Windows Identity Engineer

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.

For applications and inquiries, contact: hirings@openkyber.com