Wintel System Engineer

NCS is a leading technology services firm that operates across the Asia Pacific region in over 20 cities, providing consulting, digital services, technology solutions, and more. We believe in harnessing the power of technology to achieve extraordinary things, creating lasting value and impact for our communities, partners, and people. Our diverse workforce of 13,000 has delivered large-scale, mission-critical, and multi-platform projects for governments and enterprises in Singapore and the APAC region. 

We’re searching for a Wintel System Engineer to be part of our diverse team of talents here at NCS!

If you believe in going above and beyond, want to exemplify the best, and wish to bring people and technology together like never before, then we would love to have a conversation with you!

What we seek to accomplish together:

• Design, deploy, and manage the hyperconverged infrastructure, leveraging technologies from VMWare and Nutanix.
• Upgrading hyperconverged infrastructure, including planning, testing, and executing upgrade processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and design solutions that meet business needs.
• Assess compatibility, perform pre-upgrade checks, and troubleshoot any issues that may arise during the upgrade process.
• Configure and optimise the hyperconverged environment to ensure optimal performance, availability, and scalability.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement necessary fixes or enhancements.
• Conduct regular system health checks and capacity planning to anticipate and address potential bottlenecks.
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Collaborate with vendors and technical support teams to resolve complex technical issues.
• Document system configurations, processes, and procedures for knowledge sharing and future reference.
• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies related to hyperconverged infrastructure.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members as needed.
• Resolve all incidents within SLA
   

A little bit about you:

• Minimum Bachelors Degree in related fields
• Minimum three (3) years of IT experience, with two (2) years of server and virtualisation platform operations management experience; and/or two (2) years of backup infrastructure operations experience.
• Patch management experience for Windows systems.
• Proven experience in upgrading hyperconverged infrastructure, including planning, testing, and executing upgrade processes.
• Familiarity with the upgrade process of VMWare and Nutanix technologies, ensuring minimal downtime and disruption to business operations.
• Knowledge of best practices for conducting upgrades in a production environment including rollback procedures and contingency plans.
• Experience in working with vendor documentation, release notes, and technical support to ensure successful upgrades and resolution of any upgrade-related issues.
• Preferably possess patch management experience for Linux/Unix systems and patch automation experience.
• Preferably possess certifications such as Nutanix Platform Professional, VMWare Certified Professional, Red Hat Certified System Administrator or equivalent.
• Preferably have experience in an enterprise organisation, managing more than 1000 systems.
• Preferably equipped with relevant training on the proposed products.

We are driven by our AEIOU beliefs—Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity—and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.  

Together, we make the extraordinary happen.  

Learn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site. 

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