Systems Administrator

Senior Systems Cloud AdministratorMust be a US Citizen and ONLY hold US citizenship. Candidate will need to be on site at Herndon a minimum of 3 times a week (may change based on business needs). Please only submit candidates who are Virginia residents and will be within 30 miles of the Herndon location. Travel to Herndon will not be expensed.Potential to convert to FTERequired Skills and Experience:5+ years of experience in an IT enterprise System Admin role or Cloud Admin position4+ years with PowerShell or bash scripting for automationExperience with Ansible for deploymentsExperience with FirewallsExpert level Microsoft Azure AdministratorSenior level Windows admin skills (Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy)Experience troubleshooting and patching with the following platforms: SUSE, RedHat or CentOSMust be able to go onsite 3x per week in Herndon, VANice to Have Skills and Experience:Bachelors in Computer ScienceProfessional industry certifications in area of expertise, certification such as MCSE, MCITP, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ900), Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ104), Azure Certified Solutions Architect (AZ303/304)Experience with integration of SEIM tools, backups, and monitoring toolsKnowledge of Best Practice and security guides (ex. NIST 800-53 rev 4)Job Description:This position is for a large software client. The Senior Systems Cloud Administrator will be responsible for the overall evaluation, design and daily operation of the Corporate IT SAS (Server and Application Services) environment. This role serves as a "hands-on" server administrator who evaluates complex system requirements and then designs, implements and maintains the most efficient solutions. This role will develop and document technical standards, identify and evaluate new products, interface with vendors to purchase new hardware and software, and collaborate with other IT teams to provide guidance to resolve system and application issues. The Senior Systems Cloud Administrator will be directly responsible for the installation, configuration, upgrade, patching, maintenance and monitoring of the SAS environment across the entire Enterprise, while ensuring compliance to various security and encryption protocols for U.S. national security.Key deliverables for success will be: ensuring 100% availability of the environment; implementing fault and performance management; enforcing corporate network, system and application security procedures.General Responsibilities:Create, implement and document the following processes for SAS Infrastructure: performance monitoring, problem troubleshooting / helpdesk response, utilization, availability and growth patterns (capacity planning), landscape design, configuration and standards, 24/7 support, escalation and SLA models, IMAC (installation, move, add, change) services for systems and applications, change management methodology and communication strategyCreate and maintain server/application diagrams and workflowsPerform/coordinate incident diagnosis, corrective action, and root cause analysisVulnerability management and monthly system patching and maintenanceOversee the configuration, testing, installation, modification, and servicing of all server components and applicationsIndependently organize work requests based on departmental priorities and system criticalityManage vendor relationships required for the evaluation, installation, modification, upgrade, repair and preventative maintenance of SAS Infrastructure componentsFunction as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and consultant to other Infrastructure groups (Cloud Operations, Cyber Security, and Systems Administration)Plan, lead and perform comprehensive systems analysis and design activities including development of detailed functional requirements for new server infrastructure solutionsMaintain responsibility for end-user (customer) satisfaction