Senior Windows Engineer ( HCI / Storage Spaces)

Title: Senior Windows Engineer HCI / Storage Spaces
Location: Dublin, CA Open to 100% Remote
Type: 12+Month Contract (Contract-to-Hire Possible)

Overview
We are urgently seeking a senior-level Windows Engineer to stabilize and production-harden our Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) platform. This role is focused on Windows, Storage Spaces Direct, and infrastructure-level troubleshooting for a multi-site DR setup.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead stabilization and optimization of an HCI environment based on Windows Server and Storage Spaces Direct.
• Diagnose and remediate replication failures between sites, including VM hangs and node instability.
• Troubleshoot packet loss and related network issues, including challenges involving Cisco networking equipment.
• Work with Microsoft support to implement recommended fixes, patches, and configuration changes ("wrap" for the environment).
• Validate and tune HCI performance, resiliency, and failover behavior for production workloads.
• Collaborate with internal infrastructure teams on HPE hardware, Windows, storage, and networking dependencies.
• Create and maintain documentation for configuration, standards, and operational runbooks.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience as a Windows Systems Engineer / Windows Admin in enterprise data center environments.
• Hands-on expertise with:
  • Windows Server and Storage Spaces / Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) in HCI scenarios
  • Storage-based replication in multi-site or DR configurations
  • HPE server and storage hardware
• Proven experience troubleshooting:
  • Replication failures, VM hangs, and cluster/node instability
  • Packet loss and network-related issues in conjunction with network teams (Cisco preferred)
• Solid understanding of virtualization, clustering, and infrastructure operations in production environments.
• Experience working with Microsoft support on complex, escalated infrastructure issues.

Preferred

• Experience stabilizing or "rescuing" troubled HCI or DR implementations.
• Prior work in multi-site DC environments with strict uptime/DR requirements.
• Dublin, CA local or able to work on Pacific Time.