Senior Data Centre Engineer

Forward Eye Technologies; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Eye Technologies is seeking a Senior Data Centre Engineer to lead Windows Server management, SCCM/SCOM administration, and data centre operations in enterprise environments in Pune.

You will handle OS deployment, patch management, AD services, virtualization with VMware/Nutanix, and automation using PowerShell. The role emphasizes high availability, security compliance and proactive incident resolution in mission-critical setups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/IT or equivalent.
• Minimum 6+ years of experience in Windows (Wintel) Administration.
• Strong deployment and data centre operations experience in enterprise environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting and system platform knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Installation, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of Windows Server environments (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, IIS).
• Hands‑on SCCM for OS deployment, imaging, and task sequences; patch management and software deployment; endpoint configuration, compliance, and reporting; application packaging and distribution.
• Hands‑on SCOM for infrastructure, server, and application monitoring; alert tuning, health monitoring, and reporting; management pack configuration; Windows patch management lifecycle.

Skills

Windows Server Admin

Wintel Expertise

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/IT

Tools

SCCM

SCOM

VMware vSphere/ESXi

Nutanix AHV

Commvault

PowerShell

Job description

Job Title

Senior Data Centre Engineer

Reporting Relationship

Reporting to Project Manager.

Role Summary

Wintel System Engineer with strong specialization in SCCM and SCOM administration, responsible for end-to-end Windows Server management and Data Centre Operations. The role focuses on OS deployment, patch management, monitoring, automation, troubleshooting, and performance optimization across enterprise environments.

The engineer will manage and support enterprise IT infrastructure across Windows Server platforms, virtualization (VMware/Nutanix), Active Directory services, and Microsoft System Center suite, ensuring high availability, security compliance, and operational excellence within mission‑critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Installation, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of Windows Server environments (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, IIS).
• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) for:
  1. OS deployment (OSD), imaging, and task sequences
  2. Patch management and software deployment
  3. Endpoint configuration, compliance, and reporting
  4. Application packaging and distribution
• Hands‑on expertise with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) for:
  1. Infrastructure, server, and application monitoring
  2. Alert tuning, threshold configuration, and health monitoring
  3. Management pack configuration and reporting
  4. Windows patch management lifecycle, vulnerability remediation, and compliance reporting.
• Administration of Active Directory, user/group policies, OU structure, GPO hardening.
• Experience in managing virtualized environments using VMware vSphere/ESXi and Nutanix AHV, including VM provisioning, resource allocation, and cluster operations.
• Basic exposure to backup and recovery concepts using enterprise tools like Commvault.
• Data centre operational activities such as VM creation, OS installation, configuration, system hardening, and performance tuning.
• Troubleshooting Windows server performance issues, event log analysis, and service failures.
• Monitoring infrastructure alerts, incident handling, and root cause analysis.
• Documentation of SOPs, build documents, and operational runbooks.

Prerequisites

• Qualification: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/IT or equivalent.
• Minimum 6+ years of experience in Windows (Wintel) Administration.
• Strong deployment and data centre operations experience in enterprise environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting and system platform knowledge.

Required Skillset

• Strong hands‑on experience in Windows Server Administration (2012/2016/2019/2022).
• Expert‑level hands‑on in SCCM (OSD, patching, packaging, compliance).
• Expert‑level hands‑on in SCOM (monitoring, alerting, management packs).
• Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy management.
• Virtualization: VMware, Nutanix.
• Patch management and vulnerability remediation.
• Platform support and deployment experience.
• Good troubleshooting acumen and log analysis skills.

Desirable Skills

• Basic PowerShell scripting for automation and reporting.
• Exposure to backup tools like Commvault.
• Knowledge of ITIL processes and ticketing tools (e.g., ServiceNow).
• Understanding of security hardening and audit compliance.