Senior Application Administration Expert

Key Responsibilities

• Lead installation, configuration, patching and ongoing administration of enterprise applications
• Own application capacity planning and performance management
• Drive application disaster recovery readiness and runbook quality drill execution, ensuring RTO/RPO compliance
• Govern application change management and review/approve high‑risk changes
• Manage application licensing entitlements and renewal cycles
• Lead application security hardening and patch management cadence
• Coordinate with infrastructure, database and security teams on platform operations
• Mentor application support staff on administration best practices
• Author and maintain administration runbooks, SOPs and disaster recovery plans
• Govern integration with monitoring, backup and ITSM platforms

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology
• 10+ years of experience in application administration on enterprise platforms
• Deep expertise in administration of at least two of:
  Oracle EBS/Fusion, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics
  365, Open Text, IBM File Net, Service Now
• Strong SQL skills and database administration awareness (Oracle, SQLServer)
• Hands‑on application middleware administration (Web Logic, Tomcat, IIS)
• ITILv4 Foundation; ITIL Specialist preferred
• Native or fluent Arabic AND professional English preferred (not mandatory)

• Vendor administrator certifications (Oracle Certified, SAP Administrator, Microsoft Certified, Open Text Administrator)
• Linux / Windows Server administration depth
• Cloud platform exposure (AWS, Azure) for hybrid application hosting
• Experience in Qatar or GCC government IT environments