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DescriptionSAIC is seeking a Senior Windows Engineer to support our Government customerfrom Vienna, VA.The Senior Windows Engineer is responsible for the design,
installation, configuration, and implementation of the Windows platform,
including architecture management of the Active Directory environment.The ideal candidate
should have a demonstrated enterprise in maintaining large quantities physical
and virtual servers, multi-domain forests, and hybrid cloud environments.The
duties include, monitoring, managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting the
Windows environments. The candidate will have demonstrated experience mentoring
more junior members of the team. The candidate should be able to be a leading
contributor on large projects, be a self-starter, and able to work and operate
in a collaborative environment.Detailed Responsibilities/Duties:
Daily administration of the Windows platformincluding troubleshooting performance degradation or outages.
Develop large project plans such as a plan tofacilitate transition to O365 for all enterprise users, a project to adoptAndroid devices into our mobile device offering, or a plan to push the latestversion of Windows 10 to all enterprise clients via zero-touch deployment.
Contribute to the design, and management ofActive Directory, GPOs, DNS, and other Windows core services.
Building server ‘Gold’ images to conform tocustomer standards, to include hardening, and security compliance.
Perform enterprise level system upgrades of AD, operatingsystems, applications, and other tools, including evaluation and installation ofnew products, and MS and other application patches.
Develop more junior engineers and administratorsto perform more advanced system administration and document best practices.
Manage Service Level Agreements, documentation,and policy/procedure compliance for IT systems related to virtualized, andWindows environments.
Experience creating and managing scripts toperform tasks with PowerShell is a plus.
Participate in after-hours requests that respondto business emergencies (on-call rotation)
Provide recommendations to senior management forareas of opportunities to reduce total cost of ownership of the VMwareenvironment.
Work with Application developers and seasonedapplication administrators to establish virtual machine memory, CPU, andstorage requirements that adhere to basic principles of topology, such as NUMAboundaries.
Resolve escalated issues from the IT ServiceDesk and Tier III administrators
Proactively monitor servers to anticipate andmitigate problems.
QualificationsBachelor's Degree and 10 years of relevant
experience. Additional work experience
is acceptable in lieu of a Degree.
Required Experience/Skills/Attributes
Able to create and manage solutions atenterprise level using GPOs, Scripting and other tools.
Skilled at decomposing requirements anddeveloping a solution to document in to a formal project plan.
Able to manage multiple projects and or efforts.
Solid knowledge of Active Directory, GPOs, DNS,and the ability to maintain other Windows core services.
Ability to learn new products andtechnologies.
Ability to monitor and respond to system issuesand resolve them in a timely manner.
Experience working in a Mid-size to Largeenvironment
Ability to manage own projects and solutions ontime.
Ability to create and manage work instructions,system and project documentation
Excellent communication skills to explaintechnical information and requirements effectively to others both orally andwritten.
Outstanding customer service and time managementskills, strong sense of ownership, and a can do attitude
US citizenship required and must obtain Public Trust clearance prior to starting work
#LI-KH1Desired Qualifications
MCP desired, but not required – Must be open toobtaining certification if additional experience is necessary.
Understanding of Privileged Access Manager PAMsolutions and associated tools.
Understanding of Identity & Access Mgmtsystems i.e. Acronis, SailPoint and CyberArk
Working experience administering MS Exchange
BigFix experience a Plus.
Practical scripting knowledge to automate tasksand processes
Management and development of monitoring tools,such as Zenoss is a plus
Tivoli Storage Manager and Veeam.
Virtualization experience with products likeVMware vSphere.
Understanding of SAN and NAS storage systems.
Demonstrated ability of hardening the Windowsoperating system to security standards and benchmarks, such as the DISA STIG,or CIS Benchmarks.
REQNUMBER: 1923834SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation’s most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
