Roles and Responsibility:
- Manage & maintain windows server infrastructure including installation, configuration & troubleshooting of Windows server operating Systems.
- Manage virtualized environments using VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V, including VM provisioning, performance monitoring & troubleshooting.
- Manage & administer Domain Controllers, DNS, File, Print & WSUS Servers
- Configure & manage Active directory services, group policies & organization units
- Lead server deployment projects including planning, provisioning & configuring new Servers.
- Managing enterprise Storage & Backup operations using Veeam backup Application
- Manage administration tasks & operations related to Microsoft INTUNE, Identity Access Management & Autopilot
- Manage & administer Microsoft O365 Tenant including sharePoint
- Perform MS Database Administration as and when needed
- Administration of CMDB using ServiceNow
- Diagnose & resolve Server related issues, including performance bottle necks.
- Identify opportunities for consolidation, virtualization, & cloud migration to optimize infrastructure efficiency & reduce costs.
- Perform regular maintenance tasks such as applying patches on Windows & Linux Servers.
- Monitor server performance metrics, logs, alerts. Perform routine performance tuning and optimization tasks to maintain optimal server performance & resource utilization
- Collaborate with Application Teams for their hosting requirements & provide daily operations support
- Work closely with cross functional teams & vendors to resolve escalated incidents & minimize business impact
- Any other duties seen as critical to the role.
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Role Specific Competencies:
Mandatory Skills & Handson in below technologies:
- VMware EsXi, vSphere Management & troubleshooting
- Active Directory, GPO, DHCP, DNS configuration & troubleshooting
- SCCM & Windows patching (WSUS)
- Microsoft Exchange, O365 Administration & SSO
- MS INTUNE & Autopilot
- CMDB & ServiceNow
- Linux Servers Management (Intermediate level)
- Good communication Skills (Verbal & written)
- Excellent knowledge & experience in installing, configuring & managing Windows Servers including 2016, 2019 & 2022.
- Hands on work experience in managing Linux Servers – Intermediate level.
- Experience in designing & deploying Active directory environments including domain controllers, GPO & organizational units.
- Server Virtualization technologies – VMware vSphere & Hyper-V
- Strong understanding of concepts like SCCM, WSUS, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP & VLANS.
- Experience in PowerShell scripting.
- Good understanding in cloud computing & hosting technologies.
- Good knowledge & understanding of Microsoft 0365 Environment including Microsoft End user Licenses management.
- Experience with Patch management tools & processes for deploying Security updates, hot fixes & service packs across windows server environments.
- Proficiency in performing windows Server OS upgrades, migration & DR activities.
- Experience in storage technologies like NAS, SAN & raid configurations.
- Proficiency in backup & recovery solutions for Windows server environments
- Good understanding of Networking concepts & protocols.
- Familiar with Cyber security standards.
- Good understanding in ITIL process. Change, Incident & Problem Management.
- Proven expertise as a Windows server administrator preferably in a large enterprise environment managing 300 Servers.
- Excellent technical & problem-solving skills.