Windows Infrastructure Engineer

Day-to-Day:

• Lead design, engineering, and implementation of enterprise Windows Server infrastructure

• Define platform standards, roadmaps, and lifecycle strategies

• Develop Windows Server build standards, golden images, and hardened configurations

• Implement automation using PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines

• Own Group Policy standards in partnership with Active Directory teams

• Oversee patching strategies, maintenance cycles, and lifecycle management

• Support security hardening, compliance efforts, and vulnerability remediation

• Troubleshoot complex performance, stability, and infrastructure issues

• Define hosting standards for enterprise applications (monitoring, backup, security)

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (cloud, security, app teams, infrastructure)

• Participate in architecture/design reviews and governance processes, Insight Global is seeking a Principal Engineer, Windows Infrastructure for a leading enterprise client. This candidate will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for designing, standardizing, and optimizing Windows Server environments across the organization. The role focuses heavily on automation, infrastructure-as-code, platform engineering, and lifecycle strategy rather than routine administration. This individual will partner closely with infrastructure, security, and application teams to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing Windows Server solutions. They will play a key role in defining enterprise standards, driving modernization initiatives, and ensuring the environment aligns with evolving business and cybersecurity requirements. This is an ideal opportunity for a highly experienced engineer who enjoys both hands-on technical work and shaping long-term infrastructure strategy in a complex enterprise environment.

10+ years of infrastructure engineering experience

• 5+ years of hands-on Windows Server engineering in enterprise environments

• Deep expertise in Windows Server (build, configuration, patching, troubleshooting, performance tuning)

• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation experience

• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Packer, Git, CI/CD)

• Experience building golden images, hardened templates, and automated deployments

• Knowledge of Windows Server security hardening and compliance (CIS, NIST)

• Advanced troubleshooting across Windows internals (event logs, registry, networking, services, storage)

• Experience managing Group Policy Objects (GPOs) with Active Directory

• Experience creating infrastructure standards, roadmaps, lifecycle strategies, and documentation

• Experience leading technical projects and working cross-functionally with stakeholders - Azure or Azure Local experience

• Experience supporting SQL Server infrastructure

• Citrix environment experience

• Strong knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy

• Backup/recovery experience (e.g., Rubrik)

• Experience with Failover Clustering, IIS, Windows Admin Center

• Familiarity with troubleshooting tools (PerfMon, ProcMon, Wireshark)

• Experience with enterprise monitoring and observability tools

• Background in regulated or security-focused environments

• Relevant certifications (Microsoft, Azure, Terraform, ITIL, Security)