Synaptek Corporation - Washington, DC

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Senior
Washington, DC
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

We are seeking a Senior Windows Systems Administrator to join our AFNCR team supporting the Air Force District of Washington at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) in Washington, D.C. In this role, you will manage the MS Endpoint Management platform in a distributed environment and perform routine maintenance of network and systems infrastructure. You will develop procedures to ensure that the entire team has the skills necessary to support the corporate infrastructure, including all backend systems and VPN networks. You will support and may lead tasks associated with the design, build, implementation, and administration of the On-Premises environment. You will work closely with IT management and business leaders to deliver allocated server administration tasks within defined timeframes. Monitoring and analyzing server performance across the organization will be a key responsibility, as well as recommending and remedying current and future performance bottlenecks. You will conduct OS hardening to the required security level and support vulnerability remediation activities in the server environment as per the guidance of the security team, recommending implementation plans when necessary. Enforcing IT security policies, standards, and practices will also be part of your duties. In addition, you will support incident resolution activities and escalations, requiring excellent written and oral communication skills to present complex technical topics related to the infrastructure environment to various audiences. Documenting changes to the systems following company change management policy and creating and maintaining complete technical documentation for relevant processes or new features will assist in standardization across the organization. Collaboration with other IT staff, including networking, security, endpoint, and collaboration tools teams, will facilitate effective issue resolution. You will also monitor and support license compliance and renewal activities for the related server environment and suggest and implement improvements to the environment.

Responsibilities

  • Manage MS Endpoint Management platform in a distributed environment
  • Perform routine maintenance of network and systems infrastructure
  • Develop procedures to ensure the whole team have the skills to support the corporate infrastructure including all backend systems and VPN networks
  • Support, and may lead when appropriate, tasks associated with the design, build, implementation, and administration of the On-Premises environment
  • Work with IT management and/or business leaders to deliver allocated server administration tasks within timeframes defined
  • Monitor and analyze server performance across the organization and recommend and remedy current and future performance bottlenecks
  • Conduct OS hardening to required security level
  • Support vulnerability remediation activities to server environment as per guidance of the security team and recommend implementation plans when required
  • Enforce IT security policies, standards & practices
  • Support with incident resolution activities and escalations
  • Document changes to the systems following company change management policy
  • Create and maintain complete technical documentation for relevant processes or new features to assist standardization across the organization
  • Collaborate with other IT staff, including networking, security, end point and collaboration tools teams, to facilitate effective issue resolution
  • Monitor and support license compliance and renewal activities for related server environment
  • Suggest and implement improvements to the environment

Requirements

  • Minimum DoD Top-Secret Clearance
  • Active IAT II certification: Sec+
  • Minimum 7 years of experience in Windows server (Server OS - 2012, 2016, 2019) and Windows 10/11 administration
  • Expert knowledge of Windows Active Directory infrastructure (Unclassified & Classified)
  • Expert Knowledge of User / Group administration in Active Directory
  • Expert knowledge of Windows DNS, DHCP
  • Expert with PowerShell and/or scripting
  • Direct experience with current branch MS Endpoint Management platform in a distributed environment
  • Expert on DoD patch Management and Vulnerability Remediation (Process and Tools)
  • Experience with VMware and Hyper-V hypervisor
  • Knowledge of Veritas Backup
  • Experience with various client hardware including HP and Dell laptops, desktops and associated peripherals
  • Execute proof-of-concept of various methodologies
  • Previously worked as part of a team, collaborating effectively with colleagues and team members across IT
  • Experience with tackling a corporate project from start to finish

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401K
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term disability plans
  • Long-term disability plans
  • Vacation time
  • Holidays
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