Senior Team Lead | Windows | Bengaluru | Engineering

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.