MS System Administrator - Sr.

Ft. Belvoir, VA Education/Certifications : MSCA or Windows Server 2012/2016 certification Years of Experience : 8+ years’ experience – server administration, WS Servers; 5+ years’ experience – server requirements, Windows industry best practices, mentoring junior personnel, applying STIGS; 4+ years’ experience – management experience, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, PowerShell/scripting languages; 3+ years – leading team Clearance Level & Investigation : TS/SCI with SBI; ability to attain SI, TK, G, HCS, NATO Secret IT Level (AR 25-2) : N/A IA Cert Level (DoD 8570.01) : IAT Level II / Int. Computing Environment Certifications : MCSA or Windows Server 2012 / 2016 Job Description : Qualifications The Senior MS Systems Administrator requires the following minimum skills and expertise: 8+ years’ experience with the following: Progressively responsible experience in server administration, including supporting & managing servers in production environment. Server administration in MS Windows environments (MS Windows Server 2016 & later configurations) to include performance monitoring, tuning, & making recommendations to improve overall system performance/application efficiency. 5+ years’ experience with the following: Identifying & analyzing server requirements; planning design & deployment of new technologies/upgrades. Applying industry best practices on Windows Server 2016 & later OS encompassing configuration, implementation, & security. Mentoring junior personnel on proper practices/procedures. Applying systems patches & STIGs on MS Windows Server 2016 & later. 4+ years’ experience with the following: Management experience. MS Active Directory, DNS, DHCP. Using PowerShell/scripting languages to automate common & repeat tasks. 3+ years’ experience with the following: Serving as a team leader working as part of team & independently to assign/review immediate tasks, set priorities, maintain task progress, validate team members’ work consistent with organizational goals/deadlines. Requires TS/SCI clearance with SBI & ability to attain SI, TK, G, HCS & NATO Secret clearance. Requires Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MSCA) or Windows Server 2012/ Windows Server 2016 Certification. Requires DoD 8140.03 IAT Level II / Intermediate certification. Responsibilities Support identification & resolution of automation & IT hardware/software issues/problems to maintain at least 99% system availability rate. Perform administration & maintenance of Windows based servers to include daily system checks & record 100% of findings/statuses in Systems Administration Daily Checks list; responsible for maintaining, reporting, & updating daily checklists. Ensure all Microsoft Windows Server & applicable installed features/applications have latest DISA STIGs applied within 30 calendar days of release; annotate findings/remediation steps within checklists & upload to STIG management portals; notify Government & TTM of any critical findings that cannot be remediated within 3 days of discovery. Apply vendor security updates & hotfixes to address ACAS findings/organizational security mandates within 14 calendar days of notification of update availability. Provide detailed system matrices of supported systems & applications to include utilization, uptime, storage availability, & monthly performance or as requested. Analyze technical support requests & provide possible technical solutions/courses of action within 10 business days of receipt of request. Conduct testing of systems & applications immediately after configuration changes/software deployments to validate that changes & enhancements do not adversely affect system operation & performance. Deploy custom-developed, third-party COTS, & GOTS applications to production, integration & staging servers within 2 business days of deployment request while adhering to organizational software deployment windows & Government direction. Conduct system upgrades as directed by leadership. Ensure availability & accessibility of approximately 20 MS IIS for Windows Server websites hosted across 5 networks. Respond to customer requests. Provide Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning, evaluation & execution of critical IT services bi-annually (twice per year) & update any required SOPs/instruction guides within 5 days of COOP exercise completion. Develop & maintain documentation including SOPs, TTPs, system architecture guides & diagrams for all systems/hardware configurations adhering to organizational templates/policies as required. Notify Government of any unscheduled system outages within 30 minutes of each occurrence & record outage to operations log within 4 hours. Ensure configuration management data updated within 1 business day of any modification or update of infrastructure. Monitor & assume responsibility of trouble tickets assigned to Systems Administration branch, assign specific tickets for resolution, & prioritize tickets in line with organizational goals of maintaining 99% system availability rate. Provide after-hours on-site support to respond to system/application malfunctions; escalation unresolved issues to Project Manager. #J-18808-Ljbffr Bravura Inc.