Microsoft Windows Server & Hyper-V Infrastructure Engineer

Houston TX, TX

$42–$45 Per Hour
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Job Description

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.

Numbers & Facts

Location	Houston TX, TX
Salary	$42–$45 Per Hour

Skills

Administrative Skillsunmatched
Apple Macsunmatched
Automationunmatched
Budgetingunmatched
Business Servicesunmatched
Business Supportunmatched
CPU (Central Processing Unit)unmatched
Capacity Managementunmatched
Capacity and Performance Managementunmatched
Computer Firmwareunmatched
Computer Storage Hardwareunmatched
Configuration Managementunmatched
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)unmatched
DNS (Domain Name System)unmatched
Disaster Recoveryunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Enterprise Protectionunmatched
Failoverunmatched
Forecastingunmatched
Hardware Administrationunmatched
Hardware Upgradesunmatched
Hardware Virtualizationunmatched
High Availabilityunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Incident Responseunmatched
Internet Securityunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Maintain Complianceunmatched
Management Strategyunmatched
Media Access Control (MAC)unmatched
Memory Hardwareunmatched
Microsoft Hyper-Vunmatched
Microsoft Infrastructureunmatched
Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
Microsoft Windows Operating Systemunmatched
Microsoft Windows Serverunmatched
Microsoft Windows System Administrationunmatched
National Intelligence Council (NIC)unmatched
Network Administration/Managementunmatched
Network Architecture/Engineeringunmatched
Network Attached Storage (NAS)unmatched
Network Configuration Managementunmatched
Network Integrationunmatched
Network Routingunmatched
Network Switchingunmatched
On Callunmatched
Operating Systemsunmatched
Operational Auditunmatched
Operations Managementunmatched
Operations Processesunmatched
Performance Analysisunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Resource Managementunmatched
Right-Sizingunmatched
Root Cause Analysisunmatched
Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
Software Patchesunmatched
Storage Area Network (SAN)unmatched
Subnettingunmatched
Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
Systems Maintenanceunmatched
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)unmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Technical Writingunmatched
Trend Analysisunmatched
VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network)unmatched
Virtual Machine (VM)unmatched
Virtual System Managersunmatched
Virtualizationunmatched
Windows PowerShellunmatched
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)unmatched

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