Microsoft Windows Server & Hyper-V Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description Seeking a highly skilled Senior Microsoft Windows Server & Hyper-V Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, maintain, and optimize enterprise Windows Server and Hyper-V environments supporting critical business services. The successful candidate will be a hands-on technical expert who can troubleshoot complex issues across compute, storage, networking, and virtualization layers while proactively planning for future growth and infrastructure needs.

Job Title : Senior Microsoft Windows Server & Hyper-V Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Houston, TX / Austin, TX Hybird
Duration: 6 Months
 
Salary Range: $40.00 - $42.00/Hour on W2 (Without Benefits).
Applicants must be willing to work on W2.

Job Description

• Seeking a highly skilled Senior Microsoft Windows Server & Hyper-V Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, maintain, and optimize enterprise Windows Server and Hyper-V environments supporting critical business services. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Microsoft infrastructure technologies, virtualization, systems management, capacity planning, and HPE enterprise hardware platforms.
• This role is responsible for ensuring the stability, performance, scalability, security, and availability of a large-scale Windows and virtualization environment. The successful candidate will be a hands-on technical expert who can troubleshoot complex issues across compute, storage, networking, and virtualization layers while proactively planning for future growth and infrastructure needs.

Key Responsibilities
Hyper-V Virtualization & Clustering

• Architect, implement, and support enterprise Hyper-V virtualization platforms.
• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot highly available Hyper-V Failover Clusters.
• Configure and support Live Migration, Storage Migration, Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV), and failover capabilities.
• Perform Hyper-V host lifecycle management, upgrades, and hardware refreshes.
• Develop and maintain virtualization standards and operational procedures.
• Support business continuity, disaster recovery, and high-availability objectives.

SCVMM Administration

• Administer and maintain Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM).
• Configure and manage host groups, logical networks, virtual networks, templates, and service templates.
• Manage the virtualization fabric, including compute, storage, and networking resources.
• Provision and manage virtual machines through SCVMM.
• Troubleshoot fabric, networking, storage, and host connectivity issues within the SCVMM environment.
• Maintain and optimize SCVMM automation and orchestration capabilities.

Networking & Virtual Infrastructure

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of enterprise networking concepts, including:
  • TCP/IP
  • Routing and Switching
  • VLANs
  • Subnetting
  • NIC Teaming
  • DNS and DHCP
  • Network Redundancy
• Configure and troubleshoot Hyper-V virtual switches and networking components.
• Manage and support Hyper-V MAC address configurations, including:
  • Dynamic MAC addressing
  • Static MAC addressing
  • SCVMM MAC address pools
  • Duplicate MAC address resolution
  • VM mobility and migration considerations
• Partner with network engineering teams to diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure issues.
• Ensure virtual networking configurations align with enterprise security and operational requirements.

Patch & Configuration Management

• Administer and maintain Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
• Develop and execute patch management strategies for Windows Server and Hyper-V environments.
• Coordinate maintenance windows and validate updates prior to production deployment.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, audit, and operational requirements.
• Maintain server configuration standards and system documentation.

HPE Infrastructure Management

• Support and manage HPE enterprise server infrastructure, including:
  • HPE Synergy
  • HPE ProLiant DL380 platforms
• Monitor server health, firmware compliance, and hardware lifecycle status.
• Participate in hardware refresh planning and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
• Troubleshoot hardware, firmware, storage, and integrated networking issues.

HPE OneView Administration (Preferred)

• Utilize HPE OneView to manage and monitor enterprise infrastructure.
• Create and manage server profiles, templates, and firmware baselines.
• Support infrastructure standardization and automation efforts.
• Leverage OneView reporting and monitoring capabilities for operational management.

Capacity Planning & Performance Management

• Develop and maintain infrastructure capacity plans for Windows Server, Hyper-V clusters, storage, and network resources.
• Monitor and analyze trends in CPU, memory, storage, and network utilization across physical and virtual environments.
• Forecast future infrastructure requirements based on application growth, business demand, and technology roadmaps.
• Recommend cluster expansion, hardware upgrades, and resource allocation changes to maintain performance and availability.
• Perform workload balancing and VM rightsizing activities to optimize infrastructure utilization.
• Ensure sufficient cluster capacity exists to support maintenance activities, failover scenarios, and disaster recovery requirements.
• Create regular utilization, performance, and capacity reports for leadership and operational teams.
• Identify infrastructure bottlenecks and proactively develop remediation plans before service impacts occur.
• Partner with application, database, and infrastructure teams to understand upcoming projects and model resource requirements.
• Support budgeting and hardware planning efforts through data-driven capacity forecasting.

Automation & Operational Excellence

• Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate administration and operational tasks.
• Streamline provisioning, monitoring, patching, and reporting processes.
• Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.
• Participate in on-call support and infrastructure incident response activities.
• Lead root cause analysis efforts for significant infrastructure incidents.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Microsoft Hyper-V.
• Strong experience administering Microsoft SCVMM.
• Experience managing WSUS and enterprise patch management processes.
• Hands-on experience supporting HPE Synergy and HPE ProLiant DL380 platforms.
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking concepts and virtualization networking.
• Experience managing Hyper-V networking, virtual switches, and MAC addressing configurations.
• Demonstrated experience with infrastructure capacity planning, forecasting, and resource optimization.
• Strong troubleshooting skills spanning operating systems, virtualization, storage, hardware, and networking.
• Experience with PowerShell scripting and automation.
• Knowledge of SAN, NAS, and Cluster Shared Volume architectures.