Senior Windows & VMware Server Administrator

WhiteCap Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Whitecap Search seeks a highly skilled infrastructure professional to manage enterprise server environments in New York. The role focuses on administering Windows Server, VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter, and storage systems while improving reliability, performance, and security.

The candidate will oversee building, patching, upgrades, migrations, AD services, backup/recovery tooling, and ensuring compliance with security standards amid day-to-day operations and long-term architecture planning.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on server administration and infrastructure support.
• Strong Windows Server administration experience.
• Deep VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter knowledge.
• Experience with SAN/NAS storage and backup/recovery technologies.
• Solid AD, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and security controls.
• Excellent documentation and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support Windows Server environments, including physical and virtual servers.
• Manage and troubleshoot VMware vSphere / ESXi / vCenter environments.
• Support enterprise storage systems (SAN/NAS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel).
• Monitor performance, capacity, availability, and health.
• Perform server builds, patching, upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management.
• Manage Active Directory services (DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, file shares, NTFS permissions, authentication dependencies).
• Support backup and disaster recovery platforms (job monitoring, restores, and recovery testing).
• Ensure systems meet security, compliance, and operational standards.

Skills

Windows Server

VMware vSphere

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

Group Policy

Storage Management

Backup & Recovery

Security & Compliance

Documentation

Tools

Veeam

Commvault

Rubrik

Cohesity

Job description

Whitecap Search seeks a highly skilled infrastructure professional to manage enterprise server environments in New York. The role focuses on administering Windows Server, VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter, and storage systems while improving reliability, performance, and security.

The candidate will oversee building, patching, upgrades, migrations, AD services, backup/recovery tooling, and ensuring compliance with security standards amid day-to-day operations and long-term architecture planning.