5+ years of hands-on experience in infrastructure engineering with demonstrated depth and breadth of knowledge across multiple domains (virtualization, storage, networking, Windows Server administration).
Strong expertise in Microsoft Hyper-V at enterprise scale: failover clustering, live migration, storage spaces / S2D, virtual networking (Hyper-V virtual switch, SET), and Windows Server administration.
Strong proficiency in PowerShell scripting for infrastructure automation, host configuration management, WMI-based inventory collection, and operational tooling.
Demonstrated ability to audit performance of complex infrastructure architecture across the full stack and to maintain architecture artifacts (design documents, decision records, diagrams).
Experience with storage performance analysis and optimization in virtualized environments — benchmarking, capacity planning, and storage policy design.
Ability to evaluate hardware BOMs for Hyper-V suitability — assessing processor/memory ratios, storage I/O characteristics, network throughput, and overcommit profiles.
Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools (DSC, SCCM, Ansible, or equivalent) at data center scale.
Experience advocating for and implementing infrastructure automation — CI/CD pipelines, operational process improvement, and configuration-as-code — with a focus on scalability versus resource use.
Track record of providing stewardship to other engineers through technical guidance, design review, and documentation.
Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.