Senior Wintel System Engineer

Quess IT Solutions; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Quess IT Solutions is seeking a Senior Wintel Engineer to administer and optimize enterprise Windows Server environments in a high-availability setup. You will design, deploy, and upgrade Windows Server ecosystems, while automating provisioning and patching with PowerShell and Ansible.

You will collaborate with AD, DNS, Network, Security, and virtualization teams to ensure security, compliance, and DR readiness across on‑premises and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Enterprise Windows Server experience with focus on security and performance.
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation capabilities.
• Hands‑on experience with SCCM for patching and deployment.
• Knowledge of Ansible for configuration management and orchestration.
• Understanding of security hardening and vulnerability remediation.
• Exposure to Cloud IaaS and hybrid environments, incident handling.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Windows Server infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and performance.
• Manage the complete Windows Server lifecycle, including installation, configuration, deployment, OS upgrades, migrations, and decommissioning.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex Windows Server incidents.
• Develop and maintain advanced PowerShell scripts to automate server provisioning, patching, reporting, administrative tasks, and incident remediation.
• Manage enterprise Windows Server patching, updates, and configuration management using SCCM and Ansible.
• Implement security hardening, vulnerability remediation, Group Policy, access controls, and compliance requirements.
• Support Windows infrastructure across cloud IaaS and hybrid environments, including cloud migration initiatives.
• Manage BAU operations covering Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, and Service Requests while meeting defined SLAs.
• Participate in Disaster Recovery (DR), Site Recovery, backup validation, and business continuity activities.
• Collaborate with Active Directory, DNS, Network, Security, VMware/ESXi, and application support teams to resolve infrastructure issues.
• Monitor server health, capacity, availability, and performance, identifying opportunities for proactive maintenance and service improvement.
• Support security audits, remediate audit findings, and ensure compliance with enterprise infrastructure security standards.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities using PowerShell and Ansible to improve operational efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance to team members and contribute to Windows infrastructure projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Windows Server Administration

Wintel Infrastructure

PowerShell

SCCM

Ansible

Server Patching

Security Hardening

Vulnerability Management

Cloud IaaS

Incident Management

Disaster Recovery

Tools

VMware/ESXi

PowerShell

SCCM

Ansible

Job description

Roles & Responsibilities Senior Wintel Engineer

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Windows Server infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and performance.
• Manage the complete Windows Server lifecycle, including installation, configuration, deployment, OS upgrades, migrations, and decommissioning.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex Windows Server incidents.
• Develop and maintain advanced PowerShell scripts to automate server provisioning, patching, reporting, administrative tasks, and incident remediation.
• Manage enterprise Windows Server patching, updates, and configuration management using SCCM and Ansible.
• Implement security hardening, vulnerability remediation, Group Policy, access controls, and compliance requirements.
• Support Windows infrastructure across cloud IaaS and hybrid environments, including cloud migration initiatives.
• Manage BAU operations covering Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, and Service Requests while meeting defined SLAs.
• Participate in Disaster Recovery (DR), Site Recovery, backup validation, and business continuity activities.
• Collaborate with Active Directory, DNS, Network, Security, VMware/ESXi, and application support teams to resolve infrastructure issues.
• Monitor server health, capacity, availability, and performance, identifying opportunities for proactive maintenance and service improvement.
• Support security audits, remediate audit findings, and ensure compliance with enterprise infrastructure security standards.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities using PowerShell and Ansible to improve operational efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance to team members and contribute to Windows infrastructure projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Skills: Windows Server Administration, Wintel Infrastructure, PowerShell, SCCM, Ansible, Server Patching, Security Hardening, Vulnerability Management, Cloud IaaS, Incident Management, and Disaster Recovery.