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.