Senior Technical Lead Windows - VMware Administrator (Ref #: 1098084)

Estrada Consultingorporated•Sacramento, CA

9d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Technical Lead is a member of the System Administration team supporting DCSS’s integrated enterprise ecosystem, including the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) application, identity systems, cloud services, platforms, and infrastructure. The role provides expert-level administration across Azure, Windows Server, identity, VMware/SAN, and hybrid infrastructure, including support for VMware and SAN operations during the transition away from on-premises compute. The position is remote and is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time, unless directed otherwise. Work outside business hours may be required as directed. The engagement is a two-year Time and Materials contract, with one optional year extension; payment is for actual hours of service provided. Up to 4,160 hours are allocated per full-time resource during the 24-month period. The worker must be a U.S. resident, follow DCSS policies and software standards, and comply with confidentiality and information privacy/security requirements. Background investigations are required if access to Federal Tax Information is needed. Images of degrees and certifications must be included with the resume submission.

Requirements

At least eight years of experience aligning IT systems with organizational business processes.
At least five years of the required experience must be in a lead capacity.
Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related or Engineering field, or equivalent qualifying experience; additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
Must be a U.S. resident.
Must work remotely Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time, unless directed otherwise.
Must comply with DCSS policies, software standards, and confidentiality and information privacy/security requirements.
Must undergo background investigations if Federal Tax Information access is required.
Images of degrees and certifications must be provided with the resume submission.

Nice To Haves

At least five years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and configuring Azure cloud, identity and access management services, and Windows infrastructure services.
At least five years of experience creating and executing maintenance and operations strategies for cloud and on-premises environments, including lifecycle management, performance tuning, monitoring, alerting, and capacity planning.
At least five years of experience managing VMware-based virtualization, including host and storage management and NSX management.
At least five years of project experience planning and migrating systems from on-premises environments to cloud, including service modernization and conversion to SaaS solutions.
Experience administering M365 services, Microsoft Entra ID, Intune, and Azure Arc.

Responsibilities

Support and enhance the configuration, stability, and reliability of Azure and Windows Server systems supporting CSE operations, including Microsoft Entra ID services.
Engineer and optimize Azure Cloud environments, including VM sizing, storage performance, network configuration, identity integration, monitoring, and policy enforcement.
Maintain and support on-premises VMware virtualization and SAN storage systems during the transition period.
Administer Windows Server, Microsoft Entra ID, conditional access, RBAC, identity lifecycle, and authentication and authorization systems.
Manage single sign-on (SSO) integrations with SaaS platforms.
Implement automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using PowerShell, Terraform, and Azure-native orchestration tools.
Provide support for containerization and related platform technologies.
Perform routine administration, including monitoring, updates, log review, backup validation, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
Support audit, compliance, and configuration remediation efforts.
Lead and support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis efforts.
Develop and maintain system documentation, configuration baselines, standards, and reference materials.
Use Azure Arc for hybrid server governance and Update Manager for patch automation.
Adhere to DCSS policies and software standards and comply with confidentiality and information privacy/security requirements.