Windows Engineer II
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Hybrid - 4 days onsite, Toronto, 1 day remote
We are seeking a Senior Windows Engineer to develop enterprise Windows standards, automation frameworks, and technical solutions within a financial services environment. This position will also serve as a Level 3 escalation point for complex Windows infrastructure issues.
Responsibilities
- Develop Windows Server infrastructure standards, security baselines, and best practices.
- Create advanced PowerShell scripts and Ansible playbooks for Windows automation.
- Design reusable OS deployment and configuration frameworks.
- Provide Level 3 troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and technical support.
- Establish patching, security hardening, and compliance standards.
- Support Windows clustering, SAN storage, virtualization, and related infrastructure.
- Collaborate with Build, Operations, Security, Network, and Application teams.
- Create technical documentation and mentor junior technical staff.
- 5+ years of Windows Server 2016/2019/2022 experience.
- 3+ years of IT experience in the financial services industry.
- Expert-level PowerShell and advanced Ansible skills.
- Strong experience with Group Policy (GPO) administration and troubleshooting.
- Experience with Windows Server failover clustering, including SQL Server clusters.
- Hands-on knowledge of SAN storage in physical and virtual environments.
- Experience with VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, or similar virtualization platforms.
- Knowledge of Windows security, hardening, SOX, PCI-DSS, and change management.
- Experience providing Level 3 infrastructure support.
- Cloud, container, Microsoft certification, and enterprise automation platform experience are preferred.
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Responsibilities
Develop enterprise Windows standards, security baselines, automation frameworks, and reusable deployment and configuration solutions. Provide Level 3 troubleshooting and root cause analysis, support clustering, storage, and virtualization infrastructure, and collaborate across teams while documenting solutions and mentoring junior staff.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of experience with Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022 and at least three years in financial services. Candidates should have expert PowerShell and advanced Ansible skills, strong Group Policy and clustering experience, SAN and virtualization knowledge, and familiarity with Windows security, compliance, and Level 3 support.
Skills
- Windows Server Administration
- PowerShell
- Ansible
- Group Policy Administration
- Windows Server Failover Clustering
- SQL Server Clustering
- SAN Storage
- VMware vSphere
- Hyper-V
- Windows Security Hardening
- Patch Management
- Level 3 Infrastructure Support
- Root Cause Analysis
- OS Deployment Automation
- SOX Compliance
- PCI-DSS
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Categories
- Technology
- Engineering
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
- PowerShell
- Ansible
- Group Policy
- Windows Server Failover Clustering
- SQL Server Clusters
- SAN Storage
- VMware vSphere
- Hyper-V
- Windows Security
- Security Hardening
- Patch Management
- SOX
- PCI-DSS
- Change Management
- Level 3 Support
- Root Cause Analysis
- OS Deployment
- Configuration Frameworks
- Infrastructure Automation
- Financial Services
- Cloud
- Containers
- Enterprise Automation