Windows System Administrator

Maximus is hiring for a Windows System Administrator to join our team and to provide reliable and resilient technology resources for scientific and research teams who solve challenging environmental health and safety concerns. This role is onsite, five days a week, and requires a Public Trust security clearance. Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS220, T4, Band 7 Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities: As a lead system administrator, you oversee a high performing team, who builds, develops, configures, and maintains physical and virtual Windows-server based infrastructure. Additionally, you will configure, build, and maintain management platforms such as Windows System Center Configuration Manager, Infoblox DDI (DNS, DHCP, and IPAM), SolarWinds, and ServiceNow. Work commonly involves: Building and maintaining baseline server versions. Building, testing, and maintaining security objects (ie; Group Policy). Patch management. Tier 3/4 escalation support for help desk team. Interfacing with enterprise services teams (developers, storage provisioning, network, security), and supporting enterprise environments including responding to service outages and other problems. Automating routine tasks using scripting and writing basic computer programs to address more complex systems configurations and enhancements. Job-Specific Minimum Requirements: Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance. Must be able to commute to the on-site location in Morrisville, NC. Technical Degree (B.S.) in computer science, information technology, or closely-related field. Additional years of experience may be substituted for education requirement in a year-for-year manner. Required Certifications: MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) or Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, and/or Microsoft 365 Certified Administrator Expert. 7+ years of experience as a systems administrator, preferably in a Windows and Virtualization-centric environment. Preferred Skills and Qualifications: Demonstrated ability to design, configure, and manage baseline server environments based on Windows operating systems. Demonstrated experience with Automation tools such as PowerShell, Ansible, Python scripting. Demonstrated troubleshooting acumen and supporting Tier 3/4 escalation. Demonstrated experience with Federated Active Directory management. Proven experience with SolarWinds, Microsoft SCCM/MECM, ServiceNow, Infoblox DDI (or related DDI platform), Atlassian Suite, and M365 tools, IIS, SCCM and ColdFusion. Windows certifications (Azure Fundamentals, Engineer) and VM certifications are strongly preferred. EEO Statement Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. #J-18808-Ljbffr Maximus