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Job description / Role
The Alshaya eGroup is a diverse organisation supporting corporate, warehouse and retail specific IT infrastructure and systems. We have software teams creating and developing in-house applications and product teams optimising and integrating major third party solutions. The rate of growth across divisions and geographies means we are constantly evaluating how we provide robust, scalable and business enabling infrastructure and systems in line with global benchmark standards.
The Role:
This role is in technical production operations and works closely with engineering and operations. The role will require design initiative, group collaboration and solid Linux systems experience. We are looking for someone to build and maintain environments that are secure, redundant, high performing, and stable.
Responsibilities include:
* Installing, configuring, and maintaining applications, including web servers, in support of business requirements
* Participating in discussions with engineering to help develop large scale distributed processing platforms as the base infrastructure of Enterprise class applications
* Performing software installations and upgrades to application software packages
* Scheduling installations, upgrades and maintaining them in accordance with established IT policies and procedures
* Monitoring and tuning the system
* Configuration, deployment, testing, maintenance, monitoring and trouble-shooting of infrastructure components to provide a secure and high performance environment
* Implementing platform upgrades and migrations.
Requirements
* At least 5 years' experience managing and supporting systems in a SaaS/Cloud based infrastructure
* Extensive experience with Linux based operating systems and knowledge of Windows based OS's
* Experience and knowledge in Java/Hadoop/Oracle/MySQL
* Experience with monitoring tools such as Solarwind, Nagios, and NewRelic
* Experience with scripting languages
* Experience in scripting languages
* University degree in the field of computer science/engineering or information systems.
About the Company
As a leading international franchise operator, with nearly 90 of the world’s most recognised brands in its portfolio, Alshaya Group brings great shopping, dining, leisure and hospitality experiences to millions of customers across the Middle East & North Africa, Russia, Turkey, Europe and beyond.
Alshaya Group is a dynamic multinational business and family owned enterprise with a consistent record of growth and innovation. For 35 years, Alshaya has been a pioneering force in brand franchising, using its exceptional knowledge and experience to expand at pace.
Our portfolio of well-loved international brands includes Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Debenhams, American Eagle Outfitters, P.F. Chang’s, The Cheesecake Factory, The Body Shop, M.A.C, Victoria’s Secret, Boots, Pottery Barn, KidZania and, coming soon, Hampton by Hilton.
From one retail franchise store opened in Kuwait in 1983, Alshaya Group has consistently grown and diversified and today offers customers an unparalleled choice of brands across multiple sectors; Fashion & Footwear, Health & Beauty, Food, Optics, Pharmacy, Home Furnishings, Leisure & Entertainment, and Hotels. A diverse, skilled team of 53,000 people from 120 nationalities support more than 4,000 stores, cafes, restaurants and leisure destinations, a growing online business and a commitment to delivering great customer experiences.