Windows System Administrator (SME)
Job Title - Windows System Administrator (SME)Type Contract to Hire Est. Days: 2080 HoursLocation Fully RemoteEst. Start date: 04/22/24Skill Level: SeniorPositions Available: 2Employment Requirements: Must be willing to be converted as FTE.Note - This is a contractual role with the potential to transition to full-time status at the 'sole discretion of the client.Seeking Subject Matter Expert capable of deploying and managing secure and scalable Windows services on Azure, AWS, and GCP using industry best practices in a DevOps environmentTechnical Skills" Experience in deploying and managing secure and scalable virtual machines across major cloud platforms." Thorough understanding of Active Directory, user objects, computer objects, OU's, DNS, WSUS, RDP, File Services, and GPO's." Ability to perform analysis of OS and application issues, crashes, security incidents and overall performance." Experience in deploying and configuring cloud assets using scripts, APIs, CLIs and management console." Professional exposure to DevOps release and build management using GIT." Demonstratable experience in the use and creation of automation scripts using PowerShell and Ansible." Expertise in operating system configuration & security fundamentals with the ability to assist risk and compliance to standards adherence." Possess ability to instruct lower-level peers in technology and produce sound documentation.Leadership Skills" Able to coordinate changes with other support teams and leverage existing change management processes." Fundamental understanding of computing technologies, business drivers, and emerging computing trends" Excellent verbal and written communication.
Ability to connect technology with measurable business value." Sense of accountability, results-orientation, and customer focus." Strong team, interpersonal, analytical, problem identification and resolution skills." Professional curiosity and the ability to enable yourself in new technologies and tasks." Self-motivated with good time management skills." Able to work remotely without close supervision." Experience understanding set IT strategies and objectives." Being available for working outside of normal business hours, holidays, and some weekends when needed or for on-call periods.Desired Skills & Experience" 5 Years of total professional experience in field of Information Technology" 2 + years of managing Microsoft Windows Systems and applications." 2+ years of scripting and coding" 3+ years of actual Enterprise compute support" Certification with Operating System, Network and Cloud technologies