Windows Server Systems Administrator Engineer
Company: Leidos Inc
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: April 18, 2024
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Job Description:
Description At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through
the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to
our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our
communities, and operate sustainable practices. Everything we do is
built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our
people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide
the way we do business. Employees enjoy career enrichment
opportunities available through mobility and development and
experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and
talented colleagues and customers. Your most important work is
ahead.If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can
thrive, keep reading!Leidos is looking to fill a Windows Server
Systems Administrator/Engineer position to support the National
Media Exploitation Center (NMEC). This role requires an individual
with technical expertise administering Windows servers within a
physical and virtual environment. This role is responsible for
interacting with administrators to handle service inquiries and
problems. Duties include examining incidents and problems and
implementing appropriate corrective action to initiate a repair or
return to service. This role analyzes recurring problems and
initiates solutions for preventing reoccurrence and analyzes
existing infrastructure for tuning/performance enhancements
Individuals in this role may be required to perform technical
software configuration, rebooting, and other remedial actions on
customer servers.This is a 100% on-site position. All work must be
performed at the customer site in Bethesda at the Intelligence
Community Campus.Primary ResponsibilitiesReview C&A
documentation providing feedback on completeness and compliance of
its contentPerform system installation, configuration maintenance,
account maintenance, signature maintenance, patch management, and
troubleshooting of operational IA and CND systemsOperates with
appreciable latitude in developing methodology and presenting
solutions to problems.Contributes to deliverables and performance
metrics where applicable.Responsible for technical planning, system
hardware-software-network design, development and integration,
verification and validation, and fielding.Provide technical
support, administration, and monitoring of Microsoft Windows
systems within a physical and virtual environment.Decommission
server(s) upon request through approved engineering change
solution.Install and/or remove service application and scripting
componentsMaintain server hardware and software assets in
compliance with supporting third party vendor and lease
requirements.Implement capacity planning and tuning actions for
server assetsProvide support for the implementation,
troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems. Rapidly distinguish
isolated user problems from enterprise-wide application and system
problems.Support operations, maintenance and troubleshooting for
end user workstations, to include desktop applications.Lead effort
to collect data, conduct analysis, develop, and implement solutions
associated with incident tickets and requirements.Seek
opportunities for continuous improvement to support effective and
efficient operationsDevelop and document solutions to complex
technical issues.Provide follow-up reports (technical findings,
feedback, and resolution steps taken) for Root Cause Analysis and
process improvement initiatives.Support customer requirements in a
24/7/365 environment and be able to provide on-call support during
outages occurring after hours; may involve shift work.Update
operations and monitoring documentation for 24/7/365 Operations
Watch personnel.Responsible for the security and management of
Windows servers in multiple production environmentsSolve complex
integration and technical Windows and Hyper-V problems in a dynamic
fast-paced environmentPerform automation tasks through scripting
and testingBasic QualificationsRequires a bachelor's degree and 10+
years of relevant experience, additional years of experience may be
considered in lieu of a degreeExperience supervising or mentoring
othersSystem security engineering expertise in one or more of the
following: system security design process; engineering life cycle;
information domain; cross domain solutions; commercial
off-the-shelf and government off-the-shelf cryptography;
identification; authentication; and authorization; system
integration; risk management; intrusion detection; contingency
planning; incident handling; configuration control; change
management; auditing; certification and accreditation process;
principles of IA (confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation,
availability, and access control); and security testingPossesses
and applies expertise on multiple complex work assignments.
Assignments may be broad in nature requiring originality and
innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks.Background in
Windows server setup, deployment and maintenanceExperience with
hardening Windows environmentsSignificant experience with system
administration of server operating systems such as Microsoft Server
(2012 R2/2016/2019)Proficient experience with one or more of the
following: MECM, SCCM, Active Directory, Exchange,
VirtualizationExperience with integrating windows environments with
monitoring solutions such as Microsoft SCOM and Splunk.Familiarity
with supporting virtual desktops running Microsoft WindowsExtensive
Experience with Scripting/Automation through PowerShell or other
scripting languagesExperience troubleshooting issues in a growing
environmentExtensive Experience with log reviews, incident
analysis, and identification of issue trendsExperience with server
patch management methodologies, such as SCCM or MECMExperience with
installing, configuring, and managing active directory, DNS, DHCP,
IIS, and other Microsoft COTS productsTime management skills with
the ability to work within an IT Service Management/ticketing
system independentlyAbility to triage and properly classify
incidents and prioritize work efforts accordinglyStrong oral and
written communications skillsExperience establishing goals and
plans that meet project objectives.Track record of working
effectively within a team, and support to peers toward improved
processes and resultsPerform systems requirements analysis,
functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements
allocation and interface definition, technical management,
integration, system testing, and quality assurance.Must be able to
work independently to develop solutions to technical
problems.Candidate must, at a minimum, meet DoD 8570.11- IAT Level
II certification requirements (currently Security+ CE,
CCNA-Security, GSEC, or SSCP along with an appropriate computing
environment (CE) certification)Clearance RequiredCurrent and Active
TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph OR active TS/SCI and willingness to
get a Poly.US Citizenship is required due to the nature of the
government contracts we support.Preferred QualificationsKnowledge
of AWS or Azure cloud services and the cloud ecosystem.Experience
operating and maintaining systems in a Linux
environmentCertification relating to Microsoft Certified Solutions
Expert (MCSE) Certification or MCSA (Microsoft Certified System
Administrator)Experience with SAN or network storage setup and
administrationExperience working in an Agile environmentFamiliarity
with Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI) concepts and
solutionsExperience with troubleshooting within a security
environmentExperience with backup and restore proceduresOriginal
Posting Date:2024-03-22While subject to change based on business
needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will
remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of
no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed
above.Pay Range:Pay Range $108,550.00 - $196,225.00The Leidos pay
range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a
guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered
in extending an offer include (but are not limited to)
responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge,
skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with
market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other
law.
Keywords: Leidos Inc, Potomac , Windows Server Systems Administrator Engineer, IT / Software / Systems , Bethesda, Maryland
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