WM

Senior Administrator, Windows

WM

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Houston • Texas • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Cloud

About the role

  • Serve as the senior technical owner for Windows-based web platforms, ensuring availability, performance, scalability, and security of enterprise web services.
  • Administer, configure, and support Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) across development, test, and production environments.
  • Lead architecture, deployment, and lifecycle management of web servers and supporting components on Windows Server platforms.
  • Partner with application development teams to support application onboarding, configuration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
  • Design and implement high-availability and disaster recovery strategies for web platforms, including load balancing and failover.
  • Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex web, OS, and infrastructure issues.
  • Implement and maintain security controls for web environments, including TLS/SSL, authentication methods, patching, hardening, and vulnerability remediation.
  • Drive platform standardization, automation, and modernization initiatives to reduce technical debt and improve operational efficiency.
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, and operational procedures for web platform administration.
  • Support change management processes, including planning, testing, and execution of platform upgrades and maintenance activities.
  • Monitor system health and performance using enterprise monitoring tools; proactively identify and remediate risks and capacity constraints.
  • Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for Windows Server environment and provide guidance to junior administrators and engineering partners.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, network, security, and cloud teams to ensure seamless integration across the enterprise environment.
  • Participate in on call rotations and provide escalation level support for critical incidents as required.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Computer Science, MIS or similar area of study or in lieu of degree
  • High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four years of relevant work experience.
  • 5 years of prior work experience (in addition to education requirement).
Benefits
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Stock Purchase Plan
  • Company match on 401K
  • Paid Vacation
  • Holidays
  • Personal Days
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Windows-based web platformsMicrosoft Internet Information Services (IIS)Windows Serverhigh-availability strategiesdisaster recovery strategiesload balancingTLS/SSLauthentication methodsvulnerability remediationadvanced troubleshooting
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingtechnical documentationchange managementmentoring