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Senior IT Infrastructure and Systems Engineer - Network

Colombo
Full-time
Permanent employee

Main responsibilities

  • Design, build, and support enterprise networks, servers, storage, telephony, and systems.
  • Engineer secure, fault-tolerant, and scalable solutions across on-premise, co-location, and cloud environments.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural guidance across IT and business teams.
  • Act as a trusted escalation point for complex technical issues.
  • Lead infrastructure and application projects, from system migrations to global rollouts.
  • Drive the migration of legacy systems to modern cloud-first solutions (AWS, Azure).
  • Partner with vendors and managed service providers to ensure seamless service delivery.
  • Contribute to the enterprise-wide strategy for infrastructure, systems, and international expansion.
  • Define and implement disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.

Requirements

Personal Qualities

  • A self-sufficient, motivated professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  • Service-oriented with a customer-first mindset.
  • Strong communicator who can translate technical detail into business value.
  • Flexible, with the ability to adapt to after-hours project work.
  • Experienced in working within global 24x7 operations and regulated environments (SOX).
  • A natural mentor, eager to guide less experienced team members.
  • Bonus: background in healthcare, life sciences, pharma, or biotech.


Technical Expertise

  • 8+ years of hands-on engineering experience with enterprise networks, servers, and storage systems.
  • Proven expertise with VMware (ESXi, vSphere, vCenter).
  • Strong skills in firewalls, switches, wireless infrastructure (physical and virtual).
  • Deep knowledge of Microsoft Server OS & Active Directory.
  • Solid experience with cloud computing and storage (AWS and Azure).
  • Experience delivering disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft 365 collaboration suite (Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange Online).
  • Scripting skills to automate and optimize infrastructure management.
  • Familiarity with patch management, monitoring tools, and ITIL frameworks.
  • Linux knowledge is a plus.

 

Education & Certifications

  • Degree in Information Systems or a related field (AA minimum) – or equivalent hands-on experience.
  • Certifications preferred:
  • Cisco (CCNA/CCNP)
  • Microsoft O365
  • Windows Server
  • Networking certifications

About us

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