Job Description
The client is looking for a Senior Windows Platform & Automation Engineer with at least seven years of experience engineering, securing, and supporting enterprise Windows Server environments across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud platforms. This role will oversee the Windows Server lifecycle, strengthen security and compliance, and drive automation and operational efficiencies using tools such as PowerShell and Ansible. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership while collaborating with infrastructure and security teams to improve platform reliability, standardization, and performance.
Candidate Requirements
- A minimum of seven years of hands-on experience in engineering, securing, and supporting enterprise Windows Server environments, including business-critical production systems.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, and PowerShell, as well as patch management and vulnerability remediation.
- Demonstrated experience supporting Windows Server across physical infrastructure, VMware and Nutanix virtual environments, and AWS- and Azure-hosted environments.
- Demonstrated ability to develop, maintain, and continuously improve operational processes, technical standards, security baselines, documentation, and runbooks.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex Windows infrastructure and production issues and to communicate and collaborate effectively with infrastructure, security, and other cross-functional teams.
- Own the Windows Server platform lifecycle, including patching, OS upgrades, server builds, retirements, and vulnerability remediation.
- Define, maintain, and continuously improve processes, standards, documentation, and operational runbooks.
- Partner with system administrators to execute platform activities while maintaining overall process ownership and governance.
- Drive automation, standardization, and operational efficiencies through PowerShell, Ansible, and other tooling.
- Maintain Windows security baselines, Group Policy standards, and platform hardening practices.
- Partner with Infrastructure and Security teams to improve platform reliability, security, compliance, and supportability.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements that modernize the Windows platform and reduce technical debt.
- Provide technical leadership and promote knowledge sharing, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience.
- Experience with AWS, Azure, VMware, and Nutanix environments.
- Experience with infrastructure automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, and configuration management tools.
- Familiarity with CIS benchmarks, Microsoft security baselines, and compliance-driven environments.
- Relevant Microsoft, cloud, automation, or security certifications preferred.
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