Windows Systems Engineer

DARREN BRASWELL

WINDOWS INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER

Surfside Beach, SC 704-***-**** ***************@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/darrenbraswell

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Windows Infrastructure Engineer with 15+ years of experience supporting large-scale enterprise Windows Server environments. Expertise in server lifecycle management, Active Directory, PowerShell administration, infrastructure modernization, security compliance, and migration initiatives. Proven success assessing infrastructure, supporting server hardening, and coordinating work across technical and business teams.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Platforms: Windows Server 2012-2025, VMware, exposure to Azure AD/Entra ID concepts

Administration: Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, IIS, SCCM, File & Print Services

PowerShell: System administration, inventory, auditing, reporting, storage analysis, and operational checks

Security & Operations: Server hardening, vulnerability remediation support, Qualys reporting, ServiceNow, change management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Windows Server Engineer Truist 2025 – Present

Evaluate 141+ Windows servers across 150+ locations to determine retirement, replacement, and migration strategies.

Perform infrastructure assessments covering applications, file shares, storage utilization, dependencies, and business requirements.

Create PowerShell scripts for inventory collection, storage analysis, compliance validation, audit reporting, and operational support.

Support server hardening, vulnerability remediation, migrations, retirements, cutovers, and post-change validation.

Coordinate with infrastructure, networking, storage, application, and business teams to reduce operational risk.

Contributed to server consolidation initiatives generating approximately $1.4M in organizational savings.

Senior Windows Server Administrator Wells Fargo 2008 – 2025

Supported large-scale enterprise Windows Server infrastructure across distributed business environments.

Administered Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, IIS, file services, print services, and SCCM-supported operations.

Used PowerShell for systems administration, inventory, reporting, operational audits, patch support, and process improvement.

Supported security baselines, vulnerability remediation programs, and change-controlled maintenance activities.

Led troubleshooting and recovery efforts during critical infrastructure incidents and service disruptions.

Developed technical standards, operational procedures, compliance documentation, and support runbooks.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

B.S. in Information Systems — Gardner-Webb University

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) — Microsoft

Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate — Microsoft (Planned / In Progress)

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) — ISC2 (In Progress)

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