Systems Administrator - T1

Acuity INC•, DC

About The Position

Looking to make a difference, to help keep people safe, or even to save lives through your work with technology? Join Acuity’s team of experts to have an impact on our government’s critical missions. Acuity, Inc. is a consulting firm that supports federal agencies in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation. We are looking for a Systems Administrator to join our team! We are hiring for the following shifts: Front end days: 6 am to 6:30 pm local time. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and every other Wednesday. Front end nights: 6 pm to 6:30 am local time. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and every other Wendesday. Back end days: 6 am to 6:30 pm local time. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, every other Wednesday. Back end nights: 6 pm to 6:30 am local time. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, every other Wednesday. Monday - Friday day: 6 am to 2:30 pm local time. Monday to Friday. Are you ready to use your expertise in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation to make a real difference? Join Acuity, Inc., a technology consulting firm that supports federal agencies. We combine industry partnerships and long-term federal experience with innovative technical leadership to support our customers’ critical missions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology (or equivalent related field experience)
2+ years Windows server experience (2012, 2016, 2019)
Must have a minimum of three (3) Years specialized experience in Systems Administration supporting MS SQL Server, MS System Center (SCCM), O365/SharePoint and MS Azure
Knowledge of Windows OS, Active Directory, Registry, Group Policy Objects
Proficiency scripting in PowerShell or equivalent
Active Top Secret clearance required

Nice To Haves

Microsoft Server or Infrastructure Certification(s) (or equivalent work experience)
Remedy Action Request Server, ServiceNow and ITSM experience
SQL database experience
ITIL® Foundations certification
Security+ certification
Prior experience in a consulting environment
Preference for experience with mentoring and training staff

Responsibilities

Perform system implementation, troubleshooting, and administration activities.
Installation, training, support, monitoring, and maintenance of hardware and software.
Troubleshooting and resolution of problems as well as the communication, tracking, and reporting of these efforts.
Performing imaging, restores, and ongoing management of systems, software, and hardware.
Creating, maintaining, tracking, and communicating configurations and/or changes of configurations in hardware, software, data, permissions (or security-related information), etc.
Providing development, maintenance, and communication of diagrams, system configurations, and technical documentation.
Providing technical support for testing and evaluation.
Responsible for the full lifecycle of design through implementation of enterprise and business specific solutions involving conceptual and logical architecture.
Create prototypes and perform technology evaluations.
Ensures Windows application hosts and SQL database hosts comply with applicable system security standards.
Works with information assurance teams to ensure system accreditation.
Plans for and performs any required Windows server configuration changes.
Analyzes monitoring data for performance optimization opportunities.
Develops and implements system performance monitoring processes.
Maintains current industry knowledge of development concepts, best practices and procedures for server operations and maintenance.
Works as part of a team on client engagements.