Principal Windows Systems Engineer

*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role*

*Position is bonus eligible*

Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Senior Windows Systems Engineer with strong AWS Cloud, as well as Ansible and Terraform experience. Candidate will 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. The candidate will need to have excellent people skills, strong analytical and technical skills for troubleshooting complex issues.

Responsibilities:

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

Automate processes to reduce hands on support

Participate in patching and vulnerability remediation, as needed

Adhere to Change Management process

Comply with all audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements

Perform other duties as assigned

Support On call and weekend work

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