Senior Windows Server Administrator

Prophecy Technologies

$88K — $105K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-4 years of experience in Windows Server Administration
  • Strong expertise in L3-level support and troubleshooting
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Failover Clustering
  • Experience with Ansible for automation
  • Familiarity with folder/file permissions management
  • Ability to perform server migrations and upgrades
  • Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

  • Provide L3-level support for Windows Server in critical environments
  • Troubleshoot complex OS, performance, and storage issues
  • Install and configure Microsoft Failover Clusters
  • Manage server upgrades and migrations across different Windows OS flavors
  • Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive measures
  • Automate administrative tasks using Ansible
  • Maintain technical documentation and SOPs

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and skill enhancement
  • Exposure to working with cross-functional teams
  • Involvement in mission-critical projects
  • 24x7 production support experience
  • Opportunity to implement best practices in security and automation
Full Job Description
Role Overview:

This role is for a Windows Subject Matter Expert (SME) with strong L3-level expertise in Windows Server Administration, focusing on providing critical support, troubleshooting complex issues, and automating tasks in mission-critical environments. The administrator will manage and support Windows Servers, ensuring high availability and business continuity, and collaborate with various technical teams.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide L3-level support for Windows Server Administration in mission-critical environments.
  • Troubleshoot complex OS, performance, SQL Clustering, File permission, storage, and network level issues.
  • Install & Configure Microsoft Failover Cluster Windows server.
  • Perform Server upgrade migration on different Flavors of Windows OS.
  • Troubleshoot performance issues related to VMs and physical servers.
  • Manage and support Windows Server ensuring high availability and business continuity.
  • Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures.
  • Automate system administration and configuration management tasks using Ansible.
  • Implement system hardening, patching, upgrades, and security best practices.
  • Collaborate with applications, VMware, network, storage, and security teams.
  • Participate in on-call rotation and provide 24x7 production support.
  • Prepare and maintain technical documentation and SOPs.

Required Skills:
  • Windows Subject Matter Expert (SME) with strong L3-level expertise in Windows Server Administration.
  • Strong clustering knowledge.
  • Server restoration.
  • Automation experience using Ansible.
  • Working knowledge of Deployment & Administration of Windows.
  • Folder/file permission management.
  • Decommission of servers.
  • Strong collaboration skills.
  • Windows Server Admin.
  • Windows Virtual Desktop.
  • Windows Servers.

Qualifications:
  • 2-4 years of experience.

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