Sr. Windows Engineer - Bangalore

Job Posted On

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Job Code

Job_304337

Experience Required

4 - 8 years

Location

• Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (CHN)
  
  

Job Summary

Job Description: L2 Lab Server Operator

Work Location: Bangalore

(Systems & Infrastructure)

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced L2 Lab Server Operator to manage, maintain, and optimize

our non-production, R&D, and testing laboratory environments. In this role, you will be the

backbone of our lab infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across a

diverse technical stack.

The ideal candidate possesses deep technical expertise in Wintel (Windows Server),

Enterprise Storage, VMware, and Hyper-V, alongside a strong engineering mindset to deploy,

troubleshoot, and automate complex lab topologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Compute & Virtualization Management (VMware & Hyper-V)
• Provision & Maintain: Deploy, configure, and lifecycle-manage virtual machines across
  
  

both VMware vSphere/ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V environments.

• Cluster Administration: Manage host clusters, configure high availability (HA),
  
  

Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), and live migrations (vMotion / Live Migration).

• Resource Optimization: Monitor CPU, memory, and provisioned storage allocation to
  
  

prevent resource contention and optimize lab utilization.

• Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve complex Layer 2 virtualization issues, including
  
  

host isolation, snapshot chains, and virtual switch (vSwitch) misconfigurations.

• Wintel Administration
• OS Lifecycle: Install, configure, and harden Windows Server operating systems (2016
  
  

through latest versions) within the lab environment.

• Core Infrastructure Services: Administer and troubleshoot Active Directory (AD), Group
  
  

Policy Objects (GPOs), DNS, DHCP, and IIS configurations dedicated to the lab.

• Patch & Compliance: Implement and maintain a rigorous patching cadence for Windows
  
  

servers utilizing WSUS or automated configuration management tools without disrupting

active lab testing.

• Enterprise Storage Operations
• Provisioning: Allocate and present storage blocks/shares (SAN/NAS) to virtualization
  
  

hosts and standalone bare-metal servers using protocols like iSCSI, Fibre Channel (FC),

and NFS/SMB.

• Storage Management: Monitor storage array health, capacity, and performance.
  
  

Manage storage tiers, deduplication, and snapshots.

• Backup & Recovery: Execute and verify routine backup configurations for critical lab
  
  

baselines, configurations, and data repositories to ensure rapid recovery capabilities.

• Lab Operations & Support
• Hardware Lifecycle: Perform physical rack-and-stack, cabling (fiber/ethernet), and bare-
  
  

metal provisioning of enterprise servers (e.g., Dell PowerEdge, HPE ProLiant).

• Environment Isolation: Collaborate with networking teams to set up isolated VLANs,
  
  

routing, and firewall rules tailored for specific testing scenarios.

• Automation & Scripting: Leverage PowerShell, PowerCLI, or Python to automate
  
  

repetitive tasks such as VM provisioning, environment teardowns, and status reporting.

• Incident Management: Serve as the Tier 2 escalation point for all lab-related
  
  

infrastructure alerts, performance degradation, and hardware failures.

Qualifications & Skills

Technical Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or
  
  

equivalent hands-on experience.

• Experience: 3–5 years of experience in system administration, infrastructure operations,
  
  

or data center environment support.

• Virtualization: Strong proficiency in VMware vSphere (vCenter, ESXi) and Microsoft
  
  

Hyper-V / Failover Cluster Manager.

• Operating Systems: Advanced administration of Windows Server ecosystems; familiarity
  
  

with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or Ubuntu is a plus.

• Storage: Hands-on experience with enterprise storage platforms (e.g., NetApp, Dell
  
  

EMC, Pure Storage) and fabric switches.

• Scripting: Proficiency in PowerShell for Windows and virtualization management.
  
  

Soft Skills & Work Environment

• Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, fluid environment where lab configurations
  
  

change frequently based on engineering needs.

• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical mindset with a methodical approach to root-cause
  
  

analysis.

• Documentation: Diligent about keeping topology diagrams, asset inventories, and how-
  
  

to runbooks accurate and up to date.

Preferred Certifications (Any Of The Following Are a Plus)

• VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
• Enterprise Storage certifications (e.g., NetApp NCA/NCDA, Dell Technologies Associate)