Senior Team Lead | Windows | Bengaluru | Engineering: The team seeks a highly skilled Windows Engineer to manage Windows Server platforms in a Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) environment.
Requirements
- Manage, configure, and troubleshoot Windows Server 2012/2016/2019/2022 in virtualized SDDC environments.
- Handle OS hardening, patching, performance tuning, and lifecycle management.
- Administer Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and Certificate Services.
- Support enterprise authentication & security integrations (Kerberos, LDAP, PKI, MFA solutions).
- Manage clustering (Failover Clustering, Always-On features if applicable).
- Operate Windows workloads running on VMware vSphere ESXi/vCenter.
- Perform VM provisioning, resource allocation, performance troubleshooting, templates, snapshots, and host migrations.
- Collaborate with SDDC teams to support platforms such as vSAN, NSX-T, and VCF.
- Work with storage teams on SAN/NAS/vSAN integrations for Windows servers.
- Manage and validate application-aware backups using Veeam/Commvault/Rubrik/Cohesity.
- Support DR planning, failover, and recovery using SRM/HCX (if applicable) and restore testing.
- Implement OS hardening (CIS/industry benchmarks).
- Patch and remediate vulnerabilities, tracking CVEs and security advisories.
- Implement and manage RBAC, auditing, and least-privilege access.
- Ensure logs, configurations, and events are integrated with SIEM tools.
- Automate tasks using PowerShell, PowerCLI, Ansible, or Terraform (if applicable).
- Maintain monitoring & alerting through tools like vROps, SCOM, Nagios, Grafana, Elastic, or equivalents.
- Create runbooks, SOPs, architecture diagrams, and KB documentation.
- Provide strong L2/L3 operational support for Windows systems.
- Participate in on-call/rotational support for critical systems.
- Execute incident/problem/change management aligned to ITIL.