Senior Windows Server Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Windows Server Engineer will join the Leidos Mission Driver Enablement Center (MDEC) Infrastructure Operations Team and support the Enterprise IT Operations Center. The role maintains a secure environment for critical systems while building, maintaining, and supporting customer environments as part of a team of server and systems professionals. The position allows full-time telework from any U.S.-based location. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain and maintain a Federal Civil Agency Public Trust clearance before starting. The engineer administers Windows Server environments and related cloud, identity, network, virtualization, and security services. The role includes automation, security and compliance collaboration, proactive monitoring, patching, incident management, documentation, customer communication, mentoring, and leadership of projects or processes spanning multiple technical areas.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience; additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
- Familiarity with ticketing systems and the value of good documentation.
- Competence in administration concepts for Active Directory, Group Policy, and Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025.
- Experience with DNS, DHCP, PKI, and GPO.
- In-depth knowledge of PowerShell scripting.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Federal Civil Agency Public Trust clearance before the start date.
- Obtain a baseline 8570 certification at IAT Level II within 3 months of hire. Listed certifications are CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, and SSCP.
Nice To Haves
- Certification in Microsoft technologies.
- Security+ CE certification.
- AWS and/or Azure certifications.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and administer Windows Server versions 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025, along with Microsoft Azure, AWS, M365, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Hyper-V, PKI, GPO, and file and print services.
- Read and write PowerShell scripts to automate tasks and improve system efficiency.
- Collaborate with security teams to establish and uphold compliance standards using frameworks such as CIS Benchmarks and DISA STIGs.
- Support accreditation efforts for business- and mission-essential systems and apply familiarity with federal security frameworks, including STIGs, CIS, and NIST.
- Assess, install, and recommend technologies involving databases, systems management, server virtualization, network storage, and security.
- Advise customers on cost control, best practices, and integration of cloud-native services and solutions.
- Apply knowledge of client/server architecture to deploy secure solutions in internal and external environments.
- Create and maintain internal and customer documentation for standardized processes, disaster recovery procedures, and common issue resolution.
- Collaborate with a hybrid, multi-location operations team to administer and support production environments.
- Perform patching and security configuration activities to keep servers and databases secure and up to date.
- Monitor system health, performance, and operational trends, proactively identifying and addressing potential issues.
- Communicate technical information effectively with executives, managers, peers, and customers.
- Handle support tickets and manage incidents, service requests, and problems throughout their lifecycle.
- Analyze incidents to identify root causes and recommend solutions; document status updates and communicate them to stakeholders.
- Provide technical leadership, mentor and coach junior team members, and share knowledge to help resolve internal and customer IT requirements with cross-functional groups.
- Manage entire projects or processes spanning multiple technical areas, for internal and customer-facing work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
