System Administrator

Job Description

Location: Cairo, Egypt<p><br></p>Thales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems. Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.<p><br></p>Thales has built a presence in Egypt for over 40 years and has today over 100 employees. Thales in Egypt is part of our Middle East business that has 1,800 people across Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, KSA, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and UAE.Together We delivered fare collection and control and communication systems for the first metro line in Africa, Metro Line 1 in Cairo. Since then we have continued to bring growth and security and safety to the country by upgrading these transportation systems as well as providing solutions for customers in air traffic management, air defence and Navy.<p><br></p><strong>Job Description:</strong><p><br></p><ul><li>Proactively maintain, develop company resources including: virtual machines, disks and networks. </li><li>Install, configure and test all high availability and backups for managed systems hardware and software. </li><li>Perform scheduled and on-demand system backups, maintenance and upgrades. </li><li>Handle network infrastructure (Routing &amp; Switching). </li><li>Troubleshoot issues and outages. </li><li>Coordinate with different teams to ensure smooth product deployment. </li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Job Requirements:</strong><p><br></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar field. </li><li>Minimum of 5 years of proven work experience and knowledge of Systems Administration (Linux, Windows). </li><li>Proven experience and knowledge of virtualization technologies (Ex: Hyper-V, VMware)</li><li>Good knowledge of systems and networking software, hardware, and networking protocols. </li><li>Certifications in Linux, Microsoft, or other related fields are a plus. </li><li>Familiarity with NAS and SAN management and concepts. </li><li>Good problem-solving, communication and presentation skills. </li><li>Fluent in English and French is a plus. </li></ul><p><br></p>Work Location:<p><br></p><ul><li>Metro El Attaba Station, Downtown Area, Cairo, Egypt</li></ul><p><br></p>At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!