Actionet, Inc. Careers - Windows, Azure, Virtualization Engineer

Description

Location: Suitland, MD - Local candidates preferred; hybrid/on-site as needed. Primary location: REMOTE

Schedule: Supports East Coast business hours, 6:00 AM-3:00 PM ET

Salary: Starting at $122,000

Position Summary

Windows, Azure, Virtualization Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining enterprise Windows infrastructure, cloud environments, and virtualization platforms. This role requires hands-on experience with Windows Server administration, Microsoft cloud technologies, virtual machines (VMs), and Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM).

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in modernizing and securing Windows environments, managing Group Policy Objects (GPOs) through advanced change control and governance processes, and supporting cloud-based and hybrid infrastructure. Responsibilities include infrastructure optimization, automation, system migrations, security hardening, and troubleshooting complex technical issues across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud environments.

This position requires a hands-on technical professional who can work independently, collaborate with cross-functional IT teams, and provide technical guidance to junior team members. Local candidates must be available to work on-site as needed, typically two days per week.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Windows Infrastructure & Advanced Group Policy Management

• Design, implement, administer, and maintain enterprise Windows Server environments, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and file services.

• Administer and manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs), including policy creation, configuration, testing, troubleshooting, and optimization.

• Implement and manage Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM), including controlled change management, version control, approval workflows, auditing, and rollback of Group Policy changes.

• Troubleshoot complex Active Directory, Group Policy, authentication, and Windows configuration issues across enterprise environments.

• Manage Windows operating system deployments, patching, upgrades, configuration standards, and lifecycle maintenance.

• Administer Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Configuration Manager (SCCM/MECM), Windows Autopilot, and Microsoft Entra ID as applicable to the environment.

• Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate infrastructure administration, configuration, reporting, and operational tasks.

Cloud Infrastructure & Virtualization

• Design, configure, administer, and optimize virtualized infrastructure, including VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and cloud-hosted virtual machines.

• Support Microsoft Azure infrastructure services, including virtual machines, networking, storage, identity integration, monitoring, and security.

• Manage VM provisioning, configuration, performance monitoring, capacity planning, patching, and lifecycle management.

• Support hybrid infrastructure integrating on-premises Windows environments with Microsoft Azure and other cloud services.

• Troubleshoot VM performance, resource allocation, availability, connectivity, and operating system issues.

• Participate in cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, and workload optimization initiatives.

• Implement and maintain backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions for virtualized and cloud environments.

• Identify opportunities to improve scalability, reliability, security, and operational efficiency through cloud and virtualization technologies.

Windows Security & Compliance

• Implement and maintain Windows security controls, including AGPM/GPO security configurations, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Servers, BitLocker, and Windows Firewall.