195 Vdi Engineer jobs in the Philippines

Company Description

Polaris IT Solutions Inc. specializes in delivering innovative IT solutions and cybersecurity services to meet the diverse needs of businesses across various industries. Our cutting-edge platforms ensure that our clients' operations are secure, efficient, and future-ready. With a comprehensive portfolio that includes IT support, identity management, and AI-assisted automation, we provide robust cybersecurity measures, seamless IT services, and advanced technologies. Joining us means becoming part of a forward-thinking team that values innovation, security, and excellence, offering a dynamic work environment where your contributions impact our clients' success and safety.

Role Description

We are looking for an experienced
Senior System Administrator
to join our client's team in Quebec, Canada (remote role). In this position, you will be responsible for maintaining and optimizing IT infrastructure, ensuring system security, and delivering escalated technical support. This role requires strong expertise in server and network management, cloud platforms, and security tools, as well as the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional IT teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor, configure, and maintain physical and virtual servers (Windows, Linux, macOS)
• Manage Microsoft 365, Intune, Azure, and Fortinet technologies
• Implement and maintain security measures (firewalls, IDS, antivirus, policies)
• Develop and test backup and disaster recovery strategies
• Troubleshoot complex hardware, software, and network issues
• Apply patches, updates, and ensure system performance optimization
• Document processes, configurations, and procedures

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT infrastructure/system administration experience
• Strong background in
  Windows Server Clusters, Dell PowerVaults, MS SQL, and Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, Exchange, OneDrive)
• Proficiency in
  PowerShell and Bash scripting
• Certifications (preferred):
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate
• Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ-800 & AZ-801)
• Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104)
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in
  French and English (mandatory)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (preferred)
• Ability to work independently and remotely

Location:
Remote – based in Quebec, Canada

What's on Offer:
Attractive salary, benefits, and career development opportunities

Join the Future of Fintech as a System Administrator at Etrading Software

At Etrading Software, we're not just another company—we're a vibrant, forward-thinking community where diversity, collaboration, and innovation thrive. Step into a workplace that values your unique perspective and rewards your hard work. We foster a high-trust environment where integrity, autonomy, and work-life balance are paramount. Get ready to revolutionize the financial industry with cutting-edge trading projects that will shape the future.

Why Choose Us?

• Empowering Culture: We prioritize your mental well-being and offer ongoing psych consultation benefits. Our positive work culture celebrates diversity and individuality, creating a supportive environment for everyone.
• Flexibility: Work-life harmony matters to us. Enjoy the most flexible work environment, allowing you to balance personal interests and family commitments seamlessly. We only work 2x onsite per month to give us the freedom to choose where we do our best work
• Growth Opportunities: We're committed to your professional growth. From internal promotions to comprehensive training programs and certifications, we invest in your success.
• Competitive Benefits: Your contributions are recognized and rewarded. We offer competitive salaries, enticing bonus programs, and comprehensive benefits, including HMO coverage for you and your dependents from day one.
• Innovative Projects: Join our team of diverse and talented developers to work on high-frequency, low-latency applications used by leading financial institutions worldwide. Be at the forefront of the Fintech industry, exploring cutting-edge technologies and influencing our collaborative work environment
• Purposeful Impact: Your work will make a real difference. By creating intuitive software solutions, you'll help drive our business growth and excel in the market.

About the Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced System Administrator with a background in Information Technology or relevant experience. This role will involve system administration, troubleshooting, and collaboration with various teams to maintain secure and efficient technology services.

Responsibilities:

• Provide hardware and software support for end-users.
• Maintain and configure applications and systems to meet business needs.
• Contribute to IT projects and initiatives.
• Manage and resolve tickets.
• Conduct post-incident analyses and document findings.
• Support escalated issues from end-users.
• Respond to system alerts and work with teams to resolve issues.
• Evaluate technology solutions and provide recommendations.
• Collaborate with Security team on policy development.
• Stay updated with the latest technology trends.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Key Competencies:

• Experienced in Microsoft 365 Administration.
• Experienced with device management and policy deployment.
• Familiarity with Remote Monitoring and Management tools.
• Ability to drive successful deployments through effective planning and execution.
• Familiarity with scripting, security tools, and automation.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to create technical documentation.
• Good understanding of networking and cloud platforms.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• Relevant experience in system administration.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to work flexible hours when needed.
• Availability for on-call support.

