About this role
Accountabilities:
- Install, configure, administer, upgrade, migrate, harden, and decommission Windows Server 2016/2019/2022/2025 environments.
- Manage Active Directory, including AD DS, OUs, users, groups, computer accounts, FSMO roles, and Sites & Services.
- Administer and troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, authentication, domain connectivity, and related infrastructure services.
- Manage Windows patching through WSUS, SCCM/MECM, or equivalent enterprise platforms.
- Troubleshoot operating system, application, authentication, networking, performance, and system-level issues.
- Manage Windows Server roles, Failover Clustering, and high-availability environments.
- Support virtualized Windows workloads across VMware vSphere and/or Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Analyze system performance and capacity while identifying opportunities for optimization.
- Implement and maintain Windows security baselines, hardening standards, and endpoint security practices.
- Troubleshoot Kerberos, NTLM, LDAP, certificates, and other authentication-related issues.
- Manage Windows services, scheduled tasks, event logs, registry settings, and system configurations.
- Support backup, restore, replication, disaster recovery, and business continuity activities.
- Develop PowerShell scripts and automation to streamline administration and reduce repetitive work.
- Monitor infrastructure using enterprise monitoring and logging platforms.
- Participate in incident, problem, change, and service request management processes.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, knowledge articles, and infrastructure reports.
- Provide 24x7 on-call or shift support when required.
Requirements:
- Strong hands-on experience administering Windows Server 2016/2019/2022/2025 in enterprise environments.
- Solid knowledge of Active Directory, including AD DS, OUs, users, groups, FSMO, and Sites & Services.
- Practical expertise with DNS zones and records, DHCP scopes, Group Policy creation and troubleshooting, and enterprise Windows administration.
- Strong PowerShell scripting and automation skills for infrastructure management.
- Experience with Windows patching platforms such as WSUS, SCCM/MECM, or equivalent solutions.
- Experience supporting VMware vSphere and/or Microsoft Hyper-V virtualized workloads.
- Knowledge of Windows security hardening, security baselines, endpoint security, and system configuration.
- Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, basic routing, and firewall concepts.
- Experience with Windows monitoring, event logs, performance counters, and infrastructure troubleshooting.
- Knowledge of backup, restore, replication, and disaster recovery concepts.
- Familiarity with ITSM processes covering incident, problem, change, and service requests.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities, with a structured approach to diagnosing complex infrastructure issues.
- Good documentation and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in enterprise IT environments.
- Experience with large-scale data center environments is advantageous.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Azure Virtual Machines, Microsoft Entra ID, hybrid identity, Intune, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, IIS, PKI/Certificate Services, VMware vCenter/ESXi, ServiceNow, or enterprise monitoring platforms such as SCOM, SolarWinds, and Dynatrace is a plus.
Benefits:
- Full-time remote opportunity based in India.
- Hands-on ownership of enterprise Windows Server infrastructure.
- Exposure to Active Directory, virtualization, security, high availability, patching, monitoring, and disaster recovery.
- Opportunities to apply PowerShell automation to improve infrastructure operations.
- Experience with VMware, Hyper-V, Microsoft cloud and identity technologies, and enterprise ITSM platforms.
- Exposure to large-scale infrastructure and data center environments.
- Opportunity to contribute to security hardening, system reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Cross-functional experience across incident, problem, change, and service management.
- Technical documentation and process improvement responsibilities that support long-term infrastructure maturity.
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