Wintel & Virtualization SME Officer at Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners

Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners is a business advisory and market intelligence services firm. Our objectives are to assist organizations to achieve their growth aspirations by providing market intelligence, strategy blueprint, IT solution delivery expertise and business operation improvement capabilities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Wintel & Virtualization SME Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Build and administer Windows Server environments for dev/test/prod aligned to project requirements.
• Perform server provisioning: OS installation, system configuration, and baseline hardening per enterprise standards.
• Administer Active Directory integration: domain join, GPO application, service accounts, group memberships, and delegated access.
• Manage Windows security: local and domain policies, Defender/EDR integration, audit policies, TLS/cipher configuration, certificate management.
• Implement and maintain patching and updates (WSUS/SCCM or enterprise tools), including maintenance windows and rollback planning.
• Configure Windows services and roles as required (IIS, Failover Clustering, DNS/DHCP where applicable).
• Support application/middleware prerequisites: .NET frameworks, VC++ runtimes, Windows features, registry settings, and permissions.
• Configure storage, disks, volumes, and file sharing (SMB/NTFS permissions), including performance and resiliency considerations.
• Set up and validate network settings: DNS, NTP, firewall rules, proxy configuration, and connectivity to dependent systems.
• Administer virtualization/cloud workloads where applicable (Hyper-V/VMware/Azure/AWS), including templates and resource sizing.
• Implement monitoring/observability agents, log forwarding, and define operational alerting thresholds.
• Troubleshoot OS and platform issues: event logs, performance counters, service failures, patch conflicts, and authentication issues.
• Execute implementation activities: build validation, deployment support, cutover execution, and hypercare stabilization.
• Document standard builds, configurations, and operational procedures; create handover materials for BAU operations.
• Collaborate with security, network, storage, and application teams to resolve dependencies and meet project timelines.

Typical Deliverables

• Windows build & hardening checklist, AD/service account plan, patch compliance report, certificate inventory, monitoring setup, deployment & cutover runbook, operations handover pack.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years post-NYSC professional experience
• Proven experience with data migration from PowerMax 8500 to VMAX 3
• Strong working knowledge of VMware and Unix (M6) environments.

Application Closing Date
20th March, 2026.