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Windows Engineer

Quick Facts

Median Salary$113,576
Most Common EducationBachelor's degree
Projected 10-Year Growth-6.48%
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What They Do

A Windows Engineer oversees problem resolution, administration, and management of Windows server and applications for a business. May provide support to users, including in data centers or Cloud environments. Installs, modifies, removes and analyzes networking hardware and software on computer system. Participates in network design.


Core Tasks:

  • Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
  • Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
  • Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
  • Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
  • Assess current or future customer needs and priorities by communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods.
  • Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans.
  • Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects.
  • Direct or coordinate activities of project personnel.
  • Perform risk assessments to develop response strategies.
  • Identify need for initial or supplemental project resources.
  • Develop implementation plans that include analyses such as cost-benefit or return on investment (ROI).
  • Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
  • Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
  • Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs.
  • Develop and manage annual budgets for information technology projects.
  • Establish and execute a project communication plan.
  • Develop and manage work breakdown structure (WBS) of information technology projects.
  • Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback.
  • Coordinate recruitment or selection of project personnel.
  • Assign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel.
  • Negotiate with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials.

What to expect as a Windows Engineer

1Earn a Bachelor's degree

23% of people achieve this level of education.

2Gain skills and experience

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3Land a job

18 openings for Windows Engineers

Career Progression

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