Senior VMware / Wintel Engineer

Contract Duration : 6 months (Extendable)

Total Experience : 8+ years

Location : Strictly Pune based

Mode of Interview : Face to Face

Total Rounds of Interview : 3

Working Hours : 9 hours per day including lunch break (preferable UK Shift)

Technical skills required :

- VMware (ESXi/vCenter/HA/DRS) Must have

- Windows Server + Active Directory + DNS/DHCP/GPO Must have

- PowerShell scripting Must have

- Entra ID / Intune

- Security hardening & vulnerability remediation

- Azure / Terraform / Ansible

Job Purpose :

We are seeking an experienced Senior VMware / Wintel Engineer to design, deploy, secure, and maintain our virtualised and Microsoft Windows Server estate. The successful candidate will act as a senior technical authority across compute virtualisation and Windows platform services, driving stability, security hardening, and continuous improvement across the environment.

Key Responsibilities :

VMware / Virtualisation :

- Design, deploy, configure, and manage VMware ESXi hosts and vCenter environments.

- Manage clusters, HA, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion, and resource allocation.

- Perform host lifecycle management including builds, upgrades, and firmware/driver compliance.

- Manage virtual networking and datastore/storage configuration.

- Capacity planning, performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimisation.

Microsoft Windows Server / Wintel :

- Build, configure, and manage Windows Server (2016/2019/2022/2025) across physical and virtual platforms.

- Administer Active Directory: domain services, forests/domains, sites, trusts, replication, FSMO roles.

- Manage authentication and identity services including Kerberos, LDAP/LDAPS, NTLM hardening.

- Administer core network services: DNS, DHCP, and IIS.

- Design, deploy, and maintain Group Policy Objects (GPOs) for configuration and security baselines.

Modern Workspace / Cloud Identity :

- Administer Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), including hybrid identity, Entra Connect sync, and SSO.

- Design, implement, and maintain Conditional Access policies.

- Manage Microsoft Intune for device management (MDM/MAM), enrolment, and compliance.

- Implement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and identity protection controls.

Security, Patching & Vulnerability Management :

- Own and deliver patching cycles for VMware and Windows estates.

- Perform vulnerability management: interpret scan output, prioritise, and remediate.

- Implement security hardening aligned to CIS Benchmarks, Microsoft Security Baselines, and DISA STIGs.

- Manage certificates, encryption standards, and secure communication across services.

Essential Skills :

- Significant hands-on experience with VMware vSphere / ESXi deployment.

- Strong Windows Server administration experience including AD, DNS, DHCP, IIS, and GPO.

- Demonstrable experience with patch management and vulnerability remediation.

- Practical knowledge of cipher suite configuration and TLS hardening.

- PowerShell scripting for automation and administration.

- Strong troubleshooting, incident, and problem-management skills.

- Excellent documentation and communication skills.