Senior Windows Engineer

Bharathcloud; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Bharathcloud is seeking a Senior Windows Engineer to lead administration, optimization, and support of enterprise Windows infrastructure. You will drive stability, performance, and security across Windows servers, collaborating with operations, infrastructure, and security teams.

The role requires hands-on experience with Windows Server, AD, DNS/DHCP, and virtualization, plus automation via PowerShell and cross-platform scripting. Hybrid cloud familiarity with Azure/AWS is a plus.

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years of hands-on enterprise Windows server experience.
• Proficient with Windows Server versions 2012–2022 and virtualization (Hyper-V/VMware).
• Experience with Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, GPO, file services and clustering on Windows.
• Automation experience using PowerShell and cross-platform scripting (Bash/Python).
• Hybrid cloud familiarity Azure/AWS with Windows services.

Responsibilities

• Lead installation, configuration and maintenance of Windows Server environments.
• Manage Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, GPO, file/print services, and clustering.
• Monitor performance, plan capacity, and optimize for high availability.
• Implement backup/DR and high-availability for Windows systems.
• Coordinate patching, updates and security hardening with security teams.
• Troubleshoot complex Windows-server issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Drive automation of tasks using PowerShell and scripting.
• Collaborate with cloud and on-prem teams to integrate Windows with Azure/AWS.

Skills

Windows Server administration

PowerShell scripting

Root-cause analysis

Automation & configuration management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/ IT or related

Tools

Hyper-V

VMware

SCCM

SCOM

Azure Monitor

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Windows Engineer to lead the administration, optimisation and support of our Windows-based infrastructure. This role will drive stability, performance and security of enterprise Windows servers and associated services, working closely with operations, infrastructure & security teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the installation, configuration and maintenance of Windows Server environments (physical & virtual).
• Manage Active Directory, Group Policy, file/print services, DNS/DHCP and related Windows infrastructure.
• Monitor server performance, conduct capacity planning, and apply optimisations to maintain high availability.
• Implement and manage backup/restore, high-availability/clustering, disaster-recovery processes for Windows systems.
• Coordinate patching, updates, and security hardening on Windows platforms in collaboration with security teams.
• Troubleshoot complex Windows-server issues (event logs, performance bottlenecks, service failures) and perform root-cause analysis.
• Drive automation of Windows-infrastructure tasks using PowerShell, scripting and configuration tools.
• Collaborate with cloud, hybrid, and on-prem teams to integrate Windows services with Azure/AWS and modern infrastructure models.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or related discipline.
• 6-8+ years of hands-on experience supporting enterprise Windows server environments.
• Strong expertise with Windows Server (2012, 2016, 2019, 2022), Hyper-V or VMware virtualization.
• Proficient with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, file services, clustering/HCI on Windows.
• Experience with automation and scripting (PowerShell, Bash/Python for cross-platform tasks).
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud (Azure/AWS) Windows services, VDI or Windows Virtual Desktop a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred / Additional Skills

• Certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate, Azure Administrator, VMware VCP, etc.
• Experience with enterprise security controls (patch management, endpoint protection, IAM integration) and compliance frameworks.
• Knowledge of monitoring/logging stacks (SCCM, SCOM, Azure Monitor) for Windows servers.
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible) in Windows/hybrid setups.