Infrastructure Services Lead

Description

The Server Team Lead manages the core server infrastructure and guides the systems engineering team. This role combines hands‑on technical expertise in Microsoft ecosystems with team leadership to ensure system availability, security, and scalability.

• Team Leadership:
  Supervise daily operations, mentor junior engineers, and assign technical tasks.
• Infrastructure Management:
  Oversee deployment, configuration, and maintenance of physical and virtual servers.
• Identity & Email Administration:
  Manage Microsoft Entra  (Azure AD) and Exchange environments.
• System Monitoring:
  Ensure high availability, optimal performance, and proactive issue resolution.
• Storage & Backup:
  Maintain enterprise storage solutions and execute data backup and recovery policies.
• Security & Compliance:
  Implement patch management, access controls, and vulnerability remediation.
• Process Automation:
  Develop scripts to streamline server deployment and routine maintenance.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• IT experience: 6+ years;
  Leadership:
  Minimum 2+ years leading or mentoring technical teams.;
  Microsoft Ecosystem:
  Advanced expertise in Windows Server, Microsoft Entra , and Exchange (Online/On‑Premises);
  Virtualization:
  Strong hands‑on experience with VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper‑V.;
  Storage & Backup:
  Proficiency with enterprise storage (SAN/NAS) and backup tools (e.g., Veeam);
  Scripting:
  Competency in Power Shell for automation and task efficiency.;
  
  Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.
• Must be able to pass a drug screen.

• Linux Systems:
  Experience administering Red Hat, CentOS, or Ubuntu server environments.
• Cloud Infrastructure:
  Familiarity with Azure or AWS cloud computing services.
• Certifications:
  
  Microsoft Certified:
  Enterprise Administrator Expert, VMware VCP, or Linux certifications (RHCSA).

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.