Windows Server Specialist

Job description

**Roles and Responsibilities and day to day activities:** - Expert of the Windows servers 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 and 2022. - Good knowledge of Active Directory . Experience with Active Directory and group policies, multi-forest multidomain environment knowledge - Expert in VMware technology - Maintenance and deployment of the MS Windows OS ( Physical / virtual) - Responsible for daily operations of Windows based servers running in a mixed physical and virtual (VMware ESX) environment. - Manage high availability of servers and services. - Design, rollout and maintain Active directory Forest and Domain along with Domain Trust relationships, replication, and rollout. - Experience with WSUS servers and clustered filesystems - Knowledge of Power Shell scripting - Support of file and print services, RADIUS, DNS and DHCP, Domain Controller replication, and organizational unit management. - Capable of using writing scripts in either MS PowerShell or VBScript - Installation/Upgrade and maintenance of Windows Operating system - Knowledge in Azure AD - Installation and configuration of IIS 6, II7 - Co-coordinating with Hardware vendor for regular maintenance of server hardware and resolving hardware issues. - Windows Security Patch and Antivirus installation. - Responsible for setup, configuration, and troubleshooting of complex Windows environments (e.g., clustering, high availability, load balancing, etc.). - Ongoing management and maintenance of Windows servers. Execute pre-defined tasks and tasks as instructed. Recover from minor system failures/partial failures. - Responsible for the implementation, operation, maintenance, backup, system security and system integrity of Microsoft Operating systems .Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning. - Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. **Key Skills required:** - Networking L3 Must Have - Windows Server L3 Must Have - RDS L2 Must Have - Window Cluster L3 Must Have - DNS L3 Must Have - DHCP L3 Must Have - VMWare L2 Must Have - RCA L3 Must Have - Client Handling L3 Must Have - Communication Skills L3 Must Have - AD (DFS, Group Policy - L3, - AD Restoration, Upgrade, - Domain Migration) L3 Must Have - Willing to Work 24/7 L3 Must Have - PowerShell L3 Good to Have - IIS L2 Good to Have - Certificate Authority L3 Good to Have **Key Skills required:** - Windows Server L3 Must Have - RDS L2 Must Have - Window Cluster L3 Must Have - DNS L3 Must Have - DHCP L3 Must Have - RCA L3 Must Have - Client Handling L3 Must Have - Communication Skills L3 Must Have - AD (DFS, Group Policy - L3, - AD Restoration, Upgrade, - Domain Migration) L3 Must Have - Willing to Work 24/7 L3 Must Have - PowerShell L3 Good to Have - IIS L2 Good to Have - Certificate Authority L3 Good to Have **Overall activities/responsibilities with Client (not limited to only below):** - 100% Technical Leadership quality and handling escalations. - Conversing with stakeholders/business/application owners. - Driving troubleshooting and providing clear action plans, follow up to closure. - Collaborating & partnering with team members internally & externally. **Non-Technical/Soft Skills:** - Strong Communication. - Knowledge transfer and Presentation Skills - Ability to handle tough situations/spots. - Commitment/ownership/accountability. - Confident/Authoritative in handling customers/clients. - Ability to propose delivery roadmap based on opportunities. - Thrive to learn constantly.