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Responsibilities
We are currently seeking a Windows System Administrator in support of the IRS MIDS contract. This position will handle a variety of responsibilities including configuring, monitoring, and maintaining Windows operating systems. Additionally, this position is responsible for ensuring that all servers operate at optimum levels. The candidate must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Should be comfortable working in a team environment and willing to work flexible hours. On-call and after-hours support is a requirement of this position.
What you will do:
Applies technical knowledge to assist clients in the design and development of solutions to complex technical engineering and applications problems, network challenges, or system administration issues.
Establishes the basic structure of the system, defines essential core design features and elements that provide the framework.
Incorporates engineering strategies for introducing new technology into the customer's infrastructure related to its business processes of collection, analysis, production, and dissemination.
Performs cost-benefit analyses to determine whether requirements are best met by manual, software, or hardware functions
Making maximum use of commercial off-the-shelf or already developed components.
Applies knowledge of enterprise IT or engineering needs to design improved processes, generate valid requirements, and ensures that these are consistent with the customer's enterprise technical architecture.
May participate in business development activities.
Responsible for initial design and development of new systems or extensive systems revisions to support the total requirements as well as provide for present and future cross-functional requirements
Ensures these systems are compatible and in compliance with the standards for agency IT architectures, and profiles of standards as they apply to the implementation and specific to the solution for the platform, integration with other systems
Ensures that the common operating environment is compliant.
Evaluates analytically and systematically problems of workflows, organization and planning and develops appropriate corrective action
Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Should be comfortable working in a team environment and willing to work flexible hours.
On-call and after-hours support is a requirement of this position.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD. Additional years of experience maybe accepted in lieu of the degree
Windows Administration experience Including:
Windows Server (2019, 2016, or 2012r2)
Active Directory infrastructure (deployment/upgrades)
Group Policy administration/Windows security
Patch management tools (WSUS, SCCM, etc.)
VMWare Server Virtualization
Experience in large scale Production Support Server Environment
Handling Data Center Operations with Business & Mission Critical Applications
Handling escalated incidents or high critical tickets
Predicting Risk/Impact and Participating in Major Changes
Reporting & Performance Dashboards with Capacity Planning
Vendor Management
Technical Transition & Documentation skills
Design, migration and upgrading of existing infrastructure
High level understanding of risks created by vulnerabilities
High level of understanding Windows server management
Experience managing and deploying Gold Images
High level of experience with patching processes and procedures
Knowledge of process to rollback patches as needed
Experience implementing with Hardened Baseline Configuration standards and controls
High level understanding of risks associated with controls like CIS
Able to independently troubleshoot issues
Ability to assist in audit data gathering
Familiarity with different hardware configurations a plus. e.g. 3-tier, hyper-converged.
Must be a US Citizen
Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance
Desired Qualifications:
Proficient in Ansible automation code
Cloud computing experience and knowledge
Experience with Storage Area Networks
Experience with PowerShell
Experience with Service Now
Experience with HPE DL class Gen10 + Servers
Experience with VMWare/VMWare Cloud Foundation
Ability to follow standard work and produce appropriate documentation
Benefits:
At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We're fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.
Target Salary Range
$86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range
EEO
An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.
Our Values
Benefits
At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We're fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.
Paid Time-Off and Holidays
Retirement
Life & Disability Insurance
Career Development
Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Financing
Paid Parental Leave
Additional Benefits
Medical, Dental, & Vision Care
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
Civil Engineering
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