Windows Platform Engineering

Job Title: Windows Platform Engineering

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated engineer to serve in our Compute Chapter supporting Windows Platform Operations. This role is ideal for a seasoned professional with deep expertise in Windows Server administration, Active Directory integration, patching, vulnerability remediation, and enterprise platform operations across a large scale environment. The ideal candidate will guide junior engineers and drive operational excellence across Windows infrastructure services.

Key Responsibilities

Windows Administration

• Install, configure, and maintain Windows Server operating systems across private and public cloud environments
• Manage system lifecycle activities including provisioning, patching, upgrades, technology currency, and decommissioning
• Monitor Windows platform health, performance, availability, and capacity through automation and observability capabilities
• Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for Windows platform incidents and recurring problems
• Implement Windows security hardening, baseline configuration, and compliance standards
• Manage platform integration with Active Directory, DNS, GPOs, certificates, service accounts, and enterprise authentication services

Automation & Orchestration

• Build and maintain automation scripts and frameworks using PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent tools
• Automate recurring Windows operational tasks including patching, reporting, configuration validation, and remediation
• Integrate Windows environments with enterprise automation platforms, observability toolsets, and ITSM workflows

24x7 Operations & Incident Management

• Team is responsible for 24x7 Windows operations including software patching, technology currency, and vulnerability management
• Oversee incident response, root cause analysis, problem management, and service restoration for Windows infrastructure services

Mentorship & Collaboration

• Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Linux, storage, backup, network, security, and application teams

Operational Excellence

• Ensure high availability, scalability, security, and compliance of Windows server environments
• Develop reporting and service health metrics that improve operational visibility and accountability

Qualifications

• Strong Windows Server administration experience in large enterprise environments
• Experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, certificates, and enterprise authentication
• PowerShell scripting experience; Python preferred
• Configuration management and automation experience with Ansible, Terraform, SCCM, or equivalent tools
• Windows patching, vulnerability remediation, server hardening, and technology currency experience
• Networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, NTP, load balancing, and firewalls
• Logging and monitoring tools such as Splunk and Dynatrace

Experience with virtualization and/or cloud platforms including VMware,