What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Windows Engineer ( HCI / Storage Spaces) position at Enexus Global?
Title: Senior Windows Engineer HCI / Storage Spaces
Location: Dublin, CA Open to 100% Remote
Type: 12 Month Contract (Contract-to-Hire Possible)
Overview
We are urgently seeking a senior-level Windows Engineer to stabilize and production-harden our Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) platform. This role is focused on Windows, Storage Spaces Direct, and infrastructure-level troubleshooting for a multi-site DR setup.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead stabilization and optimization of an HCI environment based on Windows Server and Storage Spaces Direct.
- Diagnose and remediate replication failures between sites, including VM hangs and node instability.
- Troubleshoot packet loss and related network issues, including challenges involving Cisco networking equipment.
- Work with Microsoft support to implement recommended fixes, patches, and configuration changes ("wrap" for the environment).
- Validate and tune HCI performance, resiliency, and failover behavior for production workloads.
- Collaborate with internal infrastructure teams on HPE hardware, Windows, storage, and networking dependencies.
- Create and maintain documentation for configuration, standards, and operational runbooks.
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong experience as a Windows Systems Engineer / Windows Admin in enterprise data center environments.
- Hands-on expertise with:
- Windows Server and Storage Spaces / Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) in HCI scenarios
- Storage-based replication in multi-site or DR configurations
- HPE server and storage hardware
- Proven experience troubleshooting:
- Replication failures, VM hangs, and cluster/node instability
- Packet loss and network-related issues in conjunction with network teams (Cisco preferred)
- Solid understanding of virtualization, clustering, and infrastructure operations in production environments.
- Experience working with Microsoft support on complex, escalated infrastructure issues.
Preferred
- Experience stabilizing or "rescuing" troubled HCI or DR implementations.
- Prior work in multi-site DC environments with strict uptime/DR requirements.
- Dublin, CA local or able to work on Pacific Time.