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Pawel W.

Senior Infrastructure Engineer | Azure | Windows | SQL | VMware

Senior L3/L4 Infrastructure Engineer with 28+ years of hands-on experience supporting complex enterprise, MSP, healthcare, and hybrid environments. I specialize in Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, SQL Server, VMware, Hyper-V, backup and disaster recovery, networking, SCCM/MECM, and advanced infrastructure troubleshooting. My work focuses on solving problems that require more than standard administrative work. I help clients investigate complex production incidents, identify root causes, stabilize infrastructure, improve performance and reliability, and complete migrations, upgrades, and recovery projects with minimal business disruption. I have extensive experience working across multiple technology layers, including: • Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, IIS • Microsoft Azure, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, hybrid infrastructure, Azure Virtual Desktop • Microsoft SQL Server administration, performance troubleshooting, migrations, backup/recovery, Always On and HA/DR • VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, vSAN, Hyper-V and high-availability virtualization environments • Veeam, Acronis, MSP360, Datto and enterprise backup/disaster recovery • SCCM/MECM, patching, software deployment and complex endpoint-management issues • Storage, SAN/NAS, networking, VPNs, firewalls and infrastructure connectivity • Infrastructure migrations, upgrades, disaster recovery planning and technical documentation I regularly serve as a senior escalation resource for issues spanning servers, databases, virtualization, storage, networking, cloud services, security, and backup systems. I am comfortable taking ownership of difficult incidents from initial investigation through remediation, validation, root-cause analysis, and documentation. I also work directly with MSPs and enterprise clients that need additional senior engineering capacity for L3/L4 escalations, project work, migrations, infrastructure assessments, or temporary technical support. I am based in the United States and available for remote hourly, project-based, 1099, and C2C engagements. If you are dealing with a complex infrastructure issue, planning a migration or upgrade, or need an experienced senior engineer who can work independently across multiple technologies, I would be happy to discuss your environment and the best approach. I have extensive experience working across multiple technology layers, including: • Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, IIS • Microsoft Azure, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, hybrid infrastructure, Azure Virtual Desktop • Microsoft SQL Server administration, performance troubleshooting, migrations, backup/recovery, Always On and HA/DR • VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, vSAN, Hyper-V and high-availability virtualization environments • Veeam, Acronis, MSP360, Datto and enterprise backup/disaster recovery • SCCM/MECM, patching, software deployment and complex endpoint-management issues • Storage, SAN/NAS, networking, VPNs, firewalls and infrastructure connectivity • Infrastructure migrations, upgrades, disaster recovery planning and technical documentation I regularly work as a senior escalation resource for issues that span servers, databases, virtualization, storage, networking, cloud services, security, and backup systems. I am comfortable taking ownership of difficult incidents from initial investigation through remediation, validation, root-cause analysis, and documentation. I also work directly with MSPs and enterprise clients that need additional senior engineering capacity for L3/L4 escalations, project work, migrations, infrastructure assessments, or temporary technical support. I am based in the United States and available for remote hourly, project-based, 1099, and C2C engagements. If you are dealing with a complex infrastructure issue, planning a migration or upgrade, or need an experienced senior engineer who can work independently across multiple technologies, I would be happy to discuss your environment and the best approach.

🇺🇸Orlando, United States$100/hr100% JSS4.46 (12)Since Jan 2021
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$8k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#2,139 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#908 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$29k

Last 6 months: $48k

World#90 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#56 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$334k

Billed in all: $350k

World#6,323 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#1,797 / 62.1k
Per project
$13k

$5.3k in the last 6 months

World#10,931 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#1,888 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
9
11% fixed89% hourly
World#21,105 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#3,166 / 62.1k
Projects in all
25

Across 28 contracts

18% fixed82% hourly
World#113,042 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#16,598 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$350k+$28.7k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$320k$340k$360kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: #1 in 1 skill of 15

Rarest: top 0.60% in Windows Administration, of 668. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

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  2. 2Microsoft Hyper-V Server236 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 0.85%
  3. 2Veeam115 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 2%
  4. 2Storage Array13 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 15%
  5. #4Windows Administration668 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #3Top 0.60%
  6. #4Microsoft Azure Administration425 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #3Top 0.94%
  7. #5Microsoft SQL Server Administration325 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #4Top 2%
  8. #5VMWare251 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #4Top 2%