Information Technology Systems Analyst

Job Req ID: 6100- Description:

- **Aramco energizes the world economy.**

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

**Overview**:
EXPEC Computer Systems division (CSYS) is looking for an IT Systems Analyst with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and VMware
virtualization, private cloud skills to join the Upstream Cloud Services Group (UCSG) within the
EXPEC Computer Operations Department (ECOD), under the Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Computer Center (ECC).
CSYS provides variety of technical support services such as high performance computing (HPC), data storage, networking, and
cloud computing for all Saudi Aramco Upstream Business Line resources, located in top of the art data centers. These resources
include but not limited to: Linux servers, HPC clusters, storage arrays, Windows servers and specialized workstations,
networking, virtual machines, Infrastructure and Platform as a services solutions.
This is an excellent opportunity for you to play an integral role in shaping the computing services of Saudi Aramco upstream
business line and gain the experience to develop your knowledge and skills.

**Key Responsibilities**:
You are required to perform the following:
Undertake support activities, analyze process or technological problems; propose scope and corrective course of action, make suggestions to management, follow through to a satisfactory conclusion, and suggest revisions to standards and procedures, as necessary
Provide consultation around Linux servers provisioning, automation and deployment in bare-metal and VMware Cloud Foundation
Enable Integration with enterprise data storage solutions
Participate in the evaluation, selection and implementation of new technologies
Maintain current knowledge of relevant Infrastructures, operating systems and automation
Assist in ensuring compliance with security policies and procedures
Demonstrate a working experience in Linux, and Cloud instances management, monitoring and automation

**Minimum Requirements**:
You must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field. A Master’s degree in one of the stated fields is desirable
You must have a minimum of five years’ experience in supporting Linux/Unix environments, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux or one of its variants e.g. CENTOS, Fedora
You must have internationally accredited Linux or system management certifications, such as LPIC, RHCSA, or RHCE and at least one Cloud Administration certificate such as VCP, AZ-XXX or similar

**Working environment**

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logístical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs - one of the largest in the world.
- Country/Region: SA