Principal Windows Server Infrastructure Architect (5-9 years), Bangalore

SanDisk; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,600,000; Full time

Job summary

SanDisk is seeking a senior Windows Server Infrastructure Architect to own the design, architecture, and standardization of the Windows Server platform across a large-scale environment. This role is technical leadership focused, defining standards and driving architecture, patching pipelines, gold images, and virtualization strategy for operations teams.

You will set direction, produce architecture documentation, and guide execution teams in enterprise-scale deployments, with deep expertise

Qualifications

• Senior Windows Server architect with enterprise-scale experience.
• Experience designing patching/configuration architectures for large server fleets.
• Strong virtualization, deployment pipelines, and automation expertise.

Responsibilities

• Own design, architecture, and standardization of Windows Server platform.
• Set direction, define standards, and guide execution teams.
• Develop patching architecture, gold image pipelines, and deployment standards.
• Lead virtualization strategy across large environments.

Skills

Proactive self-starter

Clear communication

Architecture leadership

Security & compliance mindset

Tools

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022

SCCM/MECM

Hyper-V

VMware vSphere

PowerShell

Infrastructure-as-Code (DSC, Ansible, Terraform)

Job description

Company Description

Job Description

As the Windows Server Infrastructure Architect, you will own the design, architecture, and standardization of the Windows Server platform across a large-scale environment. This is a senior engineering and architecture role — not an operations or endpoint/desktop management role. You will be the technical authority for Windows Server, responsible for building the patching architecture, gold image pipeline, deployment standards, and virtualization strategy that operations teams execute against.

You will set direction, define standards, and solve the hardest platform-level problems.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise administering and architecting Windows Server (2016/2019/2022 and newer) at enterprise scale
• Proven experience designing an enterprise patching/configuration architecture for a large server fleet using SCCM/MECM (Current Branch) or a comparable enterprise tool
• Hands‑on experience building Windows Server gold images and standardized deployment/provisioning pipelines
• Strong virtualization background: Hyper‑V (preferred) and/or VMware vSphere — host design, clustering/HA, and capacity planning
• Advanced PowerShell scripting and automation; experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code and/or configuration management (DSC, Ansible, Terraform, or similar) is a strong plus
• Solid Active Directory, GPO, DNS, and Windows networking fundamentals as they apply to server infrastructure
• Experience integrating vulnerability scanners (Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7) and applying security hardening baselines (CIS, DISA STIG)
• Ability to operate as a technical lead: set standards, produce architecture/design documentation, and guide execution teams

General Skills & Competencies

• Proactive self-starter who manages time and priorities independently
• Strong ability to translate business and security needs into comprehensive technical solutions while building credibility across teams
• Clear written and verbal communication; able to deliver formal architecture presentations to both technical teams and leadership
• Effective in one-on-one and group settings; able to respond well to questions in unstructured formats
• Mentors junior engineers, drives process and service improvements, and keeps current with the Windows Server and virtualization landscape

Experience Required

• 10+ years in Windows Server infrastructure engineering, with a significant portion in an architecture or technical lead capacity on large-scale (1,000+ server) environments
• Demonstrated ownership of enterprise patching architecture, gold image pipelines, and server virtualization at scale

Certifications Preferred

• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ-800/AZ-801)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) — for hybrid/cloud environments
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300) — if AD/identity is in scope
• VMware VCP-DCV or equivalent Hyper‑V/virtualization credential

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.