Description
SAIC has an opening for a Sr. Windows Systems Administrator.
Will consider candidates in the following locations:
Vienna, VA
Oak Ridge, TN
Metairie, LA
Description:
The Senior Windows Administrator is responsible for the design, installation, configuration, and implementation of the Windows infrastructure which includes Active Directory, servers, and workstations.
The ideal candidate should have a demonstrated enterprise level experience in maintaining physical and virtual servers and hosts. The duties include, monitoring, managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting a Windows environment as well as mentoring Mid-level and Junior Administrators. The candidate should be able to be a leading contributor on large projects, be a self-starter, and able to work operate in a collaborative environment.
Detailed Responsibilities/Duties:
· Daily administration of Windows systems running currently supported Windows MS Server (2012, 2008)
· Design, manage Active Directory, GPOs, DNS, and other Windows core services.
· Performance tuning, and system assessments.
· Building server ‘Gold’ images to conform to customer standards, to include hardening, and security compliance.
· Perform enterprise level system upgrades of AD, operating systems, applications, and other tools, including evaluation and installation of new products, and MS and other application patches.
· Develop mid-level engineers to perform more advanced system administration and best practices.
· Manage Service Level Agreements, documentation, and policy/procedure compliance for IT systems related to virtualized, and Windows environments.
· Create and manage scripts to perform system tasks with PowerShell experience a plus.
· Participate in after-hours requests that respond to business emergencies (on-call rotation)
· Resolve escalated issues from the IT Service Desk and Tier III administrators
Proactively monitor servers to anticipate and mitigate problems.
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Qualifications
Required Education/Experience
o Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of relevant experience. Additional work experience is acceptable in lieu of a Degree.
Required Experience/Skills/Attributes
o Able to create and manage solutions at enterprise level using GPOs, Scripting and other tools.
o Able to manage multiple projects and or efforts.
o Solid knowledge of Active Directory, GPOs, DNS, and the ability to maintain other Windows core services.
o Ability to learn new products and technologies.
o Ability to monitor and respond to system issues and resolve them in a timely manner.
o Experience working in a Mid-size to Large environment
o Ability to manage own projects and solutions on time.
o Ability to create and manage work instructions, system and project documentation
o Excellent communication skills to explain technical information and requirements effectively to others both orally and written.
o Outstanding customer service and time management skills, strong sense of ownership, and a can do attitude
Desired Experience/Skills/Attributes:
o Understanding of Privileged Access Manager PAM solutions and associated tools.
o Understanding of Identity & Access Mgmt systems i.e. Acronis, SailPoint and CyberArk
o Working experience administering MS Exchange
o Hands-on experience with BlackBerry and/or MDM solutions
o BigFix experience a Plus.
o Practical scripting knowledge to automate tasks and processes
o Management and development of monitoring tools, such as CA Spectrum is a plus
o Tivoli Storage Manager and Veeam.
o Virtualization experience with products like VMware vSphere.
o Understanding of SAN and NAS storage systems.
o Demonstrated ability of hardening the Windows operating system to security standards and benchmarks, such as the DISA STIG, or CIS Benchmarks.
Clearance Requirement:
o Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance prior to starting work.