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Lead Associate Principal, Windows Server Administration - Cloud
SALARY: $165k flex plus 15% bonus
LOCATION: Dallas, TX
3 days onsite and 2 days remote
This role will focus on heavy cloud preferably aws. You will need 1-2 years terraform ansible preferably Jenkins & Packer. Powershell is key. You will need to have come up as a windows engineer and now more of a windows devops ci/cd iac engineer.
There is an on call rotation for tow weeks every 10 weeks because they are an exchange they can only do patching on weekends so there is occasional weekend work combination of administration and support
Seeking a Windows Server Engineer to administer and enhance the Windows server infrastructure both on-premises and in the cloud. The successful candidate must have prior experience designing, supporting and administering Windows server environment. Candidate should have thorough hands-on experience working in cloud environments, preferably AWS. Candidate should have experience with infrastructure as code.
Provide advanced Windows system administration, operational support, and problem resolution for a mixed Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022 environments
Provide support of Windows AMIs via pipelines including experience with Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible and Packer
Provide break/fix support for Windows Server OS and third-party application issues
Troubleshoot hardware and software problems, take appropriate corrective action and/or interact with team members or vendors to work through issue resolution
Qualifications
In-depth knowledge of Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022 administration and support
Experience with CI/CD tools; Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins and Packer
Experience with PowerShell commands and scripts
System administration experience and knowledge of VMware and administration of virtual servers
General working knowledge of NAS, SAN, and networking
Active Directory administration experience
Hands-on experience with cloud based architecture especially AWS
Experience with terraform, or other infrastructure as code applications
Experience with build automation a plus
Software deployment experience through SCCM or similar tools is a plus
Vulnerability remediation experience is a plus
Education and/or Experience:
Seven or more years of Windows Server installation, operations, administration, and maintenance of physical and virtualized servers in an enterprise environment