Sr. Windows Infrastructure Engineer

US Bank; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

401(k)

Paid vacation

11 paid holidays

Adoption assistance

Sick leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a seasoned Windows Infrastructure Engineer to lead administration and optimization of enterprise Windows Server environments. You will act as the main escalation point for complex incidents and drive long-term root-cause improvements.

The role requires hands-on experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), plus strong scripting and automation skills. Hybrid work model with on-site presence three days per week is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of enterprise Windows infrastructure experience.
• Experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, authentication services, identity management, and enterprise administration.
• Strong Windows performance monitoring and root cause analysis skills.
• Hands-on AWS and Azure experience; hybrid cloud operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead administration, maintenance, and optimization of Windows Server infrastructure for high availability and reliability.
• Serve as primary escalation point for Level 3 incidents, driving root cause analysis and long-term resolution.
• Manage and support Active Directory, Group Policy, authentication services, and identity management solutions.
• Drive vulnerability remediation, security hardening, patching, and compliance initiatives across enterprise environments.
• Design, develop, and maintain automation using PowerShell,IaC, and orchestration tools to improve efficiency.
• Support and optimize hybrid cloud environments across AWS and Microsoft Azure, including migrations.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

Group Policy

Authentication

Identity management

PowerShell

Automation

Cloud (AWS/Azure)

Hybrid cloud

Patch management

Security hardening

Vulnerability remediation

Troubleshooting

Networking

Linux (Red Hat)

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we're on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at-all from Day One.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead administration, maintenance, and optimization of Windows Server infrastructure to ensure high availability, performance, and reliability.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex Level 3 incidents , driving root cause analysis and long-term resolution.
• Manage and support Active Directory , Group Policy , authentication services, and identity management solutions.
• Drive vulnerability remediation , security hardening , patching, and compliance initiatives across enterprise environments.
• Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions using PowerShell , infrastructure-as-code, and orchestration tools to improve operational efficiency.
• Support and optimize hybrid cloud environments across AWS and Microsoft Azure , including migrations and cloud-based operations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Windows performance , storage, file systems, permissions, networking, and infrastructure services.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and drive continuous improvement, standardization, and modernization initiatives across the infrastructure platform.
• This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship or transfer of visa sponsorship

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Five to six years of relevant experience

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of enterprise Windows Infrastructure experience supporting large-scale Windows Server environments.
• Strong expertise in Active Directory , Group Policy , authentication services, identity management, and enterprise administration.
• Advanced experience with Windows performance monitoring , troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and Microsoft Azure infrastructure, hybrid cloud operations, and cloud support.
• Strong knowledge of Windows patch management , package deployment, security updates, and system lifecycle management.
• Experience with automation and scripting , including PowerShell , configuration management, orchestration, and infrastructure automation frameworks.
• Deep understanding of vulnerability remediation , security hardening , compliance controls, and operational best practices.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills across storage , file systems , permissions, networking, and enterprise infrastructure services; Red Hat Linux experience is a plus.

Location expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there's anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants .

Benefits:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance