Windows Server Specialist

Concentrix Technologies (India) Private Limited; Pune District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Concentrix invites applications for a Windows Server Specialist in Pune, focusing on proactive IT operations and enterprise Windows environments. You will manage Windows Server 2012 R2 through 2022, Active Directory, group policies, and VMware ESX, ensuring high availability and security across mixed physical/virtual infra.

Ideal candidates possess strong PowerShell scripting, extensive AD expertise, and a willingness to work around the clock to support critical services for clients.

Qualifications

• Expert of Windows servers 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 and 2022.
• Experience with Active Directory and group policies in multi-forest environments.
• VMware ESX environment management and Windows OS deployment/maintenance.
• PowerShell or VBScript scripting for admin tasks.

Responsibilities

• Oversee 24/7 Windows server operations across physical and virtual environments.
• Deploy, upgrade, or migrate Microsoft technologies per best practices.
• Troubleshoot, identify root causes, and implement proactive IT measures.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure high availability and security.

Skills

Windows Server L3 Must Have

RDS L3 Must Have

DNS L3 Must Have

DHCP L3 Must Have

PowerShell L3 Must Have

AD (Group Policy - L3)

Willing to Work 24/7

VMware L2 Must Have

RCA L3 Must Have

Communication Skills L3 Must Have

Job description

Job Title: Windows Server Specialist Job Description

• Drive ongoing efforts to achieve a proactive IT operation.
• Deploy, upgrade, or migrate a specific Microsoft technology following proven best practices.
• Uncover the root cause of IT issues.
• Build new skills to improve IT services and support.

You will be responsible for customer satisfaction, deployment, adoption, and support of Windows Server / Client initiatives. Assist customers in building, deploying, operating, and optimizing complex enterprise environments. This job has proven to be a career accelerator for hundreds of engineers over the years. You will be a trusted advisor, a specialist the room is looking to for guidance, education and adherence for best practices, risk mitigation etc.

Roles and Responsibilities and day to day activities:

• Expert of the Windows servers 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 and 2022.
• Good knowledge of Active Directory.
• Experience with Active Directory and group policies, multi-forest multidomain environment knowledge.
• Expert in VMware technology.
• Maintenance and deployment of the MS Windows OS (Physical / virtual).
• Responsible for daily operations of Windows based servers running in a mixed physical and virtual (VMware ESX) environment.
• Manage high availability of servers and services.
• Design, rollout and maintain Active directory Forest and Domain along with Domain Trust relationships, replication, and rollout.
• Experience with WSUS servers and clustered filesystems.
• Knowledge of Power Shell scripting.
• Support of file and print services, RADIUS, DNS and DHCP, Domain Controller replication, and organizational unit management.
• Capable of using writing scripts in either MS PowerShell or VBScript.
• Installation/Upgrade and maintenance of Windows Operating system.
• Knowledge in Azure AD.
• Installation and configuration of IIS 6, II7.
• Co-coordinating with Hardware vendor for regular maintenance of server hardware and resolving hardware issues.
• Windows Security Patch and Antivirus installation.
• Responsible for setup, configuration, and troubleshooting of complex Windows environments (e.g., clustering, high availability, load balancing, etc.).
• Ongoing management and maintenance of Windows servers.
• Execute pre-defined tasks and tasks as instructed.
• Recover from minor system failures/partial failures.
• Responsible for the implementation, operation, maintenance, backup, system security and system integrity of Microsoft Operating systems.
• Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required.

Key Skills required:

• Networking L3 Must Have
• Windows Server L3 Must Have
• RDS L2 Must Have
• Window Cluster L3 Must Have
• DNS L3 Must Have
• DHCP L3 Must Have
• VMWare L2 Must Have
• RCA L3 Must Have
• Client Handling L3 Must Have
• Communication Skills L3 Must Have
• AD (DFS, Group Policy - L3, AD Restoration, Upgrade, Domain Migration) L3 Must Have
• Willing to Work 24/7 L3 Must Have
• PowerShell L3 Must Have
• IIS L2 Good to Have
• Certificate Authority L3 Good to Have

Key Skills required:

• Windows Server L3 Must Have
• RDS L2 Must Have
• Window Cluster L3 Must Have
• DNS L3 Must Have
• DHCP L3 Must Have
• RCA L3 Must Have
• Client Handling L3 Must Have
• Communication Skills L3 Must Have
• AD (DFS, Group Policy - L3, AD Restoration, Upgrade, Domain Migration) L3 Must Have
• Willing to Work 24/7 L3 Must Have
• PowerShell L3 Must Have
• IIS L2 Good to Have
• Certificate Authority L3 Good to Have

Overall activities/responsibilities with Client (not limited to only below):

• 100% Technical Leadership quality and handling escalations.
• Conversing with stakeholders/business/application owners.
• Driving troubleshooting and providing clear action plans, follow up to closure.
• Collaborating & partnering with team members internally & externally.

Non-Technical/Soft Skills:

• Strong Communication.
• Knowledge transfer and Presentation Skills.
• Ability to handle tough situations/spots.
• Commitment/ownership/accountability.
• Confident/Authoritative in handling customers/clients.
• Ability to propose delivery roadmap based on opportunities.
• Thrive to learn constantly.

Location: IND Pune - RMZ 1st Floor (Sublease to CIND)

Language Requirements:

Time Type: Full time

Mission:

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