Senior Data Centre Engineer

Forward Eye Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,300,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Eye Technologies is seeking a Wintel System Engineer responsible for Windows Server administration and data centre operations. The role covers VM creation, OS installation, patch management, and log analysis across Windows Server platforms and virtualization environments.

The candidate will ensure high availability, performance optimization, and security within mission-critical environments, coordinating with networking, storage, backup, and application teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/IT or equivalent.
• Minimum 6+ years of experience in Windows (Wintel) Administration.
• Strong experience in Windows deployment and Data Centre Operations.
• Excellent troubleshooting and system platform knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Execute: Installation, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of Windows Server environments (2012/2016/2019/2022).
• Data Centre operational activities such as VM creation, OS installation, and server configuration.
• Hands-on experience in managing virtualized environments: VMware vSphere/ESXi, Nutanix AHV.
• Monitoring server health, handling incidents, and performing root cause analysis.
• Implementation and support of enterprise backup and recovery strategies using Commvault.
• Troubleshooting Windows services, event logs, performance bottlenecks, and resource utilization.
• Coordination with network, storage, backup, and application teams during incidents and deployments.
• Documentation of SOPs, build documents, and operational procedures.

Skills

Windows Server Admin

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

Group Policy

VMware

Nutanix

Commvault

Patch management

Linux administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/IT or equivalent

Tools

VMware vSphere/ESXi

Nutanix AHV

Commvault

Satellite

RIDM

SUSE Manager

Job description

Reporting Relationship

Reporting to Project Manager.

Role Summary

Wintel System Engineer responsible for Windows Server Administration and Data Centre Operations including VM creation, OS installation, VM configuration, patch management, troubleshooting, and log analysis. A Data Centre Support Engineer with strong expertise in managing and supporting enterprise IT infrastructure across Windows Server platforms, virtualization environments, and enterprise backup solutions. Experienced in ensuring high availability, performance optimization, system security, and operational stability within mission‑critical environments.

Responsibilities

Execute:

• Installation, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of Windows Server environments:
  1. Microsoft Windows Server (2012/2016/2019/2022)
  2. Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, IIS
  3. System hardening, patch management, performance tuning, and log analysis.
• Data Centre operational activities such as VM creation, OS installation, and server configuration.
• Hands‑on experience in managing virtualized environments:
  1. VMware vSphere / ESXi
  2. Nutanix AHV
  3. Managing users, groups, file systems, permissions, and IP configuration.
• Monitoring server health, handling incidents, and performing root cause analysis.
• Implementation and support of enterprise backup and recovery strategies using Commvault.
• Troubleshooting Windows services, event logs, performance bottlenecks, and resource utilization.
• Coordination with network, storage, backup, and application teams during incidents and deployments.
• Documentation of SOPs, build documents, and operational procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/IT or equivalent.
• Minimum 6+ years of experience in Windows (Wintel) Administration.
• Strong experience in Windows deployment and Data Centre Operations.
• Excellent troubleshooting and system platform knowledge.

Required Skillset

• Strong hands‑on experience in Windows Server Administration.
• Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy management.
• Patch management and vulnerability remediation.
• Virtualization: VMware, Nutanix.
• Backup & restore operations using Commvault.
• Platform support and deployment experience.
• Good troubleshooting acumen and log analysis skills.
• Linux administration: Good Linux hands‑on, package management (Satellite, RIDM, SUSE Manager), KVM, VMware, Nutanix.

Base Location

Noida (Hybrid as per company policy).