Senior Hyper-V Systems Engineer & Automation Lead

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in New York seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Information Technology Department. The role focuses on configuring and maintaining Hyper-V clusters, SCVMM administration, and virtual networking in a security-conscious, regulated environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in Windows infrastructure engineering, deep Hyper-V expertise, and strong AD/DNS/DHCP skills, with PowerShell automation driving provisioning and operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Windows infrastructure engineering or architecture role.
• Deep hands-on expertise with Microsoft Hyper-V in clustered, production environments (mandatory).
• Strong working knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Windows Server administration.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID and hybrid identity architectures.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, firewall rules).
• Experience working in enterprise environments with a strong change management discipline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to document complex systems clearly.
• Experience deploying and managing Guardicore Centra for network micro-segmentation and east-west traffic control.

Responsibilities

• Architect and manage Microsoft Hyper-V clusters including live migration and failover clustering.
• Administer SCVMM for Hyper-V host management and cluster lifecycle operations.
• Configure and maintain virtual networking including VM switches, VLANs, QoS, and SR-IOV.
• Manage VM lifecycle including provisioning, snapshotting, and backup integration.
• Performance-tune Hyper-V hosts and resolve complex hypervisor-level issues.
• Implement Hyper-V replica for disaster recovery and business continuity.
• Convert servers from VMware to Hyper-V and build server OS images.
• Develop PowerShell automation for provisioning, workflows, health monitoring, reporting, and maintenance.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco Server Management and Cisco Intersight for lifecycle management.

Skills

Windows infrastructure engineering

Hyper-V architecture in production

Active Directory/DNS/DHCP management

Microsoft Entra ID / hybrid identity

PowerShell automation

Security and compliance awareness

Tools

SCVMM

Hyper-V

Active Directory

Entra ID

Guardicore Centra

Cisco Intersight

Job description

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in New York seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Information Technology Department. The role focuses on configuring and maintaining Hyper-V clusters, SCVMM administration, and virtual networking in a security-conscious, regulated environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in Windows infrastructure engineering, deep Hyper-V expertise, and strong AD/DNS/DHCP skills, with PowerShell automation driving provisioning and operations.