Windows Server Administrator

System Engineer – Windows Server

Responsible for technical administration, maintenance and reliable operation of Windows Server systems in virtual and physical environment.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY

Managing Windows Server systems

• Maintaining, configuring and operation of Windows server systems
• Install and upgrade server components and software, manage virtual servers and integrate automation process

Server lifecycle

• Support the full lifecycle of all Windows Server systems, evaluating patches to determine their criticality, Impact on the test and production servers and ensure being updated on the latest software vulnerabilities and patches released by the vendors.
• Troubleshoot hard- and software errors by running different diagnostics, documenting problems and resolutions, prioritizing problems and assessing impact of issues.
• Provide documentation and technical specifications to IT staff for planning and implementing new or upgrades of IT infrastructure.
• Build internal technical documentation and manuals together with the team and/or Service Owner

DECISION-MAKING POWERS - FREEDOM OF ACTION

• Monitoring of all supported server systems
• Log analysis / Log Check for housekeeping and troubleshooting
• Execution of requests in the Service Desk system (Ticketing)
• Vulnerability management of entire landscape (patches, configuration adjustment)
• Ongoing documentation of the existing environment, workloads, capacities
• Creating risks in the Risk process

Change management (every team member is responsible for his own changes)

COOPERATION INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE COMPANY

All units in the Phoenix Contact group

Responsible for the administration, conceptual design and further development of the int. Service Windows Server in a corporate data center and working with IT team members across Europe, Asia and America.

Experience

• 5 years

Education

• IT specialist
• Bachelor techn. Computer science

Necessary

Desirable

Qualifications

• Englisch (min. B2)
• English (better B2)

Subject matter expertise

• Advanced knowledge of Windows Server systems
• In-depth knowledge of Windows technology like Active Directory, DNS, DFSR, ADFS, user and group management
• GPO design and configuration
• Solid understanding of LAN/WAN networking
• Working knowledge on Powershell scripting
• HyperV knowledge
• Experience in Microsoft Licensing model
• Automation tools (Ansible, Terraform,…)
• Experience in working with Hyperscalers
• Microsoft Windows Cluster

Practical skills

• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Flexible and able to adapt to a rapidly changing IT environment
• Positive, self-motivated teamplayer
• GitLab