Windows - Virtualization - Kubernetes - Technical lead || Fulltime || Plano, TX

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Lead architecture, engineering, and operational support for Windows Server, Active Directory, virtualization, and Kubernetes platforms.

Design, implement, and maintain Kubernetes clusters and containerized application hosting environments.

Develop platform engineering standards, reference architectures, and operational best practices.

Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives using Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions, and related automation tools.

Lead platform modernization efforts, including cloud adoption, private cloud, hybrid infrastructure, and container orchestration.

Establish high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and security standards across Windows and Kubernetes environments.

Oversee incident, problem, change, and capacity management activities.

Perform root cause analysis for major incidents and implement preventive actions.

Develop automation for server provisioning, patching, cluster lifecycle management, and operational tasks.

Collaborate with application teams to onboard workloads onto Kubernetes platforms.

Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, vulnerability management, audit, and regulatory requirements.

Mentor engineers and drive cross-skilling across Windows, Linux, Kubernetes, and cloud technologies.

Create and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, runbooks, and knowledge base articles.

Roles & Responsibilities

Windows Platform

Windows Server 2019/2022

Active Directory, Group Policy

Windows Clustering

PowerShell Automation

SCCM/Intune Administration

Hyper-V Administration

Kubernetes & Cloud

Kubernetes Administration (CKA preferred)

Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) / EKS / AKS

Docker & Container Technologies

CI/CD Pipelines

GitHub Actions / Jenkins

Terraform & Ansible

AWS and Azure Infrastructure

Virtualization & Infrastructure

VMware vSphere

Nutanix AHV