Windows Administration Specialist — SRE Team

Overview

Windows Administration Specialist on the SRE team, responsible for the health, security, and automation of Windows-based platforms and services across on-premises and AWS environments.

What you'll do

• Enable multidisciplinary teams by providing deep Windows platform expertise across multiple environments.
• Design, build, and maintain highly available and secure Windows Server environments in on-premises and AWS ecosystems.
• Own and execute the Windows patch management lifecycle, including assessment, scheduling, deployment, validation, and reporting.
• Operate and optimize Ivanti (or equivalent) patching solutions to ensure timely vulnerability remediation and compliance.
• Automate Windows provisioning, configuration, patching, and compliance using PowerShell and infrastructure-as-code approaches.
• Identify, prioritize, and resolve performance, stability, and security issues across Windows workloads.
• Establish observability best practices for Windows systems, including event monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
• Partner with SREs, platform engineers, and application teams to improve reliability of Windows-hosted services.
• Improve CI/CD integration for Windows-based applications, build agents, and supporting services.
• Drive continuous improvement in Windows hardening, patch posture, and vulnerability management.
• Champion operational excellence by documenting standards, mentoring peers, and promoting automation-first thinking.

What you'll need

• Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server administration (2016/2019/2022).
• Proven experience managing Windows Server patching at scale in enterprise environments.
• Solid understanding of patch compliance, vulnerability remediation, and maintenance window strategies.
• Proficiency in PowerShell scripting for automation and operational tooling.
• Experience managing Windows workloads in AWS (EC2, AMIs, Systems Manager, patch baselines).
• Familiarity with configuration management and IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, DSC, Ansible).
• Experience integrating Windows workloads into CI/CD pipelines (Buildkite, Jenkins, or similar).
• Working knowledge of observability and logging platforms such as Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk, or Sumo Logic.
• Understanding of Windows security hardening and compliance frameworks.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with Ivanti patch management (highly desirable) or similar enterprise patching platforms (WSUS, SCCM/MECM, etc.).
• Strong Linux fundamentals are a plus.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow or similar ITSM tools is advantageous.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru - EC-2 Gateway campus.