Senior Windows Administrator

Integral • Radford, VA

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About The Position

The Senior Windows Administrator is responsible for performance and oversight of a mixed, growing Windows 2019 and Windows 2022 environment supporting the U.S. Army Product Lead Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Enterprise Systems and Services (PL ALTESS). The position plans, executes, and implements new hardware and software systems and creates and maintains team 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 also monitors and tunes system performance, supports ongoing server operations and hardening, and reports overall security and operational status. It recommends enterprise improvements, manages new software and hardware integrations, and uses existing tools to provide utilization reports and identify problems and corrective actions.

The role supports the lifecycle of mixed vendor equipment in the datacenter, including firmware version control and periodic preventive maintenance, and recommends, demonstrates, and implements technologies to expand, upgrade, and improve the efficiency of the current environment.

Requirements

• Experience in Computer Science or IT.
• Five or more years of experience as a Windows Systems Administrator or Engineer, including three or more years automating assigned tasks using PowerShell.
• Five or more years installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting complex applications and websites, including IIS and Apache.
• Five or more years working with complex networking solutions and senior-level fundamental knowledge of networking principles, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SMTP, and SNMP.
• Five or more years managing enterprise-level Active Directory structures.
• Five or more years creating and maintaining complex MS Group Policy implementations.
• Five or more years creating, maintaining, and following Standard Operating Procedures for repeatable processes, disaster recovery, and common problem resolution.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills, and willingness to be a team player.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Work with the Windows team to manage, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot, and support servers for a mixed customer environment.
• Monitor and tune system performance; support ongoing server operations and hardening; 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 increase efficiencies in the current 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