Senior Windows Systems Administrator

Job Posting Title:

Senior Windows Systems Administrator

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Hiring Department:

Applied Research Laboratories

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS

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Job Details:

Purpose

Provide Windows systems administration support for the Advanced Technology Laboratory (ATL).

Responsibilities

• Management of all backup services installation, configuration, administration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and escalation.

• Management of all storage solutions (SAN/NAS) installation, configuration, administration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and escalation.

• Under general direction, perform Windows/Linux computer systems installation, configuration, administration, maintenance, trouble shooting, and escalation support for servers, workstations, laptops, and virtual machines.

• Document and maintain processes, procedures and configurations for backup solution configuration and change management.

• Document and maintain processes, procedures and configurations for storage solution configuration and change management.

• Perform backup and storage systems audits for compliance with established information assurance policies and configuration guidelines.

• Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.  Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

• Five years of experience with managing enterprise storage and backup solutions.

• Experience with shell scripting:  Powershell, Python or similar.

• Experience with basic networking concepts.

• Candidate will need to obtain a DoD 8570.1/8140 IAT Level II Certification, such as CompTIA CySA+ or Security+, within 6 months of hire date.

• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, written and oral communication skills.

• Must have a professional demeanor, be punctual and have the ability to work with little or no supervision.

• Able to work under pressure and accept supervision.

• Experience with commonly used concepts, practices, procedures and tools used in maintaining backup and storage infrastructure.

• Experience with FC, iSCSI or other network storage protocols.

• Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

US Citizen: Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at the level appropriate to the project requirements of the position

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field. 

• Five or more years experience with managing enterprise storage and backup solutions

• Five or more years experience in Windows system administration.

• Experience with commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures used in maintaining backup and storage infrastructure.

• Experience with CommVault or similar backup solutions

• Experience with Dell EMC or similar SAN/NAS storage solutions

• Experience with industry standard security implementation:  DISA STIG, CIS

• Experience with database administration

• Experience with Powershell, Python, Bash or other scripting languages.

• Experience with Virtual Machine infrastructure: VMWare, VirtualBox.

• Experience with Linux or Windows server administration.

• Experience with ITIL, COBIT, NIST, CMMC, or other IT and cybersecurity frameworks.

• Willingness to learn, implement, teach and grow.

• Experience with VMWare, Proxmox, Hyper-V/VMM, or other enterprise hypervisor technologies.

• Current DoD 8570.1/8140 IAT II or greater certification for CySA+, Security+, GICSP, GSEC, or similar approved IA certifications.

• Experience with system configuration management tools such as SCCM/MECM, GPOs, WDS/MST, Intune or Jamf.

• Experience with orchestration software such as Kubern