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Our client is seeking a skilled Server Engineer to join their Houston-based infrastructure team. This position will support a large, enterprise-scale server environment. The role focuses on building and maintaining Windows Server and VMware systems, working alongside a seasoned engineering group in Houston and a sister team in Kuala Lumpur.

This position offers the opportunity to work in a highly stable, well-structured environment with exposure to enterprise tooling, global collaboration, and long-term project work.

• Build and deploy new Windows servers
• Manage and troubleshoot Windows Server, VMware vSphere/ESXi, and Active Directory
• Support existing on-prem server infrastructure
• Participate in a shared on-call rotation (every ~1–1.5 months)
• Contribute to automation efforts and process documentation
• Collaborate with global engineering teams and attend occasional evening meetings

• Windows Server: 2016, 2019, 2022
• VMware 7 (vSphere/ESXi)
• Active Directory + basic GPO knowledge
• Power Shell or similar scripting experience
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Nutanix virtualization
• Linux exposure (small footprint today; growing need in future)
• Solar Winds or similar monitoring tools
• Automation experience (any scripting language)
• Process documentation
• Enterprise/corporate environment experience

• Service Now (can train)
• Broader Linux administrative knowledge

• Work onsite with 5–6 server engineers and 3 network engineers
• Global operations model with a supporting team in Kuala Lumpur
• Team is split into upstream and midstream; this role aligns mostly with upstream
• Strong culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration

• Regular
  
  Hours:
  
  7 AM–4 PM CT
• Evening Meetings:
  Occasional (1–2 times/week, 1–2 hours)
• On-Call Rotation:

• Every ~1–1.5 months
• One-week rotation; 12-hour shifts (6 AM–6 PM or 5 AM–5 PM during DST)
• On-call is in addition to standard hours; additional time off provided if hours run over

Posted By:
Jyoti Maheshwari

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