Senior Windows Platform & Automation Engineer — Hybrid

Yoh,-A-Day-; Holyoke (MA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life & Disability Insurance

401K retirement savings

Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll

Referral bonus programs

Certification and training

Job summary

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is seeking a Senior Windows Platform & Automation Engineer for a hybrid role in Holyoke, MA. You will own the Windows Server lifecycle, drive automation with PowerShell and Ansible, and collaborate with security and infrastructure teams to strengthen platform reliability and security.

The candidate will implement standards, runbooks, and ongoing improvements while mentoring peers and advancing operational excellence within enterprise Windows environments.

Qualifications

• Seven+ years in enterprise Windows Server engineering and production support.
• Experience with Windows Server, AD, GP, and PowerShell; patch management and remediation.

Responsibilities

• Own the Windows Server platform lifecycle, including patching, OS upgrades, server builds, retirements, and remediation.
• Define, maintain, and improve processes, standards, documentation, and runbooks.
• Partner with system administrators to execute platform activities while maintaining governance.
• Drive automation and standardization through PowerShell, Ansible, and other tooling.
• Maintain Windows security baselines and Group Policy standards.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure and Security teams to improve reliability, security, and supportability.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to modernize Windows platform and reduce debt.
• Provide technical leadership and promote knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

Group Policy

PowerShell

Patch management

Vulnerability remediation

AWS

Azure

VMware

Nutanix

Automation

Security baselines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems/CS/Engineering

Tools

Ansible

Job description

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is seeking a Senior Windows Platform & Automation Engineer for a hybrid role in Holyoke, MA. You will own the Windows Server lifecycle, drive automation with PowerShell and Ansible, and collaborate with security and infrastructure teams to strengthen platform reliability and security.

The candidate will implement standards, runbooks, and ongoing improvements while mentoring peers and advancing operational excellence within enterprise Windows environments.