Cloud Platform Engineer

Cloud Platform Engineer

Project Role : Cloud Platform Engineer
Project Role Description : Designs, builds, tests, and deploys cloud application solutions that integrate cloud and non-cloud infrastructure. Can deploy infrastructure and platform environments, creates a proof of architecture to test architecture viability, security and performance.
Must have skills : Microsoft Windows Server Administration
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 3 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

Summary:
As a Cloud Platform Engineer, a typical day involves designing and constructing cloud application solutions that seamlessly integrate both cloud-based and traditional infrastructure components. The role includes testing and deploying these solutions to ensure they meet performance and security standards. Additionally, the engineer develops proof of architecture models to validate the feasibility and robustness of the proposed designs, collaborating with various teams to align infrastructure and platform environments with organizational goals.

Roles & Responsibilities:
Administer, monitor, patch, upgrade, troubleshoot, and maintain enterprise Microsoft Windows Server environments across production and non-production landscapes.
Manage Windows Server operating system upgrades, server builds, configuration, performance tuning, capacity monitoring, and server lifecycle activities.
Administer Active Directory services including user and group management, organizational units, domain controllers, replication, Group Policy Objects, authentication, and access control.
Manage core Windows infrastructure services including DNS, DHCP, IIS, file services, print services, certificates, scheduled tasks, and Windows services.
Implement and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery solutions, including Windows clustering, failover configuration, backup, restore, and recovery validation.
Perform patch management and vulnerability remediation using enterprise tools such as WSUS, SCCM/MECM, or equivalent platforms while maintaining compliance with organizational standards.
Monitor Windows Server health, availability, performance, capacity, logs, services, events, and alerts identify root causes and implement corrective actions for recurring issues.
Support VMware and Hyper-V environments, including virtual machine provisioning, resource allocation, snapshots, performance troubleshooting, and coordination with virtualization teams.
Collaborate with network, security, cloud, application, database, storage, and infrastructure teams to resolve complex technical incidents, service requests, changes, and escalations using ITIL and ServiceNow processes.


Professional & Technical Skills:
Strong hands-on experience in Microsoft Windows Server administration, including installation, configuration, monitoring, troubleshooting, patching, OS upgrades, performance tuning, and server lifecycle management.
Strong experience with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, domain services, authentication, authorization, user and group administration, and Windows security administration.
Experience with PowerShell scripting for administration, reporting, automation, troubleshooting, service management, and operational efficiency improvements.
Experience in patch management, vulnerability management, server hardening, compliance remediation, antivirus coordination, and security baseline implementation.
Hands-on experience with IIS administration, Windows clustering, backup and restore operations, disaster recovery planning, high availability, and business continuity support.
Knowledge of VMware, Hyper-V, storage technologies including SAN, NAS, and cloud storage platforms, as well as enterprise backup solutions and recovery procedures.
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS resolution, DHCP scopes, routing, VLANs, firewall coordination, load balancing concepts, and connectivity troubleshooting.
Experience working with ITIL-based operational processes, ServiceNow ticketing, incident management, problem management, change management, service requests, and SLA-driven support.
Ability to maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, work instructions, infrastructure reports, and knowledge base articles.


Additional Information:
- The candidate should have minimum 3 years of experience in Microsoft Windows Server Administration.
- This position is based at our Hyderabad office.
- A 15 years full time education is required.