Senior System Engineer- must have Hyper-V/SCVMM

Stone Search
Weehawken Township, United States of America
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Weehawken Township, United States of America

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Active Directory
Systems Engineering
Backup Devices
Data Security
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Disaster Recovery
DNS
Failover
Failover Clustering
Firmware
Hyper-V
IP Addressing
Windows Server
Name Server
NetApp Applications
Networking Basics
Routing
Network Segmentation
Network Virtualization
Powershell
Role-Based Access Control
Azure
System Center Virtual Machine Management
Server Administration
Software Deployment
Systems Integration
TCP/IP
Virtual Local Area Networks
Virtual Machine Manager
System Availability
Pure Storage
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Performance Monitor
Data Management
CIS Benchmarks
Firewall Services Module
Cisco networks
VMware

Job description

  • Architect and manage Microsoft Hyper-V clusters including live migration, failover clustering, and storage spaces direct (S2D)
  • Administer System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) for Hyper-V host management/logical networks/VM Provisioning and cluster lifecycle operations.
  • Configure and maintain virtual networking including VM switches, VLANs, QoS, and SR-IOV
  • Manage VM lifecycle including provisioning, snapshotting, backup integration, and decommissioning
  • Performance-tune Hyper-V hosts and resolve complex hypervisor-level issues
  • Implement Hyper-V replica for disaster recovery and business continuity
  • Convert servers from VMware to Hyper-V
  • Build and maintain server OS images
  • Develop and maintain PowerShell automation to streamline infrastructure provisioning, operational workflow, health monitoring, reporting, and platform maintenance
  • Hands-on experience with Cisco Server Management
  • Administer and maintain Cisco Intersight for server lifecycle management, policy-based configuration, and UCS infrastructure health
  • Ability to build and assign Cisco IMM domain and server profiles, policies, as well as manage firmware upgrades
  • Design, administer, and maintain Active Directory domains, forests, and trusts across multi-site environments
  • Manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs) for security baselines, software deployment, and environment configuration
  • Design and implement Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) models aligned to least-privilege principles
  • Perform AD health monitoring, replication troubleshooting, and schema management
  • Implement and enforce AD tiering models and privileged access workstation (PAW) strategies
  • Administer enterprise-grade DHCP infrastructure including scope management, failover, and high availability configurations
  • Manage internal and external DNS zones, records, and conditional forwarding across hybrid environments
  • Troubleshoot name resolution and IP address allocation issues across complex multi-VLAN networks
  • Manage hybrid identity scenarios including Entra Connect sync, pass-through authentication, and seamless SSO
  • Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise storage platforms including Pure Storage, NetApp, and Dell EMC Unity to ensure high availability, optimal performance, and reliable data access across production environments.
  • Perform storage provisioning, capacity planning, firmware upgrades, and performance monitoring while supporting incident resolution and collaborating with infrastructure teams on backup, disaster recovery, and system integrations.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in Windows infrastructure engineering or architecture role
  • Deep hands-on expertise with Microsoft Hyper-V in clustered, production environments (mandatory)
  • Strong working knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Windows Server administration
  • Experience with Microsoft Entra ID and hybrid identity architectures
  • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, firewall rules)
  • Experience working in enterprise environments with a strong change management discipline
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to document complex systems clearly
  • Experience deploying and managing Guardicore Centra for network micro-segmentation and east-west traffic control

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