By applying to this job, you are permitting our organization to use your personal data solely for recruitment purposes. This data may be shared with third-party services to streamline the processing of your application and with our parent company, ETS London, for recruitment assessment and interview purposes.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company events
• Flexible schedule
• Flextime
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for promotion
• Pay raise
• Work from home

Application Question(s):

• Notice Period:
• Expected Monthly Salary

Work Location: In person

As a System Administrator, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and extending Kryterion's corporate backend infrastructure. Configuring and installing enterprise applications is second nature to you. More importantly, you can take the most complex problems and automate them to save us time and include monitoring to ensure performance and high availability.

You will use your extensive technical and organizational skills to evaluate our infrastructure and fill in the necessary gaps. Above all, you will be responsible for uptime and performance of our corporate infrastructure. You will work closely with other team members in Operations on projects that will safeguard Kryterion's corporate environment.

There will be plenty of opportunity to learn and grow as you will drive and own all aspects of the projects. Additionally, junior members of the IT team will ask you for your technical expertise and you will be happy to mentor them. However, you also have the experience and customer service skills to help our users if they ask for support.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure
• Install, configure, test and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools
• Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
• Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with developers to implement those fixes
• Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies
• Write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks
• Participate in the design of information and operational support systems
• Provide 2nd and 3rd level support
• Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution
• Scope, design, implement and troubleshoot core networking infrastructure
• Maintain current document and change management programs related to systems, infrastructure, and applications
• Provide guidance to junior administrators
• Own your 24/7 PagerDuty support shift, and proactively implement solutions to reduce the frequency and impact of future incidents.

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject with 3+ years of experience, or 8+ years of related job experience without a degree
• Proven working experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting Linux based environments.
• Proven working experience in maintaining Windows Servers and Workstations in an Active Directory Domain
• Solid experience in the administration and performance tuning of application stacks (e.g.,Tomcat, NGINX, Java, MySQL)
• Experience with both data centers and AWS (primarily EC2 and S3) is preferred.
• Experience with SonicWall firewalls is preferred.
• Solid scripting skills (e.g., shell scripts, PowerShell or Python)
• Solid networking knowledge with Cisco, Dell, and SonicWall networking and security appliances and technologies
• Experience with automation and configuration management technologies

• Recommended Certifications:

• MCSA/MCSE

• RHCA/RHCE
• Network+ or CCNA

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of any IT or Engineering-related courses
• At least 5 years of experience as System Administrator
• Experience in Server Virtualization (eg. VMWare ESXi, Nutanix Acropolis, etc.)
• Experience in Storage and Back-Up (eg. NAS, RAID)
• Experience in Domain and Email Administration (eg. Microsoft)
• Experience in Server Operating Systems (eg. Windows and Linux)
• Experience in Back-Up Applications (eg. Veeam)
• Amenable to Shifting Schedules
• Certifications are a plus (eg. MCSA, VCTA-DCV)

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain essential IT infrastructure, including operating systems, security tools, applications, servers, email systems, laptops, desktops, software, and hardware
• Take responsibility for projects and solutions within Hospital.
• Handle business-critical IT tasks and systems.
• Work with internal and external partners to communicate project status, activities, and achievements.

The position is primarily responsible for providing support in ensuring that all endpoints (laptop, desktop, and servers) are properly configured, built, and passed the security standards of the bank prior to issuance. The position is also responsible for providing network connectivity and other peripherals to the bank's business units.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implements standards in managing issuance of endpoints.
• Participates in the creation and enhancement of processes on endpoint and servers for efficient delivery and improved user experience.
• Provides network connectivity and other peripherals to the bank's business units.
• Conducts installation and configuration of the server operating system.
• Supports the setting up of network connections and the proper communication between servers and other devices.
• Handles Server Patch Managements and upgrades to ensure that servers are protected against known vulnerabilities and reducing the risk of security breaches and downtime.
• Gives support relative to endpoint, network, servers, etc.

