IT Engineer

ECS Tech Inc•Fairfax, VA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Everforth ECS is seeking an IT Engineer to work in our Fairfax, VA office. We are seeking a highly motivated IT professional who will support a Senior Engineer to configure, implement, deploy and train on full scale computer systems globally. The IT Engineer will initially be responsible for the configuration and deployment of computer desktop systems at overseas locations, primarily in underdeveloped countries in Africa and Asia. Strong documentation is a large part of this position as well as the support of logistical efforts and procurements. Installation and configuration of the client side software as well as integration of users into the active directory domain and or Microsoft Intune will be included in the responsibilities for this position. Future responsibilities will expand to support the design and configuration of the standard network infrastructure at these overseas locations. The IT Professional will work remotely and from Fairfax, VA offices as needed and must travel overseas for client installations and training support. This international travel requires an active passport (or ability to get one). The candidate must be willing and comfortable with travel to some of the "most underdeveloped countries in the world."

Requirements

Experience with Active Directory supporting clients Group Policy, DNS, File and Print service management
Microsoft 365 end user administration experience
Deploying and Managing workstations with Intune
Managing workstations with M365 Defender AV
Updating workstations with M365 update rings and auto patch
One Drive management
Conditional access Policy experience
Microsoft 365 collaboration
Supporting Email / exchange
Supporting Teams/ SharePoint
Strong Windows update and Patching skills for physical servers
Must be willing to learn new systems
Must be capable of working with vendor support to assist overseas teams on troubleshooting efforts if needed
Must remain knowledgeable on the latest IT trends
Experience with procurement and inventory
Experience managing within virtual environments – Nutanix / VMware, etc..
Experience with Asset and Inventory management

Nice To Haves

Experience with Sophos endpoint protection antivirus (or other AV) systems is a plus
Experience with WiFi Access Point deployment and support (Ubiquiti experience is a plus)
Experience with Security Camera deployment and support (Ubiquiti experience is a plus)
Nutanix experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Recommending and designing desktop environments based on the latest available hardware technologies
Creating a stable, robust, secure desktop using M365 in-tune, that is compliant with patching policies
Adding, removing users in Active Directory
Managing GPO from end-user perspective
Managing the installation of Antivirus agents
Managing patch management with WSUS Patch Manager in Active Directory
Creating Update Rings and Auto Patch rings in Microsoft 365
Staging systems in Fairfax, VA for installation and configuration
Documenting a step-by-step workstation deployment process and continually update existing documentation
Configure and install WiFi Access Points
Configure and install IP based Security Cameras
Training IT staff overseas on process to deploy images
Assisting on deployments overseas
Assisting with hardware and software procurements and inventory management
Packing and shipping systems and coordinating with international customs as needed
Registering all procured software with vendors
Assisting with maintaining a Prototype of the Standard IT Infrastructure in Fairfax, VA offices
Maintain backup system and log backups in the Fairfax lab
Upgrade and modify software and hardware as needed in the Fairfax lab