Senior Windows Server Administrator

Senior Windows Server Administrator

Unique Skills:

• Cloud & Azure Expertise - Strong proficiency in managing Microsoft Azure infrastructure, including Entra ID and security optimization.
• Experience implementing cloud security best practices and integrating on-premises systems with Azure services.

Core Windows Infrastructure:

• Deep knowledge of Active Directory, Domain Controllers, Group Policy Objects (GPOs), Certificate Services, DNS, DHCP, and Print Servers.
• Expertise in domain controller operations, authentication protocols (Kerberos, NTLM), and security configurations.

Performance & Troubleshooting:

• Advanced skills in performance analysis and diagnostic tools for Windows Server environments.
• Ability to resolve complex infrastructure issues using logs, traces, and network analysis tools.

Automation & Scripting:

• Strong proficiency in PowerShell scripting, including automation workflows, reporting scripts, and reusable configuration modules.

Enterprise Systems & Virtualization:

• Understanding of enterprise storage technologies, Hyper-V, VMware, IIS, and MS SQL.
• Experience supporting virtualization and application hosting environments.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Proven ability to interface with teams across the enterprise stack: networking, storage, project management, capacity planning, and incident management.
• Comfortable leading technical discussions and translating complex concepts into clear, actionable language for diverse audiences.

Process & Governance:

• Demonstrated experience with ITIL processes for incident, change, and problem management.
• Able to train and guide teams on new and existing processes, including cloud architecture best practices.

Soft Skills & Leadership:

• Hightly interpersonal with strong communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage tight deadlines, and adapt to changing requirements.
• Skilled in mentoring and knowledge transfer to junior staff.

Education and Experience Requirements

Job Description:

• Install OS applications, daily system maintenance, applications integration, upgrades on Windows systems in a VMware virtualized environment.
• Work closely with network, application, and middleware teams to support product installations, customizations, and deployments.
• Perform Active Directory Services administration and management to include design, cleanup and routine maintenance and configuration.
• Work closely with UNIX, OpenShift, Backup and Storage teams to support deployments.
• Provide operations support to ensure high performance backup and data protection, universal availability and simplified management of complex systems and storage networks.
• Supports, implements and maintains backup plans to ensure continuation of critical operations in the event of a disaster or recovery.
• Operation, configuration, and troubleshooting of organization backup and data replication infrastructure.
• Provide administration and support of the OpenShift platform.
• Provide Administration and support of the Spectrum Protect (SP) and Spectrum Protect Plus (SPP) platform.
• Develop or lead oversight of update, documentation and management of GPOs across.
• Develop and maintain user and technical documentation.
• Create administrator and service accounts, maintain system documentation, tune system performance, and install enterprise wide software.
• Monitor policies and standards for allocation related to use of computing resources.
• Provide support including software updates and upgrades, backup and recovery, performance mgmt and capacity planning for the environment.
• Collects and assesses information from the user community in software and hardware problem resolution.
• Define and track metrics and key performance indicators to raise the bar in team performance and customer service.
• Reduce errors working with the other Windows administrators through process improvement and root cause analysis.
• Produces support documentation on demand.
• Help tune performance and ensure high availability of server infrastructure.
• Assist developing and maintaining configuration management solutions.
• Utilizes performance tools to help teams make the most out of the available infrastructure.
• Demonstrate strong customer service skills to provide onsite technical support focusing on strong listening skills to gain accurate understanding of the situation, displaying a sense of urgency to resolve customer issues.
• Experience with GPO creation and maintenance.
• Hands on experience with VMware ESX, ESXi/vSphere, vCenter, vMotion, DRS, and additional virtualization technologies and concepts.
• Understanding of enterprise storage technology to interface with storage administration group.
• In depth experience and knowledge of Active Directory, Hyper-V, VMware, IIS, MS SQL, WSUS and AD Group Policy.

Additional Information

Requisition Number: 233321
Category: Information Systems
Percentage of Travel: Up to 25%
Shift: First
Employment Type: Full-time
Posting End Date: 06/19/2026
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.

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