Windows Administrator Lead

Tata Consultancy Services; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services is seeking an experienced Windows Administrator Lead to oversee large-scale Windows Server environments. The role requires 8-12 years of hands-on experience in Windows Server Administration, Active Directory, and related technologies.

You will lead and mentor a team, drive incident management, and collaborate with security, network, cloud, and application teams. The ideal candidate will manage server provisioning, migrations, patching, and decommissioning while ensuring

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of experience in Windows Server Administration.
• Experience leading Windows Server environments and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the administration and support of enterprise Windows Server environments.
• Manage Windows Server 2016/2019/2022 infrastructure.
• Administer Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and IIS.
• Handle server provisioning, upgrades, migrations, patching, and decommissioning.
• Manage user accounts, permissions, security policies, and identity management.
• Troubleshoot server performance and availability issues.
• Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and problem resolution.
• Manage VMware and Hyper-V virtualization.
• Implement monitoring, backup, DR, and high-availability solutions.
• Collaborate with security, network, cloud, and application teams.
• Mentor junior administrators and provide technical leadership.
• Ensure IT security and operational standards.

Skills

Windows Server Admin

Active Directory

Azure AD

Virtualization

Automation

Troubleshooting

Team leadership

VMware

Hyper-V

Monitoring

Backup

Disaster recovery

High availability

Job description

Mode of interview: F2F/ Walk-In on 8th Aug

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Windows Administrator Lead with 8-12 years of expertise in managing large-scale Windows Server environments. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in Windows Server Administration, Active Directory, Azure AD, virtualization, automation, troubleshooting, and team leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the administration and support of enterprise Windows Server environments.
• Manage and maintain Windows Server 2016/2019/2022 infrastructure.
• Administer and support Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and IIS.
• Handle server provisioning, upgrades, migrations, patching, and decommissioning activities.
• Manage user accounts, permissions, security policies, and identity management.
• Perform troubleshooting for server performance, availability, and infrastructure-related issues.
• Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and problem resolution.
• Manage virtualization platforms such as VMware and Hyper-V.
• Implement monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
• Collaborate with security, network, cloud, and application teams.
• Mentor junior administrators and provide technical leadership.
• Ensure compliance with IT security and operational standards.

Required Skills

Must Have

• 8-12 years of experience in Windows Server Administration.