Senior Windows Engineer / Cloud / Terraform / Ansible - Request Technology : Job Details

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Windows Server Engineer

SALARY: $130k - $160k plus 15% bonus

LOCATION: CHICAGO, IL

3 DAYS IN OFFICE

Looking or a Windows Server Administrator with on premises and AWS cloud. Windows server 2016 2019, 2022. Must have Terraform and Ansible experience. It is all about heavy Cloud, preferably AWS. At least 1-2 years of Terraform, Ansible, preferably Jenkins & Packer

PowerShell scripting is KEY.

They still need to have come up as a Windows engineer and now are more of a Windows DevOps CICD IaC engineer.

There is on-call rotation for two weeks every 10 weeks

Because they are an exchange, they can only do patching on weekends so there is occasional weekend work

Seeking a Windows Server Engineer to administer and enhance our Windows server infrastructure both on-premises and in the cloud. The successful candidate will have 7+ years prior experience designing, supporting and administering Windows server environment. Candidate should have thorough hands-on experience working in cloud environments, preferably AWS. Candidate should have experience with infrastructure as code.

• Provide advanced Windows system administration, operational support, and problem resolution for a mixed Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022 environments
• Provide support of Windows AMIs via pipelines including experience with Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible and Packer
• Provide break/fix support for Windows Server OS and third-party application issues
• Troubleshoot hardware and software problems, take appropriate corrective action and/or interact with team members or vendors to work through issue resolution
• Automate processes to reduce hands on support
• Support On call and weekend work

Qualifications:

Technical Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022 administration and support
• Experience with CI/CD tools; Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins and Packer
• Experience with PowerShell commands and scripts
• System administration experience and knowledge of VMware and administration of virtual servers
• General working knowledge of NAS, SAN, and networking
• Active Directory administration experience, Terraform and Ansible
• Hands-on experience with cloud based architecture especially AWS
• Experience with terraform, or other infrastructure as code applications
• Experience with build automation a plus
• Software deployment experience through SCCM or similar tools is a plus
• Vulnerability remediation experience is a plus

Seven or more years of Windows Server installation, operations, administration, and maintenance of physical and virtualized servers in an enterprise environment