Infrastructure Systems Engineer

Job Details: Job Description: Embark with us on a journey of growth and transformation as we create exceptionally engineered technology and bring AI everywhere. As a valued team member, your adaptability and attention to detail will contribute to our drive for results and relentless pursuit of quality, ensuring we meet our customers' needs with precision.   Join us and build on our legacy of innovation and collaboration as we deliver world‑changing technology that improves the life of every person on the planet.   Life at Intel: https://jobs.intel.com/en/life-at-intel   Intel's Foundry Automation (IFA) group is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Systems Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will lead the architecture, deployment, optimization, automation, and lifecycle management of enterprise Windows Server platforms, with, supporting engineering, manufacturing, cloud, virtualization, and application infrastructure environments. You will be responsible for delivering secure, highly available, and scalable infrastructure services while driving platform modernization initiatives across physical, virtual, and cloud-enabled environments. This role is central to designing, implementing, maintaining, and scaling Microsoft-based infrastructure that supports Intel Foundry's critical manufacturing and engineering operations. While the environment is primarily Windows-focused, the role also provides operational support for Linux platforms, particularly Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), within hybrid infrastructure environments. You will collaborate closely with platform engineering, cloud, virtualization, network, security, storage, and software engineering teams to build reliable, automated, and highly available infrastructure services. The ideal candidate combines strong Windows systems expertise with automation, infrastructure engineering, and operational excellence. Experience administering Linux systems is desirable, but deep knowledge of enterprise Windows technologies, identity services, security, and automation is the primary focus of this role.   Responsibilities include but are not limited to: • Lead the lifecycle management of Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, and future Windows Server platforms, including deployment, configuration, patching, hardening, upgrades, and decommissioning. • Design, implement, and support core Microsoft infrastructure services including: • Active Directory • Group Policy • DNS and DHCP • PKI and Certificate Services • IIS and .NET application hosting • Windows Failover Clustering • Microsoft SQL Server infrastructure • Develop and maintain automation solutions using PowerShell, Python, and Bash to streamline infrastructure provisioning, compliance, patch management, monitoring, and operational workflows. • Implement and maintain Windows security controls, including vulnerability remediation, endpoint protection, privileged access management, system hardening, and compliance requirements. • Support Windows-based workloads running on VMware, OpenShift Virtualization, and cloud-hosted environments. • Provide operational administration and support for Linux systems, including RHEL deployment, patching, troubleshooting, security maintenance, and lifecycle management. • Monitor infrastructure health, perform performance tuning, troubleshoot complex operating system and platform issues, and drive root-cause analysis for production incidents. • Collaborate with network, storage, security, and platform engineering teams to deliver resilient enterprise infrastructure solutions. • Develop and maintain operational documentation, architecture standards, implementation procedures, and troubleshooting guides.   The Ideal Candidate Must Demonstrate: • Strong hands-on experience a