Senior System Engineer- must have Hyper-V/SCVMM

Stone Search, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Stone Search, LLC in New York seeks an experienced Windows Infrastructure Engineer. The role involves architecting and managing Microsoft Hyper-V clusters, administering virtual machines, and maintaining enterprise-grade storage solutions. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience, deep expertise with Hyper-V, and strong knowledge of Active Directory and networking fundamentals.

Excellent communication skills are essential as you'll document complex systems. Join a collaborative environment focused on high availability and optimal performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Windows infrastructure engineering or architecture role.
• Deep hands-on expertise with Microsoft Hyper-V in clustered, production environments.
• Strong working knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Windows Server administration.

Responsibilities

• Architect and manage Microsoft Hyper-V clusters including live migration and failover clustering.
• Administer System Center Virtual Machine Manager for Hyper-V host management.
• Configure and maintain virtual networking including VM switches and VLANs.
• Implement Hyper-V replica for disaster recovery and business continuity.

Skills

Microsoft Hyper-V expertise

Active Directory

Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, VLANs)

Windows Server administration

Communication skills

Tools

PowerShell

Cisco Intersight

Pure Storage

NetApp

Dell EMC Unity

Job description

• Architect and manage Microsoft Hyper-V clusters including live migration, failover clustering, and storage spaces direct (S2D)
• Administer System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) for Hyper-V host management/logical networks/VM Provisioning and cluster lifecycle operations.
• Configure and maintain virtual networking including VM switches, VLANs, QoS, and SR-IOV
• Manage VM lifecycle including provisioning, snapshotting, backup integration, and decommissioning
• 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
• Build and maintain server OS images
• Develop and maintain PowerShell automation to streamline infrastructure provisioning, operational workflow, health monitoring, reporting, and platform maintenance
• Hands-on experience with Cisco Server Management
• Administer and maintain Cisco Intersight for server lifecycle management, policy-based configuration, and UCS infrastructure health
• Ability to build and assign Cisco IMM domain and server profiles, policies, as well as manage firmware upgrades
• Design, administer, and maintain Active Directory domains, forests, and trusts across multi-site environments
• Manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs) for security baselines, software deployment, and environment configuration
• Design and implement Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) models aligned to least-privilege principles
• Perform AD health monitoring, replication troubleshooting, and schema management
• Implement and enforce AD tiering models and privileged access workstation (PAW) strategies
• Administer enterprise-grade DHCP infrastructure including scope management, failover, and high availability configurations
• Manage internal and external DNS zones, records, and conditional forwarding across hybrid environments
• Troubleshoot name resolution and IP address allocation issues across complex multi-VLAN networks
• Manage hybrid identity scenarios including Entra Connect sync, pass-through authentication, and seamless SSO
• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise storage platforms including Pure Storage, NetApp, and Dell EMC Unity to ensure high availability, optimal performance, and reliable data access across production environments.
• Perform storage provisioning, capacity planning, firmware upgrades, and performance monitoring while supporting incident resolution and collaborating with infrastructure teams on backup, disaster recovery, and system integrations.

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