troubleshoot systems, support upgrades, and ensure high availability. Requires IT degree, VMware/Microsoft certifications, and hands-on experience.

The Role:

The Senior System Engineer is responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimising IT infrastructure systems, servers, and virtualization environments. This role is essential in ensuring the availability, reliability, and security of enterprise systems, while providing technical guidance and support to teams and clients.

The ideal candidate is self-driven, proactive, and technically strong, able to manage complex systems independently while collaborating effectively with stakeholders.

Key responsibilies:

System & Infrastructure Management

• Manage, monitor, and maintain IT infrastructure systems and servers.

• Ensure high availability and performance of virtualization and backup platforms.

• Troubleshoot and resolve system hardware, software, and networking issues.

• Contribute to infrastructure upgrades, capacity planning, and disaster recovery strategies.

Virtualization & Backup Administration

• Install, configure, and maintain VMware virtualization environments.

• Administer backup solutions and ensure reliable data recovery.

• Monitor system health, performance, and security, implementing best practices.

Technical Support & Collaboration

• Provide technical support to internal teams and clients.

• Document system configurations, procedures, and support guides.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement IT projects and improvements.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.

• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., VMware, Microsoft, Backup technologies, hardware certifications).

• Proven hands-on experience in:

  • Server and hardware management

  • Backup solutions and administration

  • VMware virtualization (installation, configuration, troubleshooting)

• Exposure to or knowledge of Linux systems is an advantage.

• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, networking, and system security.

• Experience with capacity planning, disaster recovery, and infrastructure upgrades.