Senior Infrastructure Engineer – VMware​/Windows Server | Revel IT

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Our Columbus, Ohio client is growing their infrastructure team and has a contract-to-hire opportunity for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer - VMware / Windows Server who will define standards, automate the toil out of day-to-day operations, and be the senior escalation anchor when complex problems need someone who actually knows the stack. This role means genuine ownership of the virtualization platform, storage architecture, and Windows Server estate that everything else depends on.

This role requires deep expertise in VMware virtualization, enterprise storage systems, Windows Server platform operations, backup technologies, and hybrid cloud ecosystems. You’ll serve as a senior escalation point, mentor peers, and help define the standards and architectural patterns that the rest of the infrastructure team builds on.

• Manage, maintain, and optimize VMware environments (ESXi, vCenter, vSAN, vSphere) and enterprise storage platforms across multiple data centers.
• Support hybrid architectures integrating on-premises infrastructure with cloud services (Azure/AWS).
• Administer and maintain Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, and DNS/DHCP services.
• Manage Citrix environments including provisioning, application publishing, and performance tuning.
• Oversee backup and recovery systems, ensuring adherence to RTO/RPO requirements.
• Perform routine and advanced maintenance, patching, and lifecycle management for all core infrastructure systems.

• Operate and support the Windows Server estate on physical and virtual platforms, including standardized builds, failover clustering, performance tuning, and tight alignment with VMware-hosted workloads.
• Deliver reliable Windows platform foundations: patch and compliance cycles, security baseline coordination, vulnerability remediation, and clear handoffs to application and platform teams.
• Maintain and evolve core Wintel-adjacent services in scope (for example DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, certificate services, and file/print where centrally managed).
• Partner with identity, collaboration, and endpoint teams on Active Directory structure, GPO standards, authentication patterns, and hybrid identity integration - bringing automation and IaC discipline to Windows platform management.

• Analyze infrastructure performance and usage patterns to optimize resource allocation.
• Recommend cost-effective solutions for compute, storage, and cloud services.
• Identify opportunities for consolidation, automation, and modernization to increase efficiency and reduce operational cost.
• Partner with procurement and finance to forecast infrastructure capacity and budget requirements.

• Ensure infrastructure adheres to security policies, compliance frameworks, and industry best practices.
• Implement and maintain hardening, patching, and vulnerability remediation processes.
• Support audits, system reviews, and DR/BCP planning.
• Enforce identity, access, and privilege management standards across systems.

• Serve as a senior escalation point for complex infrastructure issues and major incidents.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across teams.
• Lead or participate in infrastructure projects, migrations, and modernization initiatives.
• Define best practices, standards, and architectural patterns for platforms under ownership.

• Monitor health, performance, and utilization of compute, storage, virtualization, and cloud environments.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and alerting systems to ensure proactive issue detection.
• Conduct long-term capacity planning aligned with business and growth needs.

• Create and maintain detailed technical documentation, diagrams, and runbooks.
• Produce reports on infrastructure performance, incidents, trends, and improvements.
• Document standard operating…