Windows Systems Engineer

Advisor Group•La Vista, NE

3d•$70,000 - $85,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a driven and motivated individual to join our Infrastructure Systems team. This role focuses on deploying, configuring, and maintaining servers, while monitoring Windows systems and application performance. Must be able to implement tools and procedures to improve platform maintenance and identify processes for automation. Individuals will also be addressing vulnerability remediation, which is key to maintaining the security and integrity of our systems. Additional duties include working with Application Development teams on system design and code deployments, resolving server/storage/system capacity issues, performance configuration and providing security analysis implementations.

Requirements

3 years’ experience in Windows Active Directory environments
Advanced knowledge on Windows Server 2022 & 2025 administration.
Advanced knowledge on Windows 2022 & 2025 Active Directory architecture and design
Advanced knowledge with Enterprise Active Directory cross-forest migrations
Advanced knowledge of Group Policy, DNS, DHCP.
Windows Server and Windows networking
Bachelor’s degree preferred, high school diploma (or equivalent) in combination with significant practical experience will be considered in lieu of degree. Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent is required.
Microsoft Certifications for Windows Server and Active Directory are highly desirable.

Nice To Haves

Experience in all phases of Active Directory design and engineering
Experience with software engineering tools and systems platform management technologies
Experience with a VMware server environment and resource management
Ability to engage with internal customers without direction
Ability to independently plan, execute, and deliver complex projects from initiation through completion with minimal supervision

Responsibilities

Proactively monitors Windows system performance and availability including disk space, processor time, memory utilization and ensuring file systems are cleaned when it fills.
Ensures that all supported systems are highly reliable, secure, and performing at acceptable levels.
Deploying Windows servers, 2022/2025, in accordance to industry standards
Configuring roles and features such as Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy. Applying CIS benchmarks or similar standards.
Implement and develop new tools and procedures aimed at making platform maintenance more effective and efficient, identifying processes that can be automated.
Perform root-cause analysis of complex issues ranging through hardware, operating system, application, network, and information security platforms while working closely with a variety of infrastructure teams and business users to implement long-term solutions
Communicate with vendors and other groups to determine project, technology and business needs.
Updates and maintains system documentation and local procedures.
Supports software vendor to ensure application software is installed correctly and all current maintenance levels have been applied.
Implements and maintains monitoring infrastructure to provide relevant statistics to management on performance/utilization of production environment.
Performs various projects and tasks assigned by manager.