What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Windows Engineer position at HireRight?
About HireRight
HireRight is the premier global background screening and workforce solutions provider. We bring clarity and confidence to vetting and hiring decisions through integrated, tailored solutions, driving a higher standard of accuracy in everything we do. Combining in-house talent, personalized services, and proprietary technology, we ensure the best candidate experience possible. PBSA accredited and based in Nashville, TN, we offer expertise from our regional centers across 200 countries and territories in The Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Our commitment to get it right every time, everywhere, makes us the trusted partner of businesses and organizations worldwide.
Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Windows Engineer to architect, support, and optimize our enterprise Windows Server and identity infrastructure across both on‑premise and cloud environments. This hybrid role, based in Nashville, TN, is ideal for a seasoned engineer with deep expertise in Windows Server, Active Directory, Kerberos, DNS, and DFS, along with modern cloud identity and compute platforms.
Responsibilities
Windows Server & Infrastructure Engineering
In exchange for your expertise, HireRight offers an excellent employee benefit package which includes:
Minorities / Females / Veterans / Disabilities
HireRight does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of HireRight and HireRight will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.
HireRight is the premier global background screening and workforce solutions provider. We bring clarity and confidence to vetting and hiring decisions through integrated, tailored solutions, driving a higher standard of accuracy in everything we do. Combining in-house talent, personalized services, and proprietary technology, we ensure the best candidate experience possible. PBSA accredited and based in Nashville, TN, we offer expertise from our regional centers across 200 countries and territories in The Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Our commitment to get it right every time, everywhere, makes us the trusted partner of businesses and organizations worldwide.
Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Windows Engineer to architect, support, and optimize our enterprise Windows Server and identity infrastructure across both on‑premise and cloud environments. This hybrid role, based in Nashville, TN, is ideal for a seasoned engineer with deep expertise in Windows Server, Active Directory, Kerberos, DNS, and DFS, along with modern cloud identity and compute platforms.
Responsibilities
Windows Server & Infrastructure Engineering
- Design, deploy, and maintain Windows Server environments (2016/2019/2022) across physical, virtual, and cloud platforms.
- Lead OS lifecycle management, patching, hardening, and performance tuning.
- Manage Group Policy, server roles, clustering, and high availability configurations.
- Architect, maintain, and troubleshoot Active Directory forests, domains, trusts, and replication.
- Implement and support Kerberos authentication, delegation, and identity security best practices.
- Integrate AD with cloud identity platforms such as Azure AD and hybrid identity services.
- Engineer and support DNS, DHCP, and DFS namespaces and replication.
- Ensure resilient, secure, and scalable directory and name resolution services across the enterprise.
- Perform root cause analysis for complex authentication, replication, and name resolution issues.
- Support Windows workloads in Azure, AWS, or other cloud platforms.
- Implement hybrid identity, cloud based file services, and cloud hosted Windows Server solutions.
- Collaborate with cloud teams to modernize legacy workloads and migrate services.
- Automate provisioning, configuration, and compliance using PowerShell, Desired State Configuration, or similar tools.
- Implement security baselines, auditing, and compliance frameworks.
- Monitor system health, performance, and capacity, ensuring high availability and reliability.
- 7 years of hands-on experience engineering and supporting enterprise Windows Server environments.
- Deep expertise with Active Directory, Kerberos, DNS, DFS, and Group Policy.
- Experience supporting Windows workloads across on‑premise and cloud environments.
- Strong PowerShell scripting and automation skills.
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, authentication flows, and security best practices.
- Proven ability to troubleshoot complex, multi‑layered infrastructure issues.
- Microsoft certifications (MCSA, MCSE, Azure Administrator/Engineer).
- Experience with Azure AD Connect, ADFS, or identity federation.
- Familiarity with virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper‑V, Nutanix).
- Experience with configuration management or infrastructure‑as‑code tools.
In exchange for your expertise, HireRight offers an excellent employee benefit package which includes:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Paid Life/AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401K
- Generous Vacation and Sick Program
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Education Assistance Program
- Business Casual Attire
- Generous Referral Program
- Employee Discounts and Rewards
- And much more!
- All resumes are held in confidence. Only candidates whose profiles closely match requirements will be contacted during this search.
Minorities / Females / Veterans / Disabilities
HireRight does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of HireRight and HireRight will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.