Bangalore

Job Brief

We are seeking a highly skilled Windows Server & Virtualization Administrator to manage, optimize, and secure the organization’s virtualization and Windows server infrastructure. The candidate should have hands-on experience with Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, Windows Failover Clustering, and enterprise-class virtualization environments. This role is responsible for ensuring high availability, performance, security, and operational efficiency across virtualized platforms while supporting infrastructure growth, patch management, and compliance initiatives.

Roles & Responsibilities

- Design, implement, maintain, and upgrade Microsoft Hyper-V Failover Clusters, including Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV), quorum/witness configurations, virtual networking, and Hyper-V Replica.

- Administer and support VMware ESXi hosts and vCenter Server environments, including High Availability (HA) and Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) configurations.

- Manage Windows Failover Clustering across enterprise virtualization platforms to ensure optimal uptime and business continuity.

- Provision, configure, modify, migrate, and decommission virtual machines using vCenter, SCVMM, Hyper-V Manager, and Windows Admin Center.

- Monitor cluster health, virtualization performance, storage utilization, datastore capacity, and system alerts; perform regular cluster validation and health checks.

- Configure, manage, and troubleshoot storage connectivity technologies including Fibre Channel, iSCSI, SMB 3.0, MPIO, and HBA configurations in collaboration with storage teams.

- Monitor physical server health using vendor management tools such as iDRAC and iLO, coordinate hardware support activities, and manage vendor escalations.

- Implement and maintain virtualization and server security best practices, ensuring compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.

- Plan and execute server and virtualization platform patching,



upgrades, and vulnerability remediation activities.

- Maintain technical documentation, system configurations, standard operating procedures, and disaster recovery processes.

- Participate in infrastructure capacity planning, performance tuning, and continuous improvement initiatives.

- Provide operational support and promptly resolve virtualization and server-related incidents and service requests.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.

- 4-6 years of hands-on experience administering enterprise Windows Server and virtualization environments.

- Strong expertise in Microsoft Hyper-V, Windows Failover Clustering, Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV), quorum configurations, and Hyper-V Replica.

- Experience administering VMware vSphere, including ESXi, vCenter Server, HA, and DRS.

- Proficiency with virtualization management tools such as SCVMM, Hyper-V Manager, Windows Admin Center, and vCenter.

- Solid understanding of enterprise storage technologies, including SAN, NAS, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, SMB 3.0, MPIO, and HBA management.

- Experience with backup and recovery solutions such as Veeam, Commvault, or equivalent enterprise backup platforms.

- Hands-on experience with physical server hardware, firmware management, and remote administration tools such as Dell iDRAC and HPE iLO.

- Knowledge of server hardening, virtualization security controls, vulnerability management, and patch management processes.

- Familiarity with disaster recovery, business continuity, and high-availability solutions.

- Robust troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.

- Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to service excellence.

- Flexibility to work in shifts and support multiple locations based on business requirements.

📌 Windows Server & Virtualization Administrator (Bengaluru)
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📍 Bengaluru