Job Requirements:

• Graduate of IT-related, Engineering or Math-related courses.
• At least 2-3 years of experience in systems administration of Windows Servers/Clients and Linux Servers
• Experience in implementing/understanding of IT security industry standards and policies.
• Key Skills: Systems Administration, Active Directory, Linux Bash Scripting, Powershell, ITIL, Patching
• Amenable to work in Bacoor, Cavite

About the Role

Achieve Without Borders, Inc. is looking for an System Administration professional who will focus on managing and maintaining our internal systems, servers, and user accounts, while also providing reliable IT support and network troubleshooting when needed.

The ideal candidate has solid experience in Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and system security, combined with working knowledge of networking fundamentals such as VLANs, VPNs, firewalls, and connectivity. This role is best suited for someone who excels in system administration but is also capable of handling network-related support in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Key ResponsibilitiesSystem Administration (Primary)

• Administer and maintain Windows Server and Active Directory (user accounts, Group Policy Objects, domain join, folder mapping).
• Manage system updates, patches, backups, and security checks to ensure stability and protection.
• Support and maintain Microsoft Teams and Office 365 environments.
• Ensure data integrity and access controls across systems.

Network Support and Troubleshooting (Secondary)

• Perform basic configuration and troubleshooting of VLANs, VPNs, firewalls, UniFi switches/APs, and IP settings.
• Monitor network performance and ISP connectivity, escalating issues when necessary.
• Assist in maintaining network security and connectivity standards.

IT Support and Asset Management

• Provide desktop and laptop support (OS/application installation, upgrades, troubleshooting).
• Configure and support printers, scanners, and multifunction devices.
• Maintain and update IT asset inventory and documentation.
• Coordinate with vendors for hardware repairs and replacements.
• Assist in the deployment and proper handling of IT assets.
• Support and maintain CCTV systems (installation, configuration, troubleshooting).
• Respond and resolve IT helpdesk tickets promptly.

QualificationsEducation and Experience

• Graduate of Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related course.
• 2 to 4 years of experience in systems administration, IT Support and troubleshooting.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge in Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft Teams, and Office 365.
• Experience with system security, backups, and updates.
• Working knowledge of network fundamentals such as VLANs, VPNs, UniFi, and firewall management.
• Familiarity with basic Linux administration is a plus.
• Skilled in hardware troubleshooting and repair (laptops, desktops, peripherals).

Other Requirements

• Strong problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
• Proactive, organized, and able to work independently or within a team.
• Willing to work onsite in San Juan City, Manila.
• Can start ASAP.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company Christmas gift
• Company events
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• On-site parking
• Opportunities for promotion
• Promotion to permanent employee

Ability to commute/relocate:

• San Juan (National Capital Region): Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• System Administration: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Summary

Qmulus Solutions is a Virtual Staffing Solution based in Victoria, BC, Canada. We continue to grow our offshore team in the Philippines, and we are looking for a System Administrator to join our team. The role will be the first line of defense for the managed-service clients, handling day-to-day ticketing, proactive patching, and monitoring, and ensuring the health and availability of 1,300+ endpoints.

Key Responsibilities:

• Daily NOC Operations & Ticketing-
  Triage, prioritize, and resolve incoming support tickets via ConnectWise Manage, and maintain SLA compliance for Incident Resolution and Response Times
• Patching & Updates -
  Schedule and deploy Windows Server & Workstation patches and perform firmware upgrades for network devices (Meraki, Sophos Firewall)
• Monitoring & Alerting -
  Monitor backup health in Veeam and Datto BCDR, troubleshoot and remediate backup failures, antivirus status (Sophos AV) and remediate detections, network performance and uptime via ConnectWise RMM, and develop automation scripts to remediate common alerts
• Utilize ConnectWise RMM to orchestrate automated tasks and notifications
• Infrastructure Oversight -
  Ensure server availability and perform routine maintenance; manage and troubleshoot virtual environments (VMware vSphere and Hyper-V), and troubleshoot connectivity issues and assist with firewall rule reviews
• Client Communications -
  provide timely updates and status reports to internal teams and end-users; document resolutions and best practices in our PSA and knowledge base
• Cover help-desk ticket queue for Level-1 engineers on leave, maintaining continuity of service

Job Requirements:

