Principal Windows Server Infrastructure Architect (5-9 years), Bangalore
On-siteBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Job Summary
Design, architect, and standardize the Windows Server platform across large-scale environments by building patching architectures, gold image pipelines, and virtualization strategies. Lead the creation of deployment standards, implement enterprise configuration tools like SCCM/MECM, and execute security hardening baselines using vulnerability scanners. Operate as a technical authority to produce architecture documentation, guide execution teams, and mentor junior engineers on Hyper-V, VMware, and Active Directory fundamentals. Translate business and security needs into comprehensive technical solutions while delivering formal presentations to leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Deep expertise administering and architecting Windows Server (2016/2019/2022 and newer) at enterprise scale
- Proven experience designing an enterprise patching/configuration architecture for a large server fleet using SCCM/MECM (Current Branch) or a comparable enterprise tool
- Hands-on experience building Windows Server gold images and standardized deployment/provisioning pipelines
- Strong virtualization background: Hyper-V (preferred) and/or VMware vSphere — host design, clustering/HA, and capacity planning
- Solid Active Directory, GPO, DNS, and Windows networking fundamentals as they apply to server infrastructure
- Experience integrating vulnerability scanners (Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7) and applying security hardening baselines (CIS, DISA STIG)
- Ability to operate as a technical lead: set standards, produce architecture/design documentation, and guide execution teams
- Proactive self-starter who manages time and priorities independently
- Strong ability to translate business and security needs into comprehensive technical solutions while building credibility across teams
- Clear written and verbal communication; able to deliver formal architecture presentations to both technical teams and leadership
- Effective in one-on-one and group settings; able to respond well to questions in unstructured formats
- Mentors junior engineers, drives process and service improvements, and keeps current with the Windows Server and virtualization landscape
- 10+ years in Windows Server infrastructure engineering, with a significant portion in an architecture or technical lead capacity on large-scale (1,000+ server) environments
- Demonstrated ownership of enterprise patching architecture, gold image pipelines, and server virtualization at scale
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced PowerShell scripting and automation; experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and/or configuration management (DSC, Ansible, Terraform, or similar) is a strong plus
- Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ-800/AZ-801)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) — for hybrid/cloud environments
- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300) — if AD/identity is in scope
- VMware VCP-DCV or equivalent Hyper-V/virtualization credential
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