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# Technical Lead Windows & SQL Server

- **Company:** Nationale-Nederlanden
- **Location:** Den Haag, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Cluster Analysis, System Configuration, Continuous Integration, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Disaster Recovery, Domain Name System (DNS), Monitoring of Systems, Microsoft SQL Server, Windows Servers, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Software Vulnerability Management, Indexer, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation
- **Published:** November 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.werk.nl/nl/vacatures/72224631

## About the Role

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...