Senior Windows Engineer SME

Herndon, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Senior Windows Engineer - SME

Location: Herndon VA

Duration: / Term: 6 months

Job Description:

Experience Desired: 13 Years

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Windows Infrastructure Subject Matter Expert (SME) to design implement and support enterprise Windows environments. This role will serve as the highest level of technical escalation (L3) for Windows platform issues while driving infrastructure architecture automation and modernization initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Windows Server Active Directory virtualization and cloud integrations along with strong troubleshooting and automation skills. This role also involves mentoring junior engineers and contributing to strategic infrastructure design.

Key Responsibilities

Windows Infrastructure Engineering

Design deploy and manage enterprise Windows Server environments (2008/2012/2016/2019/2022)
Architect and maintain Active Directory (AD DS) Group Policy (GPO) and DNS
Implement high (Failover Clustering DFS Load Balancing)
Manage server lifecycle including upgrades migrations and decommissioning

L3 Escalation & Advanced Troubleshooting
- Serve as Tier-3 escalation point for critical incidents
- Perform deep-dive troubleshooting on AD replication Kerberos DNS and system performance
- Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures
- Lead major incident response calls and post-incident reviews
Virtualization & Cloud
- Administer Hyper-V and VMware environments
- Manage Windows workloads in Azure/AWS
- Support hybrid infrastructure integrations
- Implement cloud-based backup and DR solutions
Automation & Scripting
- Develop automation using PowerShell (advanced scripting required)
- Automate patch management and configuration tasks
- Implement configuration management solutions (SCCM Intune DSC)
- Support Infrastructure-as-Code practices where applicable
- Maintain architecture documentation and SOPs
- Mentor L1 L3 administrators
- Participate in infrastructure design discussions

Ideal Candidate Profile

13 15 years of IT Infrastructure experience with strong specialization in Windows Server administration and enterprise infrastructure management.
Proven experience supporting large-scale enterprise environments ensuring high availability performance and operational stability.
Advanced expertise in Windows OS troubleshooting including boot-related issues such as BSOD BCD corruption WinRE recovery Safe Mode diagnostics and driver/service startup failures.
Strong hands-on experience in Windows Registry troubleshooting and recovery including handling registry corruption permission issues policy conflicts service/startup configuration issues and registry backup/restore procedures.
Extensive experience in Active Directory Kerberos DNS and Windows performance troubleshooting providing L3 escalation support for complex infrastructure issues.
In-depth knowledge of the Windows boot process and system recovery mechanisms with the ability to diagnose and resolve critical startup failures.
Proven expertise in Windows server migrations and transformation initiatives including P2V migrations datacenter-to-cloud migrations OS version upgrades production cutovers rollback strategies and operational runbook development.
Strong experience in VM lift-and-shift migrations with hands-on involvement in large-scale virtual machine migration projects across enterprise environments.

Technical Expertise

Advanced knowledge of:
- Active Directory (AD DS)
- DNS DHCP
- Group Policy (GPO)
- Kerberos authentication
- Failover Clustering
- File & Print Services
- Windows Server administration and performance tuning

Tools & Platforms

Experience working with:
- Active Directory / Azure AD
- SCCM / Microsoft Intune
- Hyper-V / VMware
- WSUS
- Monitoring tools (SCOM SolarWinds)
- Backup solutions (Veeam Commvault)

Preferred Skills

Strong PowerShell automation expertise
Experience with hybrid cloud infrastructure
Knowledge of Azure infrastructure services
Exposure to infrastructure automation and DevOps practices

Key Skills:

Windows Server Active Directory Migration PowerShell Azure

Job Title: Senior Windows Engineer - SME Location: Herndon VA Duration: / Term: 6 months Job Description: Experience Desired: 13 Years Job Description: We are seeking an experienced Windows Infrastructure Subject Matter Expert (SME) to design implement and support enterprise Windows environments....

Job Title: Senior Windows Engineer - SME

Location: Herndon VA

Duration: / Term: 6 months

Job Description:

Experience Desired: 13 Years

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

Windows Infrastructure Engineering

Design deploy and manage enterprise Windows Server environments (2008/2012/2016/2019/2022)
Architect and maintain Active Directory (AD DS) Group Policy (GPO) and DNS
Implement high (Failover Clustering DFS Load Balancing)
Manage server lifecycle including upgrades migrations and decommissioning

L3 Escalation & Advanced Troubleshooting
- Serve as Tier-3 escalation point for critical incidents
- Perform deep-dive troubleshooting on AD replication Kerberos DNS and system performance
- Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures
- Lead major incident response calls and post-incident reviews
Virtualization & Cloud
- Administer Hyper-V and VMware environments
- Manage Windows workloads in Azure/AWS
- Support hybrid infrastructure integrations
- Implement cloud-based backup and DR solutions
Automation & Scripting
- Develop automation using PowerShell (advanced scripting required)
- Automate patch management and configuration tasks
- Implement configuration management solutions (SCCM Intune DSC)
- Support Infrastructure-as-Code practices where applicable
- Maintain architecture documentation and SOPs
- Mentor L1 L3 administrators
- Participate in infrastructure design discussions

Ideal Candidate Profile

13 15 years of IT Infrastructure experience with strong specialization in Windows Server administration and enterprise infrastructure management.
Proven experience supporting large-scale enterprise environments ensuring high availability performance and operational stability.
Advanced expertise in Windows OS troubleshooting including boot-related issues such as BSOD BCD corruption WinRE recovery Safe Mode diagnostics and driver/service startup failures.
Strong hands-on experience in Windows Registry troubleshooting and recovery including handling registry corruption permission issues policy conflicts service/startup configuration issues and registry backup/restore procedures.
Extensive experience in Active Directory Kerberos DNS and Windows performance troubleshooting providing L3 escalation support for complex infrastructure issues.
In-depth knowledge of the Windows boot process and system recovery mechanisms with the ability to diagnose and resolve critical startup failures.
Proven expertise in Windows server migrations and transformation initiatives including P2V migrations datacenter-to-cloud migrations OS version upgrades production cutovers rollback strategies and operational runbook development.
Strong experience in VM lift-and-shift migrations with hands-on involvement in large-scale virtual machine migration projects across enterprise environments.

Technical Expertise

Advanced knowledge of:
- Active Directory (AD DS)
- DNS DHCP
- Group Policy (GPO)
- Kerberos authentication
- Failover Clustering
- File & Print Services
- Windows Server administration and performance tuning

Tools & Platforms

Experience working with:
- Active Directory / Azure AD
- SCCM / Microsoft Intune
- Hyper-V / VMware
- WSUS
- Monitoring tools (SCOM SolarWinds)
- Backup solutions (Veeam Commvault)

Preferred Skills