Technical Lead Windows & SQL Server

Lead the design, delivery, and operational reliability of Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft SQL Server platforms. Ensure secure, high-availability services, guide technical standards, and provide hands-on leadership across engineering and operations. - Own architecture, implementation, and lifecycle management for Windows Server and SQL Server environments. - Lead incident response, root-cause analysis, and problem management to improve stability and performance. - Define and enforce platform standards for hardening, patching, monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery. - Plan and execute upgrades, migrations, and capacity/performance tuning initiatives. - Automate provisioning and operational tasks using scripting and infrastructure-as-code practices. - Collaborate with application, security, and network teams to meet service, compliance, and SLA requirements. - Mentor engineers, review technical work, and provide clear technical direction and documentation. - Windows Server administration (Active Directory integration, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP basics, clustering). - SQL Server expertise (installation/configuration, HA/DR, backups/restores, indexing, performance tuning). - Security and governance (patching, access control, auditing, vulnerability remediation). - Automation with PowerShell and related tooling; experience with CI/CD is a plus. - Monitoring and observability (metrics, logs, alerting) and operational best practices. - Leadership : stakeholder communication, prioritization, and technical decision-making. Are you an experienced technical leader who thrive…