Salary: $115,000 - 125,000/year 6 month contract to hire. This role allows for 3-4 days per week remote / work from home. Windows Systems Administrator with the ability to obtain a
Public Trust clearance located in
Woodlawn, MD. In this role you will be an active member of the HIGLAS-HOM Windows Virtualization Team performing installations, upgrades, monitoring, maintenance, troubleshooting, patching, securing and repair of Windows servers in a VMware environment. The right candidate will work well with a team, exhibit excellent customer service skills at all times and be self-motivated seeking ways to improve the environment.Responsibilities
- Provide technical knowledge in the areas of system installation, troubleshooting and problem resolution.
- Sets up administrator and service accounts, maintains system documentation and installs system-wide software.
- Perform system updates, implement changes in multiple environments from test or development to production.
- Monitor infrastructure, systems operations, and critical application services 24/7; provide information and statistics relevant to system limits on capacity, data storage, system utilization, etc.; respond to critical outages and restore services within agreed upon service levels.
- Experience developing and interpreting detailed installation instructions and supporting documentation to effect system design deployments.
- Experience with Windows Server 2012 R2 and later, Active Directory, SCCM, SCOM, and Group Policy management.
- Knowledge in managing enterprise server hardware (HPE, Dell), including firmware upgrades, administer through iLO / iDRAC, network configuration, and SAN.
- Monitoring and administration of Operating system and its components (Disks, mount points, Packages, Users etc.)
- Implement proper system patching to address security vulnerabilities and accurately report security incidents
- As part of a 24/7 on-call rotation, perform the activities associated with the management of dedicated ticket queues to include prioritization of work and assignment to technical resources for resolution of end user concerns while ensuring service levels and objectives are met.
Requirements
- BA/BS in a Computer Science or related technical discipline or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
- 7+ years of experience in Windows Server and Active Directory administration
- 3+ years of experience in a virtualized environment, preferably VMware
- Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and must have lived in the United States at least three (3) out of the last five (5) years.
- Only US Citizenship and Green Card holder can be considered for this position.
$115,000 - $125,000 a year