Senior Windows Engineer

Senior Windows Engineer

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Senior Windows Engineer
Location – Chicago, IL (hybrid onsite 2-3 days a week)
Our client is looking to add a Microsoft Windows Engineer with extensive knowledge and experience supporting day to day operations in a Microsoft infrastructure environment. Core responsibilities will be to maintain & support the Microsoft Windows Server platform. The engineer should possess a broad understanding of Windows technology (hardware & software) and its application in a business environment.

• Engineer must have very good Windows Server administration/troubleshooting skills and effectively monitor and resolve SCOM alerts.
• Engineer will proactively work within the team on requests & incidents. Engineer will recommend hardware, software and configuration improvements, while managing a number of infrastructure related projects, upgrades, and day-to-day administrative "housekeeping" chores within the environment.
• Responsible for performing monthly Windows Server patching using Microsoft System Centre Configuration Manager (SCCM) and ensure all servers meet patching compliance each month.
• Provides third-level support for the End User Compute team, including working closely with the vendors to troubleshoot critical and complex production issues.
• Good network troubleshooting skills, to determine root cause of outages (desktop vs server vs network infrastructure)

• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role.
• Windows Server OS administration & troubleshooting.
• Build, configure and support servers
• Server Patching troubleshooting skills
• Champion the client: customer service is a passion, cultivates trust, has clarity and communicates well, works with pace and momentum
• Lead the way: innovative and resilient, strong learning agility and curiosity

• Microsoft System Centre Operations Manager
• Microsoft System Centre Configuration Manager
• Microsoft Remote Desktop Service/Remote App
• Build, configure and support servers in VMWare & Nutanix virtual infrastructure including DELL, HP & Cisco Blade physical hardware
• MS Exchange 2013/2016
• Skype for Business / Teams
• MS SQL 2008R2/2012/2014/2016/2019
• Azure MFA
• Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business Online, Intune
• MS SharePoint
• Scripting – PowerShell, Batch