• A background in Computer/Software Engineering or Computer Science is preferred, but open to non-conventional degrees and education if abilities can be demonstrated
• 5+ years of experience in IT infrastructure management and system administration.
• 3-5 years of experience 24/7 in a NOC or MSP environment
• Microsoft Certification (MCSE) or equivalent certification in relevant programs is a plus
• Advanced knowledge of Windows Server (2003/2008) /desktop Operating Systems (XP/7)
• Managing an excess of 50 Windows Server infrastructure
• Managing server virtualization technologies like VMWare Server/ESX or Microsoft HyperV/Virtual Server
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, Office 365, Active Directory, and security policies.
• Experience with automation tools, including PowerShell scripting.
• Strong hands-on experience with ConnectWise Automate and Manage
• Knowledgeable in security or antivirus/firewall, backup/disaster and recovery
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and experience in IT support ticket resolution.
• Ability to work remotely and integrate seamlessly with the existing IT team.

• Manages end-to-end infrastructure tasks, including virtualization, containerization, bare-metal servers, multiple application deployments, and systems maintenance across hybrid environments
• Handles account management, resource provisioning, migration, testing, and security
• Supports 24/7 operations for both on-prem and cloud infrastructure, monitors system performance, handles capacity planning, and ensures the timely rollout of system upgrades or downgrades
• Knowledgeable in Windows, CentOS, Rocky Linux, SAN, NAS Storage solutions, VMWare, Hyper-V, Kubernetes, Docker, Rancher, AWS, Azure, Alibaba Cloud, Office 365, and Google Workspace
• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience as a system administrator, systems engineer, wintel system administrator, IT infrastructure, or related roles

The Systems Administrator (MSP) is responsible for maintaining client IT environments, ensuring reliable operations, and supporting day-to-day IT functions in a Managed Services Provider setting. This role blends operational oversight with system administration expertise, covering monitoring, ticket management, patching, backups, and automation. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, adaptable, and comfortable managing multiple client environments while upholding service quality, security, and compliance.

Systems Administration

• Manage, configure, and maintain Windows Server, Active Directory, Azure AD, and Microsoft 365 environments.
• Perform OS and third-party application patching, testing, and deployment across client environments.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, capacity, and availability.
• Support virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V) and cloud services (Azure, AWS or equivalent).
• Conduct and validate backup and restore operations through Cove, Datto/MSP platforms.
• Ensure SaaS backup protection and cleanup are performed to maintain efficiency.

IT Operations & Monitoring

• Monitor and respond to RMM/PSA alerts, dashboards, and logs to ensure proactive issue resolution.
• Review and maintain ticket boards for accuracy, timely updates, and closure.
• Verify workstation discovery and asset management jobs for completeness and accuracy.
• Maintain accurate hardware, software, and licensing inventory records.
• Process and track change requests in alignment with organizational policies.
• Post and report department metrics to maintain visibility and accountability.

Automation & Scripting

• Develop and maintain automation scripts (PowerShell, Python, or RMM scripting) to streamline repetitive tasks.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation and standardized processes.

Security & Compliance

• Enforce security best practices in user lifecycle management (onboarding, terminations, access control).

• Maintain compliance through patch reporting, backup audits, and system hardening reviews.

• Support audits and reporting requirements with accurate, timely data.

Client & Team Collaboration

• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure seamless service delivery.
• Participate in Proactive Business Reviews (PBR) and Lifecycle Initiatives (LCI) by providing system insights.
• Communicate technical details clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• At least 5 years of experience as systems administrator
• Experience in a Managed Services Provider (MSP) environment strongly preferred.
• High attention to detail and strong technical proficiency
• Strong desktop and server support experience

• Proficiency with RMM/PSA platforms (N-central, ConnectWise, Datto, ScreenConnect or equivalents).

• Hands-on experience with Windows Server administration, Active Directory, Azure AD, and Microsoft 365.

• Knowledge of patch management tools (WSUS, Intune, or third-party patching platforms).
• Strong understanding of backup solutions and disaster recovery procedures.
• Scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Python, or equivalent).
• Strong understanding of infrastructure and automation opportunities.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities across client environments.

• Should be willing to accept a long-term work-from-home arrangement.
• Should be amenable to a permanent night shift schedule.