Senior Windows Administrator Team Lead

Job Description

Microsoft Systems Administration Microsoft server 2012R2/2016/etc. management and administration. Perform periodic patch management for all servers in the environment and provide respective reports. On premises hypervisor management [VMware technology]. Perform ongoing performance tuning and resource optimization as required. Perform regular Active directory administration as well as ADFS management Antivirus management Administrate and Manage SCCM solution. Manage Azure Cloud Managed Services, O365 and Citrix DaaS including Access management, conditional access, Defender, Endpoint managementBackup Administration [DELL IDPA, O365 RUBRIC backup, Azure backup] Administrate and maintain the backup solution and its components. Ensure the backup retention policy matches the customer requirements Gather backup requirements and follow the best practices to configure, and test new backups. Troubleshoot backup job failures and propose solutions. Work with Product support vendor for escalating the backup issues. Create and maintain documentation for backup. Performing test restore on quarterly basis to ensure a reliable data backup version is available to restore. Forecast backup repository space requirements to the client for every year Manage licensing and assure notifying the customer early enough for renewal.Citrix management and Administration: Manage and Administer Citrix Storefront, Director and license servers. Configure and manage Citrix Federated Authentication Service (FAS) Server(s). Configure and manage Remote Desktop Services (RDS) License servers. Manage and maintain Citrix XenApp Server environments. Manage and maintain Citrix Printer, Policy, and Redirection. Configure and manage Persistent and Non-Persistent Virtual Desktops. Manage and maintain user profiles (FsLogix, UEM) Citrix DaaS cloud management and AdministrationSecondary Skills and experiences:Linux Administration Installation, upgrade, patching, maintenance of Red Hat, Ubuntu and oracle Linux servers. Administrate and maintain the Patch management through native Azure update manager. Perform ongoing performance tuning and resource optimization as required. Follow and maintain documentation on established Linux Administration procedures. Review monitor performance, storage, network, and operating system related metrics. Perform regular backup operations. Prepare and perform backup/restore validation plan according to agreed procedures. Managing User and group access management. Review the monitoring thresholds and alerts regularly. LVM and file system administration.Storage Administration Administrate and manage the storage solution Create Raid Group, LUNs/Volumes as per the size requirement from customer Create Zones between Storage array and the hosts on the SAN switches Map the New LUNs to the associated host/host groups Ensure the LUN is visible on the required Hosts Ensure the Multipathing is enabled on the OS end Troubleshoot the alerts from the Storage and other SAN components Coordinate with vendor and plan Storage/SAN Switches FW upgrade on regular basis Gather the new requirements from customer and follow vendor guidelines to Create and Map new LUNs Perform regular storage tasks such as volume expansion, deletion etc. Azure storage account administration and management.Mandatory Certification requirements: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator VMware Certified ProfessionalPreferred Certification requirement: Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate RedHat certified engineer RHCE Key Skills: Primarily Skills and experiences:Microsoft Systems Administration Microsoft server 2012R2/2016/etc. management and administration. Perform periodic patch management for all servers in the environment and provide respective reports. On premises hypervisor management [VMware technology]. Perform ongoing performance tuning and resource optimization as required. Perform regular Active directory administration as well as ADFS management Antivirus management Administrate and Manage SCCM solution. Manage Azure Cloud Managed Services, O365 and Citrix DaaS including Access management, conditional access, Defender, Endpoint managementBackup Administration [DELL IDPA, O365 RUBRIC backup, Azure backup] Administrate and maintain the backup solution and its components. Ensure the backup retention policy matches the customer requirements Gather backup requirements and follow the best practices to configure, and test new backups. Troubleshoot backup job failures and propose solutions. Work with Product support vendor for escalating the backup issues. Create and maintain documentation for backup. Performing test restore on quarterly basis to ensure a reliable data backup version is available to restore. Forecast backup repository space requirements to the client for every year Manage licensing and assure notifying the customer early enough for renewal.Citrix management and Administration: Manage and Administer Citrix Storefront, Director and license servers. Configure and manage Citrix Federated Authentication Service (FAS) Server(s). Configure and manage Remote Desktop Services (RDS) License servers. Manage and maintain Citrix XenApp Server environments. Manage and maintain Citrix Printer, Policy, and Redirection. Configure and manage Persistent and Non-Persistent Virtual Desktops. Manage and maintain user profiles (FsLogix, UEM) Citrix DaaS cloud management and AdministrationSecondary Skills and experiences:Linux Administration Installation, upgrade, patching, maintenance of Red Hat, Ubuntu and oracle Linux servers. Administrate and maintain the Patch management through native Azure update manager. Perform ongoing performance tuning and resource optimization as required. Follow and maintain documentation on established Linux Administration procedures. Review monitor performance, storage, network, and operating system related metrics. Perform regular backup operations. Prepare and perform backup/restore validation plan according to agreed procedures. Managing User and group access management. Review the monitoring thresholds and alerts regularly. LVM and file system administration.Storage Administration Administrate and manage the storage solution Create Raid Group, LUNs/Volumes as per the size requirement from customer Create Zones between Storage array and the hosts on the SAN switches Map the New LUNs to the associated host/host groups Ensure the LUN is visible on the required Hosts Ensure the Multipathing is enabled on the OS end Troubleshoot the alerts from the Storage and other SAN components Coordinate with vendor and plan Storage/SAN Switches FW upgrade on regular basis Gather the new requirements from customer and follow vendor guidelines to Create and Map new LUNs Perform regular storage tasks such as volume expansion, deletion etc. Azure storage account administration and management.Mandatory Certification requirements: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator VMware Certified ProfessionalPreferred Certification requirement: Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate RedHat certified engineer RHCE,

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