Senior Windows Server Administrator

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation•Savannah, GA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Provide Sr level Server Administration support in a virtualized environment. This role involves installing OS applications, daily system maintenance, applications integration, and upgrades on Windows systems within a VMware virtualized environment. The administrator will collaborate closely with network, application, and middleware teams to support product installations, customizations, and deployments. Key responsibilities include Active Directory Services administration and management (design, cleanup, routine maintenance, configuration), supporting deployments with UNIX, OpenShift, Backup, and Storage teams, and ensuring high performance for backup and data protection. The role also supports the implementation and maintenance of backup plans for business continuity, operates and troubleshoots backup and data replication infrastructure, and provides administration for the OpenShift platform, Spectrum Protect (SP), and Spectrum Protect Plus (SPP). Additionally, the administrator will develop and maintain user and technical documentation, create administrator and service accounts, tune system performance, install enterprise-wide software, monitor computing resource allocation policies, and provide support for software updates, upgrades, backup/recovery, performance management, and capacity planning. The position requires collecting and assessing user feedback for problem resolution, defining and tracking metrics for team performance and customer service, reducing errors through process improvement and root cause analysis, and producing support documentation. The role also involves tuning performance, ensuring high availability of server infrastructure, assisting with configuration management solutions, and utilizing performance tools. Strong customer service skills are essential for onsite technical support, with a focus on active listening and a sense of urgency to resolve issues. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Strong proficiency in managing Microsoft Azure infrastructure, including Entra ID and security optimization.
Experience implementing cloud security best practices and integrating on-premises systems with Azure services.
Deep knowledge of Active Directory, Domain Controllers, Group Policy Objects (GPOs), Certificate Services, DNS, DHCP, and Print Servers.
Expertise in domain controller operations, authentication protocols (Kerberos, NTLM), and security configurations.
Advanced skills in performance analysis and diagnostic tools for Windows Server environments.
Ability to resolve complex infrastructure issues using logs, traces, and network analysis tools.
Strong proficiency in PowerShell scripting, including automation workflows, reporting scripts, and reusable configuration modules.
Understanding of enterprise storage technologies, Hyper-V, VMware, IIS, and MS SQL.
Experience supporting virtualization and application hosting environments.
Proven ability to interface with teams across the enterprise stack: networking, application, middleware, UNIX, OpenShift, Backup, Storage, project management, capacity planning, and incident management.
Comfortable leading technical discussions and translating complex concepts into clear, actionable language for diverse audiences.
Demonstrated experience with ITIL processes for incident, change, and problem management.
Ability to train and guide teams on new and existing processes, including cloud architecture best practices.
Highly interpersonal with strong communication skills.
Ability to work under pressure, manage tight deadlines, and adapt to changing requirements.
Skilled in mentoring and knowledge transfer to junior staff.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or technology related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
7 years experience providing Sr Windows Server administration support and Sr server configuration support.
Experience with GPO creation and maintenance.
Hands on experience with VMware ESX, ESXi/vSphere, vCenter, vMotion, DRS, and additional virtualization technologies and concepts.
Understanding of enterprise storage technology to interface with storage administration group.
In depth experience and knowledge of Active Directory, Hyper-V, VMware, IIS, MS SQL, WSUS and AD Group Policy.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Nice To Haves

At least one of the following industry certifications preferred: MCSA/MCSE/MCTIP-SA or VMware VCP and similar certifications desired.

Responsibilities

Install OS applications, daily system maintenance, applications integration, upgrades on Windows systems in a VMware virtualized environment.
Work closely with network, application, and middleware teams to support product installations, customizations, and deployments.
Perform Active Directory Services administration and management to include design, cleanup and routine maintenance and configuration.
Work closely with UNIX, OpenShift, Backup and Storage teams to support deployments.
Provide operations support to ensure high performance backup and data protection, universal availability and simplified management of complex systems and storage networks.
Support, implement and maintain backup plans to ensure continuation of critical operations in the event of a disaster or recovery.
Operation, configuration, and troubleshooting of organization backup and data replication infrastructure.
Provide administration and support of the OpenShift platform.
Provide Administration and support of the Spectrum Protect (SP) and Spectrum Protect Plus (SPP) platform.
Develop or lead oversight of update, documentation and management of GPOs across.
Develop and maintain user and technical documentation.
Create administrator and service accounts, maintain system documentation, tune system performance, and install enterprise wide software.
Monitor policies and standards for allocation related to use of computing resources.
Provide support including software updates and upgrades, backup and recovery, performance mgmt and capacity planning for the environment.
Collects and assesses information from the user community in software and hardware problem resolution.
Defining and tracking metrics and key performance indicators to raise the bar in team performance and customer service.
Reduce errors working with the other Windows administrators through process improvement and root cause analysis.
Produces support documentation on demand.
Help tune performance and ensure high availability of server infrastructure.
Assist developing and maintaining configuration management solutions.
Utilizes performance tools to help teams make the most out of the available infrastructure.
Demonstrate strong customer service skills to provide onsite technical support focusing on strong listening skills to gain accurate understanding of the situation, displaying a sense of urgency to resolve customer issues.
Perform other duties as assigned.