Windows Platform Engineer

Windows Platform Engineer (Hybrid Infrastructure)

6 month contract to hire

Location: Dallas TX or Boca Raton FL - locals will be prioritized - open to relocation but must be there by Day 1

Visa sponsorship available: No

Role Summary

• Windows Server (2016/2019/2022) administration and engineering
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with Compute Engine (GCE)
• VMware (vSphere/vCenter) virtualization
• Active Directory (AD) Group Policy (GPO) DNS DHCP
• Server provisioning and enterprise infrastructure support
• Hybrid infrastructure (on-prem cloud)
• PowerShell scripting and infrastructure automation
• Terraform or Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Enterprise load balancing (F5 AVI or cloud-native) preferred

Seeking a hands-on Windows Platform Engineer to design build and support enterprise Windows infrastructure across on-premises data centers and Google Cloud Platform for a retail home security organization. This engineer will own Windows compute platforms core Microsoft infrastructure services VMware virtualization and cloud-hosted Windows workloads while driving automation and operational excellence.

• 5-8 years of Windows Infrastructure Engineering or Senior Systems Administration experience
• Strong Windows Server engineering background before moving into cloud engineering
• 4-5 years of hands-on cloud experience ideally with GCP/GCE
• Experience provisioning and managing Windows servers in hybrid environments
• VMware administration (vSphere/vCenter hypervisors)
• Deep knowledge of Active Directory DNS DHCP Group Policy and authentication services
• Experience with PowerShell and Terraform (or similar IaC tools)
• Infrastructure migrations upgrades and production support
• Data protection platform stability root cause analysis and enterprise operations

• Enterprise load balancing (F5 AVI cloud-native)
• CI/CD and infrastructure automation
• Cloud certifications (GCP Azure AWS)
• Windows Server certifications

Work Arrangement: Hybrid - 4 days onsite 1 day remote.