Windows Platform Engineer

Windows Platform Engineer (Hybrid Infrastructure) Work Arrangement: Hybrid - 4 days onsite, 1 day remote. Location: Dallas, TX or Boca Raton, FL - locals will be prioritized - open to relocation but must be there by Day 1 Role Summary Windows Server (2016/2019/2022) administration and engineering Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with Compute Engine (GCE) VMware (vSphere/vCenter) virtualization Active Directory (AD), Group Policy (GPO), DNS, DHCP Server provisioning and enterprise infrastructure support Hybrid infrastructure (on-prem + cloud) PowerShell scripting and infrastructure automation Terraform or Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Enterprise load balancing (F5, AVI, or cloud-native) preferred Overview Seeking a hands‑on Windows Platform Engineer to design, build, and support enterprise Windows infrastructure across on‑premises data centers and Google Cloud Platform for a retail home security organization. This engineer will own Windows compute platforms, core Microsoft infrastructure services, VMware virtualization, and cloud‑hosted Windows workloads while driving automation and operational excellence. What Recruiters Should Look For 5-8+ years of Windows Infrastructure Engineering or Senior Systems Administration experience Strong Windows Server engineering background before moving into cloud engineering 4-5 years of hands‑on cloud experience, ideally with GCP/GCE Experience provisioning and managing Windows servers in hybrid environments VMware administration (vSphere/vCenter, hypervisors) Deep knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and authentication services Experience with PowerShell and Terraform (or similar IaC tools) Infrastructure migrations, upgrades, and production support Data protection, platform stability, root cause analysis, and enterprise operations Nice-to-Have Enterprise load balancing (F5, AVI, cloud-native) CI/CD and infrastructure automation Cloud certifications (GCP, Azure, AWS) Windows Server certifications #J-18808-Ljbffr Akaasa Technologies