Senior Systems Engineer

Company: First Tek, Inc.
Location: Arlington
Posted on: November 18, 2020

Job Description:

My name is Gaurav Upadhyay and I'm a Technical Recruiter at First Tek. We are currently sourcing for candidate with the following skill. Kindly forward your resume if interested, do share with your friends and colleagues as well. Job Title ndash Senior Systems Engineer Location - Rosslyn, VA Telephone, Skype and WebEx Interview Duration 3-6 months CTH s holders. US Government Client Postal Clearance Required We are seeking a senior engineer for an Enterprise Active Directory domain which includes architecting, managing and day to day maintenance of a Microsoft Windows server infrastructure, Microsoft Enterprise applications and various third-party applications hosted in Azure. This position is supporting our government contract and is located in Rosslyn, VA. Candidate must be able to pass a pre-screen and obtain a US Government Client Sensitive clearance. This is an on-site position with no telecommute. Position Description Responsible for the day-to-day operations, maintenance and monitoring of the agency's on premise and cloud server infrastructure Establish monitoring requirements for servers and applications as well as develop and deploy alerting strategies Coordinates all maintenance activities including testing and scheduling for maintenance weekends including ensuring that all change records have been approved prior to maintenance events. Assures implementation by working with staff on the goals and objectives of agency-wide programs, implements established goals and objectives, assesses measures that evaluate performance, and makes recommendations for program improvement. Develops mitigation strategies when vulnerabilities cannot be remediated, coordinates with IT security for review and acts on any directed changes. Responsible for upgrading and managing all domain services and works with various system owner to coordinate systems upgrades, system backups as well at hardware refreshes. Develops and submits change requests and tracks to completion for software upgrades and patches. Develops technical architecture documentation that details procedures for installation, maintenance, security, configuration, and disaster recovery. Responds to events and incidents with possible security architecture or negative user experience impacts takes necessary corrective actions promptly Plans, organizes, and conducts research on complex infrastructure and client support issues that involve major areas of uncertainty in approach, methodology, or interpretation to identify appropriate solutions. Identifies and resolves unique issues, recommends innovative solutions to address new needs andor issues and recommends enterprise upgrades, changes, or enhancements. Start Time Hours 800am to 500pm Location NGTS Rosslyn VA 22209 United States Primary Requirements Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a technical field such as Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related fields 10 years of specialized IT experience in Microsoft Windows-focused administration to include Active Directory services and Azure services Extensive knowledge administering and managing Microsoft Windows Server 2012R2, 2016 and 2019 operating systems. Expert working knowledge of Active Directory, DNS and Group Policy to manage enterprise environment. Able to architect and deploy Active Directory DC design, Schema, OU design, AD replication topology, and DC backuprestore procedures Extensive experience with Azure Administration, building resource groups and managing IaaS deployments. Experience with Active Directory Federated Services (ADFS) and AD Connect Administration experience with Microsoft products such as Data Protection Manager (DPM), Azure backup, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) and Exchange or Exchange Online Experience with PowerShell and other scripting tools Experience with Azure services Azure administration portal, resource groups, IaaS, PaaS and SaaS services. Experience with Microsoft Identity Management Perform proactive monitoring of system logs, services, scripts, and applications on servers' systems, storage arrays for internal and customer-facing applications Demonstrated problem solving skills and a consistent record of on-time delivery and customer service to include project planning, budgeting, scheduling, resource management, effective time management, documentation, and organization skills Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to express and present ideas clearly and concisely Able to work off-hours and weekends as needed for maintenance, upgrades, installations, etc. Must be able to obtain a Position of Public Trust Clearance ndash , and must not have traveled outside the US for a combined total of 6 months or more in last 5 years. Must have resided in the US for the last 5 years Gaurav Upadhyay Technical Recruiter First Tek, Inc. Phone Ext 507 www.first-tek.com httpwww.first-tek.com mailto WErsquoVE MOVED. PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS. 371 Hoes Lane, Suite 201, Piscataway, NJ 08854 50 Innovative Companies to Watch, Silicon Review 2019 50 Best Workplaces of the Year, Silicon Review 2019 Americarsquos Best Professional Recruiting Firms, Forbes 2018 10 Most Admired Companies, CEO Views 2018 30 Great Places to Work, CIO Bulletin 2018 50 Most Trustworthy Companies, Silicon Review 2018 Inc 500, Deloitte Technology Fast 50, Fast 500, and NJrsquos Finest Winner

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