Key responsibilities:
- Administer and optimize WinTel server performance.
- Perform 24 x 7 stand-by for service contract and maintenance services in rotating basis for critical production systems, ensuring high availability and system health.
- Coordinate with vendors and support team on problem resolution, implementation issues and upgrades.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
- Perform technical support for application and hardware issues related to Dell PoweEdge servers, CyberArk, Infoblox, RSA, Thales Luna HSM, PureStoage, Tenable, Cisco UCS Servers
- Manage storage provisioning and expansion.
- Ensure timely application of security patches and OS updates.
- Perform user administration tasks.
- Support backup and disaster recovery operations using enterprise backup system using Commvault.
- Provision and manage LUNs using Pure Storage.
Project Specific Expertise Needed:
1. Windows server management
- Experience in managing large-scale Active Directory environments
- Proficiency in Windows Server failover clustering and load balancing
2. Enterprise OS Management (Wintel):
- System configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting
- Performance tuning and optimization
- Skilled in user and group management
- File system management and storage allocation
3. Directory Services & Authentication:
- Windows: Active Directory (AD) administration and Group Policy management
- Experience in configuring and maintaining Domain Controllers (DC) for Windows
- Identity management implementation
4. Patch & Update Management:
- Windows: Proficient in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
- Planning and execution of system updates
5. OS Security & Compliance:
- OS hardening based on CIS benchmarks
- Security patching and compliance auditing
6. Monitoring & Management Tools:
- Deployment of system monitoring agents
- Performance monitoring and troubleshooting
7. Automation & Scripting:
- Windows: PowerShell scripting for automation
- Use scripting for automation and task scheduling
8. Virtualization & Cloud:
- Experience with hypervisors and virtual machines
- Knowledge of Microsoft Azure, load balancers, firewalls, and OS clustering
9. Backup & Disaster Recovery:
- Familiar with Commvault backup
- Implementation of OS-level backup solutions
- Disaster recovery planning and testing
10. Storage Technologies:
- Familiarity with Pure Storage
- LUN provisioning and management
11. EUCD Endpoint Deployment Support:
- Create and move hostname to in relevant OU group in Active Directory
- Assign Security group policy
- Push PXE Boot to Endpoint
- Install Network Access Control (NAC)
- Software and Patch Management pushdown to Endpoint
Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Windows Server administration, implementation & Troubleshooting.
- Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate is preferred.
- VMware vSphere 8.x Professional Certification is preferred.
- Experienced in Hypervisor platform (Hyper-V clustering or VMware).
- Experience in OS installation, configuration and fine tuning, security hardening, system audit.
- Experience in ITIL process - Incident management, Change management, Configuration management.
- Good experience in automating with powershell scripting.
- Basic experience in public cloud such as AWS & Azure is preferred.