Senior Data Centre Engineer

Forward Eye Technologies; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Eye Technologies is seeking a Wintel System Engineer to handle Windows Server administration and Data Centre operations, including VM creation, OS installation, and server configuration. The role covers managing virtualization platforms and enterprise backup solutions while ensuring high availability and performance in mission‑critical environments.

The ideal candidate will have 6+ years of Windows admin experience, strong troubleshooting skills, and experience with Patch management, log

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/IT or equivalent.
• 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).
• Manage Data Centre operational activities including VM creation, OS installation, and server configuration.
• Hands-on management of virtualized environments (VMware vSphere/ESXi, Nutanix AHV).
• Monitor server health, handle incidents, and perform root cause analysis.
• Implement and support enterprise backup and recovery using Commvault.
• Troubleshoot Windows services, event logs, and performance bottlenecks.
• Coordinate with network, storage, backup, and application teams during incidents and deployments.
• Document SOPs, build documents, and operational procedures.

Skills

Windows Server Administration

Active Directory

VMware vSphere/ESXi

Nutanix AHV

Data Centre Operations

Backup & Recovery (Commvault)

Patch management

Log analysis

Troubleshooting

Linux administration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/IT

Tools

VMware vSphere/ESXi

Nutanix AHV

Commvault

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).