Senior Windows Infrastructure Engineer (Banking Domain)

Job Title: Senior Windows Infrastructure Engineer (Banking Domain)

Experience: 8-12 Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Industry: Banking / Financial Services

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Windows Infrastructure Engineer to manage and support enterprise Windows environments within a banking/financial services setup. The ideal candidate will be a Subject Matter Expert in Windows Server, Hyper-V, and Failover Clustering, with strong hands-on experience in enterprise data center hardware, automation, vulnerability remediation, and disaster recovery.

This role requires strong troubleshooting skills, production support experience, and the ability to handle mission-critical environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and administer Windows Server environments (2012 / 2016 / 2019 / 2022).

• Design, implement, and maintain Hyper-V virtualization infrastructure.

• Configure and manage Microsoft Failover Clustering.

• Administer and support Active Directory (User Access, Group Policies, Security Permissions).

• Deploy and maintain physical and virtual servers in enterprise environments.

• Perform server hardening, OS patching, and security compliance activities.

• Remediate vulnerabilities identified through Tenable / Nessus scans.

• Provide performance tuning and troubleshooting across Windows, network, storage, and applications.

• Support and maintain HPE enterprise hardware (DL, Synergy, Simplivity, Alletra series).

• Implement and support BCP/DR strategies and service failovers.

• Automate operational processes using PowerShell and Python.

• Work with monitoring tools (HP OMI, Tivoli) to ensure system stability.

• Support infrastructure projects, migrations, and solution deployments.

• Follow ITIL processes for incident, problem, and change management.

• Provide L2/L3 production support in banking environments.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Mandatory Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of experience managing Windows Server environments.

• 3-5 years of experience in Banking / Financial institutions.

• Subject Matter Expert in:

  • Windows Server (2012/2016/2019/2022)

  • Hyper-V

  • Microsoft Failover Clustering

• Strong hands-on experience with:

  • HPE DL, Synergy, Simplivity, and Alletra hardware

  • Data Center Virtualization platforms

  • Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

• Active Directory administration expertise.

• Experience in Infrastructure BCP/DR and failover testing.

• Strong troubleshooting and performance optimization skills.

• Experience in project execution and infrastructure solution deployment.

• ITIL-based operations / production support experience.

Technical Skills

• Windows Server Administration & Troubleshooting

• Hyper-V Virtualization (Design & Implementation)

• Microsoft Failover Clustering

• Active Directory (User & Group Management, GPO, Security Permissions)

• VMware Technologies (vSphere, vCenter, vROPS, vRLI) - Good to have

• Data Center Hardware:

  • HPE DL Series (Rack Servers)

  • HPE Synergy

  • HPE Simplivity

  • HPE Alletra

• Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HPE Simplivity, Nutanix)

• Server Deployment & Security Hardening

• Patch Management & Deployment Tools (Altiris, BMC)

• Vulnerability Assessment & Remediation (Tenable / Nessus)

• Monitoring Tools (HP OMI, Tivoli)

• Scripting & Automation (PowerShell, Python, Perl, VBS)

• Performance Troubleshooting (Windows, Network, Storage, Applications)

• Infrastructure BCP / DR Planning & Execution

Education

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent technical qualification (Mandatory)