Principal/Sr. Principal Windows Systems Administrator

Principal/Sr. Principal Windows Systems Administrator

Requirements

• Associate’s degree with 7 years of experience, or a Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience, or a Master’s degree with 3 years of experience; a High School diploma or equivalent with 9 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree.
• Experience operating under and managing systems within current applicable information systems compliance standards.
• For Level 4: Associate’s degree with 10 years of experience, or a Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience, or a Master’s degree with 6 years of experience, or a PhD with 4 years of experience; a High School diploma or equivalent with 12 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree.
• Experience operating under and managing systems within current applicable information systems compliance standards.
• Candidates must have a current DoD Top Secret level security clearance, to include SCI access and a recent Polygraph (adjudicated within the last 5 years), or must be enrolled in the DoD Continuous Evaluation (CE) Program, in order to be considered; the required security clearance must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.
• The selected candidate must agree to submit and successfully complete a polygraph reexamination as a condition to retain access to special program(s), and also as a condition of continued employment.
• Candidates must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, access to Special Programs as a condition of continued employment.
• Current IAT Level II certification (ie. Security+, CASP, CISSP, or similar DoD 8570 security certification); certification must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.

Responsibilities

• Perform as primary Lead Windows Systems Administrator for a large, classified government contract(s).
• Maintain efficient operations of the entire IT infrastructure including servers, desktop, and networking equipment.
• Able to communicate effectively with all stakeholders in written and verbal formats.
• Ensure necessary IT projects are completed independently or assigned to others as necessary.
• Obtain and analyze internal and external customer requirements, and recommend equipment and software as needed.
• Implement system enhancements that will improve the performance, reliability and security of the system including installing, upgrading/patching, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration management.
• Manage backup infrastructure then provide backup and recovery services.
• Manage virus protection on a routine basis as directed by policy.
• Maintain security audit and logging information on all classified networked and standalone computers as directed by the Cyber Security team.
• Create and maintain user and computer accounts and modify file permissions as directed by policy.
• Develop and maintain technical processes and procedures as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IS related field.
• Experience with VMWare implementation, migration, and maintenance.
• Experience with NetApp and/or Nutanix implementation, migration, and maintenance.
• Experience with system design and architecture.
• Experience with communicating with executive leadership.