Senior Windows Administrator

Integral Federal • Radford, VA

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About The Position

The Senior Windows Administrator oversees the performance of a growing, mixed Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 environment supporting the U.S. Army Product Lead Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Enterprise Systems and Services (PL ALTESS). The role plans, executes, and implements new hardware and software, and develops and maintains technical instructions, operating procedures, and policies as needed.

The administrator works with the Windows team to manage, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot, and support servers in a mixed customer environment. The role monitors and tunes system performance, supports ongoing server operations and hardening, and reports on security and operational status. It also recommends enterprise improvements, manages new software and hardware integrations, provides utilization reports, and supports the lifecycle of datacenter vendor equipment, including firmware version control and preventive maintenance. The administrator recommends, demonstrates, and implements technologies to expand, upgrade, and improve the efficiency of the environment.

Requirements

• Experience in computer science or information technology.
• At least five years of experience as a Windows Systems Administrator or Engineer, including at least three years automating assigned tasks using PowerShell.
• At least five years installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting complex applications and websites, including IIS and Apache.
• At least five years working with complex networking solutions and senior-level fundamental knowledge of networking principles, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SMTP, and SNMP.
• At least five years managing enterprise-level Active Directory structures.
• At least five years creating and maintaining complex Microsoft Group Policy implementations.
• At least five years creating and maintaining standard operating procedures and following them for repeatable processes, disaster recovery, and common problem resolution.
• Strong interpersonal skills, willingness to be a team player, and excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Active Department of Defense Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Computing Environment (CE) certification, such as MCSE, Server+, CCNA, RedHat, or Palo; certification may be waived for 30 days after the project join date.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent years of experience.
• At least three years of experience supporting cybersecurity patch management and STIG, SRG, RMF, SCA-V, and Cyber Operational Readiness Assessments (CORA).

Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot, and support servers in a mixed customer environment alongside the Windows team.
• Monitor and tune system performance and support ongoing server operations.
• Harden servers and report overall security and operational status.
• Recommend enterprise improvements and manage new software and hardware integrations when required.
• Provide utilization reports using existing tools to identify problems and corrective actions.
• Support the lifecycle of mixed vendor equipment in the datacenter, including firmware version control and periodic preventive maintenance.
• Recommend, demonstrate, and implement technologies to expand, upgrade, and improve efficiency in the existing environment.
• Plan, execute, and implement new system hardware and software.
• Create and maintain team technical instructions, operating procedures, and policies as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Earned bonuses and awards
• Professional training reimbursement
• Paid parking
• Employee assistance program
• Paid parental leave
• Immediate vesting in the 401(k)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed