Senior Windows Core DevOps Engineer (Windows)

TL;DR

Senior Windows Core DevOps Engineer (Windows): Leading the design, automation, and operations of core infrastructure services built around the Microsoft ecosystem with an accent on modernizing Windows-based systems and implementing infrastructure as code. Focus on architecting high-availability Windows infrastructure, troubleshooting system performance, and defining secure baselines.

Location: Hybrid in Athens, Greece (2 days working from home). Applicants must be eligible or have legal authorization to work in Greece.

Company

hirify.global is an internationally acclaimed multi-asset broker, delivering cutting-edge trading tools, platforms, and conditions to traders worldwide.

What you will do

• Architect and automate core Windows infrastructure (AD, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, IIS, Windows Clustering, etc.) in a high-availability trading environment.
• Lead projects to refactor and modernize legacy Windows-based systems, transitioning them into fully automated, testable, and observable components.
• Drive adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD workflows using modern Microsoft-native and cross-platform tooling.
• Troubleshoot and optimize system performance at the OS, networking, and application level across a large fleet of Windows servers.
• Define and implement secure baselines, monitoring, patching, and compliance across Windows infrastructure.
• Build PowerShell modules, DSC configurations, and leverage tools like Ansible, SaltStack, or Terraform to unify automation and act as the highest escalation point for Windows-related production issues.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience with enterprise-level Windows Server engineering and DevOps practices.
• Deep expertise with DNS, DFS, IIS, and Windows Failover Clustering.
• Solid experience with automation and configuration management using PowerShell (advanced scripting), Desired State Configuration (DSC), and/or Ansible/SaltStack for Windows.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts applied to Windows environments using GitLab, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Hands-on experience integrating Windows infrastructure with hybrid or cloud-native solutions (preferably AWS) and Terraform.
• Strong grasp of Windows performance tuning, debugging, event log analysis, and patching strategy at scale.
• All resumes must be submitted in English.
• Applicants must be eligible or have legal authorization to work in Greece.

Nice to have

• Background in regulated or high-uptime environments such as banking, Forex, or fintech.
• Familiarity with SQL Server automation, .NET Core deployments, and Windows Containers.
• Comfortable leading incident response and system-level post-mortems for Windows-based production outages.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model (2 days working from home).
• 22 days of Annual Leave (reaching up to 30 days based on years’ service).
• Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance from day one.
• Friday afternoons off in Summer (July & August) and Birthday Leave.
• Gym Membership (Larnaca).
• Referral Bonus and Paid Time Off for Training & Education.