Senior Server Administrator

Server Administration

Technicolor is looking for an SME/admin in Windows Server Administration. This position is located in Bangalore, India, but will cater to global needs in dozens of Technicolor’s corporate locations.

• Must have at least 5 years of experience as a technical expert in the area of Windows System Administration, including Citrix and Vmware.


• Installation, support, maintenance, configuration, management, monitoring and performance tuning of all windows server architecture(s) including Windows Server 2008, 2012 and 2016.


• Must have experience in the following Windows Server technologies:


• Active Directory Domain Services


• DNS


• DHCP


• Patching and Update Services


• Event logs


• Windows Firewall


• Group Policy Management


• Failover Clustering


• System Center Configuration Manager


• LDAP


• PowerShell.


• Perfmon and Process Explorer


• Terminal Server


• IIS


• AntiVirus


• CIS policies


• Must have experience in the following Citrix technologies:


• Storefront


• VDA (Server Install)


• Studio


• Xenapp


• Xen Desktop


• Netscaler


• Citrix Cloud


• User Profile Management


• Receiver installed on client machines


• Must have experience in the following Vmware technologies:


• ESX and troubleshooting parameters like TOP, IO, CPU, memory balloon, resource management.


• vCenter setup and configuration of Single SignOn.


• Management of versions 6.5 and 5.5.


• Upgraded hosts in a clustered environment.


• Understanding of networking concepts (port groups, VLAN’s, dSwitch, HA/DRS, vMotion etc).


• Must have a basic understanding of Storage (NFS/CIFS), SAN (Fiber Channel/iSCSi), other Hypervisors (HyperV/KVM).


• Experience in Exchange will be considered favorably.


• Must be detail oriented.


• Should be a fast learner, work with vendor Tech Support as a last resort.


• Must have the ability to document changes and store in a centralized location.


• Must have worked in an Incident Management tool and follow company policies in Change Management.


• Must provide regular updates to management on accomplishments, issues and progress.


• Avoid working in a bubble, engage with stake holders to gather requirements, understand pain-points and develop solutions.


• Be open to assist in other areas and learn new tools like Solarwinds, and various flavors of Linux.


• Ability to discuss issues and prepare/present Root Cause Analysis to a varied audience.


• We are building a team of Follow-The-Sun model, will need to work rotational shifts to cater to global needs.


• Will be part of a global OnCall team.