# Oracle KVM Virtualization Engineer- Dubai, UAE

**Company:** [DeepSource Technologies](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/bSz5yPYQuy7zGF2AaBwdRp.md)
**Location:** Dubai, United Arab Emirates
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time

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## Description

We are looking for a highly skilled **L2 Oracle KVM Virtualization Engineer** with strong hands-on experience in **Oracle Linux KVM and libvirt** within enterprise production environments.

The role will be responsible for managing **KVM hypervisors, virtual machines, HA configurations, live migration, storage and network integration, performance optimization, patching, backup/DR, and production incident management**.

The ideal candidate should have strong troubleshooting skills and experience supporting **mission-critical infrastructure in 24x7 production and DR environments**.

### Key Responsibilities

-   Install, configure, administer, and maintain **Oracle Linux KVM hypervisors**.
-   Manage the complete **VM lifecycle**, including provisioning, configuration, migration, and decommissioning.
-   Configure and support **High Availability (HA)** and **live migration**.
-   Manage storage integration with KVM hosts, including **iSCSI, NFS, SAN, and FC**.
-   Configure and troubleshoot virtual networking, including **VLANs, bridges, and bonding**.
-   Monitor virtualization platform health, performance, capacity, and availability.
-   Perform **CPU, memory, and disk I/O performance tuning**.
-   Apply hypervisor patches, Linux kernel updates, and security hardening.
-   Manage VM backup and restore activities in coordination with backup teams.
-   Support **DR environments and VM replication** strategies.
-   Troubleshoot host failures, VM crashes, resource contention, and virtualization performance issues.
-   Perform **Root Cause Analysis (RCA)** for production incidents.
-   Support infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and technology refresh activities.
-   Coordinate with **Linux/OS, Storage, Network, Backup, and Cloud teams**.
-   Maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
-   Follow **ITIL-based Incident, Problem, and Change Management** processes.
-   Provide L2 support within a **24x7 managed services environment**

## Requirements

-   **8–12 years** of experience in virtualization and Linux administration.
-   Strong hands-on experience with **Oracle Linux KVM**.
-   Strong knowledge of **KVM and libvirt**.
-   Experience managing **enterprise production virtualization environments**.
-   Hands-on experience with **HA and live migration**.
-   Strong knowledge of **Oracle Linux / RHEL**.
-   Experience supporting **Production and DR environments**.
-   Strong understanding of virtualization architecture and resource allocation.

-   Hands-on experience with:

**iSCSI**

**NFS**

**SAN**

**Fibre Channel (FC)**

-   Strong understanding of virtual networking:

**VLAN**

**Linux Bridges**

**Bonding**

-   Experience with virtualization performance tuning and troubleshooting.
-   Experience with **patching, upgrades, security hardening, and vulnerability remediation**.
-   Basic scripting knowledge using **Shell and/or Python**.
-   Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and incident-management skills.
-   Familiarity with **ITIL Incident, Problem, and Change Management**.