Windows Administrator | Remote | Based in Mexico

Important IT company At the Latin American level, growth requires:

Windows Administrator

Proactive Windows Administrator with strong application support experience (Specialist) with 3+ years of Windows administration and application support roles. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, configuring and ensuring the stability of windows[1]based systems along with providing application support to end users. This role requires expertise in managing windows servers, troubleshooting system issues and supporting various Linux based application.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Install, Configure and maintain Windows Servers (e.g. Windows Server 2016/2019/2022)
• Monitor system performance, availability security, ensuring optimal system operation
• Manage Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy and other essential Windows services
• Manage Exchange 2016/2019 server and Office 365 Exchange online environments
• Perform regular system updates, patches and backups
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software and network issues
• Implement and maintain disaster recovery strategies
• Manage file and print services, user permissions and access controls
• Automate routine tasks using PowerShell or other scripting tools
• Collaborate with development teams to deploy and maintain in house or third-party applications
• Manage incidents and effectively communicate with users, application owners and senior stakeholders

across all areas

• Improve Infrastructure stability and performance by observing patterns, recurring failures and/or issues,

and advise application owners on permanent fixes accordingly, these includes Linux skillset.

• Adopt various tools developed by ETO Engineering team to automate failures using machine learning

techniques and notify discrepancies in the health of production and automation of health-restoration,

with a focus on continuous measurement of risk and cost.

• Identify alerts / processes that can be automated and then work with Engineering team

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

• Strong understanding of Unix and Windows Server architecture
• Proficiency with Windows/Unix/Linux-based operating system, commands and utilities, as well as Configuration Management Tools
• Proficiency in managing Windows Server environments
• Strong knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS and DHCP
• Experience with Virtualization technologies (e.g. VMWare, Hyper V)
• Familiarity with networking concepts (TCP/IP, Firewalls, VPN)
• Basic troubleshooting knowledge on MS Exchange administration for Exchange 2016/2019 and M365 suite
• Experience on Remote management consoles like Dell IDRAC, HP ILO, VCenter/vSphere
• Hands-on developing PowerShell scripts to automate various tasks of OS and Applications running on Windows platform.
• Research and finding solution to automate complex tasks
• Hands-on experience of system administration of Windows server-side infrastructure (Windows 2016, 2019, 2022, Active Directory, Server Hardware etc.) and associated technologies e.g. DNS, DHCP.

ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH AND SPANISH ESSENTIAL (Will be evaluated).

If you are a foreingner residing in Mexico, you must have a valid INE, CURP, NSS and RFC.

Job type: Remote

Location: Mexico.

Salary: $65,000 gross.

Benefits: Excellent superior benefits.

Originally posted on Himalayas