Windows Sysadmin 4

Windows SysAdmin 4

Description:

This is a senior technical professional to supporting the Data Center
Operational Support Services (OSS) team as a Senior Specialist Windows
Systems Administrator. Responsibilities for this position include support to
adjacent engineering teams by provisioning/managing virtual
environments (VMware) and installing and configuring Windows Operating Systems. The position ensures that system hardware, software, and
related procedures adhere t o the system's design and architecture. This
individual will also assist program teams with technical analysis and
support the testing and roll-out of new patches. Participation on programs
focus on smoothing the transition from system development to operational
readiness within the program's life cycle.

Responsibilities:

a. Performs software installations and upgrades to Windows operating
systems and software packages and maintains them in accordance with
established policies, procedures and service level agreements.
b. Own and maintain a Windows domain, updating/creating group policy
objects as necessary.
c. Troubleshoots hardware, software, and wide area network related
problems associated with the assigned Enterprise system(s).
d. Coordinates with server and operating system vendors to resolve issues,
arrange service, and obtain support.
e. Installs and provides support for internal development software and
applications.
f. Ensures data/media recoverability by implementing a schedule of system
backups and database archive operations.
g. Conducts routine hardware and software audits of servers for compliance
with established standards, policies, procedures and configuration
guidelines. Knowledgeable of networking associated with a LAN based
server and workstations.
h. Manages and directs proactive and reactive systems administration
activities to ensure the availability, integrity, and reliability of networked
and stand-alone systems.

Required Qualifications:

a. Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, IT or
related field, and minimum 6 years related experience; or a Master's
degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, IT Security or
related field, and minimum 4 years related experience.
b. Minimum of 5 years of experience in the network systems administration
field performing the specification, selection, evaluation, testing,
deployment and operation of Windows Operating Systems (OS) and
servers.
c. Minimum of 3 years' experience with update deployment and automation
platforms such as WSUS, PowerShell and Ansible.
d. Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
e. Ability to work onsite at Company offices located in Melbourne, Florida.
Remote work is not possible.
f. Ability to support On call schedule rotations. On call requires this
candidate to report onsite with a response time of one hour maximum.
g. Ability to support weekend, evening, and/or overnight maintenance
request as needed. h. Ability to travel to disaster recovery site and support as needed.

Preferred Additional Qualification:

a. Experience performing complex infrastructure design, including planning
of interactions of multiple applications (HA, DB, Large Networks).
b. Experience performing scripting for automation of tools.
c. Experience with the following applications:
i. SMB, NFS
ii. Client
iii. KMS
iv. Certificate Authority
v. VMWare vSphere products