Lead Windows Administrator

Overview

Lead Windows & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer role supporting enterprise Windows Server environments with working knowledge of AWS cloud services, including hybrid cloud workloads.

What you'll do

• Administer, maintain, patch, and troubleshoot Windows Server environments.
• Manage core Microsoft infrastructure technologies, including Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, Windows Server roles and services, and certificate management.
• Support server provisioning, configuration, performance monitoring, capacity management, and lifecycle activities.
• Perform Windows security hardening, vulnerability remediation, patch management, and configuration compliance activities.
• Provide operational support for workloads hosted in AWS, including EC2, EBS, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, Systems Manager, and related infrastructure services.
• Support hybrid infrastructure spanning on-premises or enterprise environments and AWS.
• Troubleshoot server, operating system, connectivity, authentication, performance, and infrastructure-related incidents.
• Develop and maintain PowerShell automation for repetitive administration, configuration, reporting, health checks, and operational tasks.
• Use Python, where appropriate, to enhance infrastructure automation and integration capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual intervention through scripting, automation, and standardized infrastructure processes.
• Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, configuration standards, and knowledge articles.
• Collaborate with Security, Network, Cloud, Application, and IT Support teams to resolve infrastructure issues and improve platform reliability.

What you'll need

• Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server administration in an enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, authentication, and Windows infrastructure services.
• Experience with Windows troubleshooting, patching, security hardening, and vulnerability remediation.
• Practical working knowledge of AWS infrastructure and cloud concepts.
• Experience supporting production infrastructure using appropriate incident, change, and problem-management practices.
• Good understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewall concepts, and connectivity troubleshooting.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting capabilities.

Nice to have

• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation skills.
• Exposure to or proficiency with Python for infrastructure automation.
• Experience with AWS Systems Manager, monitoring, infrastructure automation, or configuration-management tools.
• Experience supporting large-scale hybrid environments.
• Familiarity with infrastructure security, vulnerability management, backup and recovery, and disaster-recovery concepts.
• AWS and/or Microsoft infrastructure certifications.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India (Outer Ring Road).
• Country: India.
• Position level: Senior Associate.