Infrastructure / Network Engineer

MUST- Have skills:

• Network and ExtraNet (expert)


• DNS, TCP/IP, VPN


• Firewall and Proxy (expert)


• Checkpoint, NAT, VPN (site to site, remote access), Zscaler/Forcepoint

Operating Systems:

• Windows (expert)

Core Windows Server Skills

• Windows Server installation, configuration, and administration


• Server upgrade, migration, and lifecycle management


• Windows Admin Center administration


• Remote server management and troubleshooting


• Server performance monitoring and tuning


• Capacity planning and resource management


• Backup, restore, and disaster recovery planning


• Patch management and operating system maintenance


• Security hardening and compliance management


• Certificate management and SSL/TLS administration

Active Directory & Identity Management

• Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)


• Organizational Units (OU) design and management


• User, group, and computer account administration


• Group Policy (GPO) creation and troubleshooting


• DNS and DHCP administration


• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) integration


• Authentication and authorization management


• Privileged access management

Networking Skills

• TCP/IP networking fundamentals


• DNS administration


• DHCP management


• VPN configuration and support


• Firewall management


• Load balancing concepts


• Network troubleshooting and packet analysis


• Hybrid cloud networking

Virtualization & Cloud

• Hyper-V administration


• VMware administration


• Virtual machine provisioning and management


• Microsoft Azure integration


• Azure Arc management


• Hybrid Windows Server environments


• Cloud migration planning

Storage & File Services

• NTFS permissions and access control


• File and print services


• Storage Spaces


• SAN/NAS concepts


• Disk management and volume administration


• DFS (Distributed File System)

Security Skills

• Microsoft Defender management


• Vulnerability remediation


• Security baselines and hardening


• Audit and compliance controls


• Malware protection


• Identity security


• Patch and update compliance

Monitoring & Troubleshooting

• Event Viewer analysis


• Windows logs troubleshooting


• Performance Monitor (PerfMon)


• Service and process management


• Root cause analysis


• Incident and problem management


• Monitoring tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, SCOM, etc.)

Good to have Advanced Skills

• Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (SCCM/MECM)


• WSUS administration


• IIS web server administration


• Failover clustering


• Microsoft SQL Server basics


• Azure Monitor


• PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)


• Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Communication & Leadership Skills

Stakeholder Communication:

• Provide business-friendly status updates


• executive communications during outages


• clear documentation

Customer Service:

• Maintain professional support interactions


• Manage expectations


• Demonstrate ownership and accountability


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