Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Website:
hpe.com
Company:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/hewlett-packard-enterprise
Seniority: Not Applicable
Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting
Job details:
This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.
Who We Are
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.
Job Description
HPE Operations is our innovative IT services organization. It provides the expertise to advise, integrate, and accelerate our customers’ outcomes from their digital transformation. Our teams collaborate to transform insight into innovation. In today’s fast paced, hybrid IT world, being at business speed means overcoming IT complexity to match the speed of actions to the speed of opportunities. Deploy the right technology to respond quickly to market possibilities. Join us and redefine what’s next for you.
What You’ll Do
We are looking for an experienced
L3 Windows Server Engineer with deep expertise in
Windows Server Hyper-V,
Failover Clustering, and
Windows Server performance optimization.
The ideal candidate will also have strong hands-on knowledge of
Azure Stack HCI for hybrid cloud deployments.
This role involves working on high-severity production issues, complex troubleshooting, and providing advanced technical guidance for critical business systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Architecture & Design
- Design, deploy, and optimize Windows Server Failover Clustering and Hyper-V environments for high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR).
- Architect and implement Azure Stack HCI solutions for hybrid workloads and software-defined infrastructure.
- Advanced Troubleshooting & Performance Optimization
- Lead incident resolution for cluster node failures, quorum disputes, disk and CSV issues, and Hyper-V VM HA failures.
- Perform in-depth performance analysis of Windows Server, including CPU, memory, storage, and networking bottlenecks.
- Diagnose and remediate memory leaks, hidden processes, and driver-related performance issues.
- Monitoring & Diagnostics
- Use Event Viewer, cluster logs (clussvc.log), Hyper-V logs, Performance Monitor, ETW tracing, and Windows Performance Analyzer (WPA) for issue diagnosis.
- Ensure proactive cluster health monitoring and performance compliance.
- Automation & Operations
- Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts for automated provisioning, cluster reporting, patching, and remediation tasks.
- Support rolling upgrades and Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU) to minimize downtime.
- Hybrid Cloud Integration & DR
- Integrate and operate Azure Stack HCI with on-premises clusters for workload mobility and DR.
- Collaborate on hybrid cloud designs leveraging Azure Arc, ASR (Azure Site Recovery), and Azure Backup.
- Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing
- Partner with L1/L2 support teams to provide escalation support and training.
- Document architecture diagrams, troubleshooting playbooks, and best practices.
- Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) and contribute to continuous service improvement.
What You Need To Bring
- 10–15+ years of enterprise experience with Windows Server 2016/2019/2022.
- Expert knowledge of:
- Failover Clustering: quorum models, CSV, cluster networking, storage spaces direct (S2D).
- Hyper-V: VM lifecycle management, live migration, replica, shielded VMs, vSwitch/SET.
- Windows Server Performance: PerfMon, WPT/WPA, ETW tracing, identifying hidden processes & memory leaks.
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure Stack HCI architecture, deployment, and operations.
- Solid understanding of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, GPO, and security baselines for clustered nodes.
- Proficiency in PowerShell scripting for automation and diagnostic workflows.
- Familiarity with backup & DR tools (Veeam, DPM, Azure Backup) and hybrid cloud integration.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a structured approach to troubleshooting critical incidents.
- Ability to handle high-volume, complex escalations and mentor junior engineers.
Preferred Skills
- Exposure to SCVMM, SCOM, and SCCM for enterprise cluster management.
- Knowledge of network virtualization, RDMA/SMB Direct, and storage optimization in clustered environments.
- Experience with CI/CD workflows for infra-as-code (Git, pipelines, DSC).
- Azure certifications are highly valued.
Behavioral & Business Competencies
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
- Demonstrated ability to lead incident bridges and engage with senior stakeholders.
- Strong documentation, knowledge-sharing, and mentoring capabilities.
- Commitment to ITIL-aligned processes (change, incident, and problem management).
- A proactive mindset for continuous improvement and innovation in HA/DR operations.
What We Can Offer You
Health & Wellbeing
We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
Personal & Professional Development
We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
Unconditional Inclusion
We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.
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