Description:
As a Senior Windows Engineer you will be required to work onsite (2-3 days) for our global manufacturing client in Derby. We seek a candidate who is enthusiastic about creating solutions and effectively resolving end user and client issues, using a collaborative approach and sense of working as part of a team.
The role will involve:
- System Engineering and administration activities for the core operating system.
- Automation of build and administration tasks through PowerShell scripts and other scripting capabilities including VBScript.
- Defining Windows Server and Windows 10 gold build and templates for automated deployments.
- Assessment and documentation of Application landscape, mapping underlying infrastructure requirements
- Analysis and assessment of Windows OS configuration and deployment patterns
- Fixing of Installation or testing issues, supporting the Design team on project installations
- Working on multiple projects across the UK delivering environments for clients
- Documentation of detailed installation and configuration instructions for applications and the underlying operating system build.
- Seek operational improvements in end-to-end lifecycle, as well as configuring systems to provide core networking services
Qualifications
- Proficiency in Windows operating systems (MCSE, MCSA certifications) or comparable expertise
- Experience working with Windows and windows server 7, 8, 10, 12 and 16 including design of automated builds
- Designing and implementing Windows Active Directory domains including multi-domain / multi-forest scenarios
- Developing and troubleshooting of GPO and related issues
- Knowledge of UEV, In-depth knowledge of DFS, DHCP, DNS and Networking Topologies
- Understanding of network protocols and network devices (Switches, Firewalls)
- SCCM application packing experience
- User migration experience including the use of ADMT
- Good understanding of MS SQL & Oracle
- Experience with developing custom scripts / executables in order to “glue” technologies or solutions together.
- Understanding of Cloud server and Hybrid Cloud deployments (AWS/Azure)
- Skilled in the use of Windows OS across both virtual and hardware-based infrastructures, with knowledge of virtualization platforms like VMWare ESXi and Hyper-V
- Good understanding of Storage (SAN and NAS) solutions.
- PowerShell Scripting for automation and management
- Knowledge of Linux is beneficial, though not a requirement)
- Proficient in both spoken and written modes of communication.