Senior Windows Engineer SME

Hybrid in Herndon, VA, US • Posted 13 hours ago • Updated 13 hours ago

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Senior Windows Engineer SME
Design
deploy
and manage enterprise Windows Server environments (2008/2012/2016/2019/2022) Architect and maintain Active Directory (AD DS)
Group Policy (GPO)
and DNS Implement high a...vailability (Failover Clustering
DFS
Load Balancing) Manage server lifecycle including upgrades
migrations
and decommissioning L3 Escalation & Advanced Troubleshooting
Failover Clustering
Load Balancing

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Senior Windows Engineer SME

Introduction: The Senior Windows Engineer SME will be responsible for designing, deploying, and managing enterprise Windows Server environments. They will play a key role in architecting and maintaining Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, and implementing high availability solutions. Additionally, the Senior Windows Engineer SME will be involved in server lifecycle management, L3 escalation, advanced troubleshooting, and virtualization & cloud administration.

Responsibilities:

Design, deploy, and manage enterprise Windows Server environments (2008/2012/2016/2019/2022)
Architect and maintain Active Directory (AD DS), Group Policy (GPO), and DNS
Implement high availability solutions such as Failover Clustering, DFS, Load Balancing
Manage server lifecycle including upgrades, migrations, and decommissioning
Provide L3 escalation support and advanced troubleshooting
Administer Hyper-V and VMware environments
Manage Windows workloads in Azure/AWS
Develop automation using PowerShell for patch management and configuration tasks
Mentor L1-L3 administrators and participate in infrastructure design discussions

Requirements:

Required Skills:

13-15+ years of IT Infrastructure experience with strong specialization in Windows Server administration
Proven experience supporting large-scale enterprise environments
Advanced expertise in Windows OS troubleshooting
Extensive experience in Active Directory, Kerberos, DNS, and Windows performance troubleshooting
Strong hands-on experience in Windows Registry troubleshooting
Proven expertise in Windows server migrations and transformation initiatives
Advanced knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and Failover Clustering
Experience working with tools such as Active Directory, SCCM, Hyper-V, WSUS, and monitoring solutions

Preferred Skills:

Strong PowerShell automation expertise
Experience with hybrid cloud infrastructure
Knowledge of Azure infrastructure services
Exposure to infrastructure automation and DevOps practices

Education: Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

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Dice Id: 10122100
Position Id: 8918696
Posted 13 hours ago

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