Senior Windows Systems Administrator
About the role
Our team in Pensacola, FL, has an immediate need for a Senior Windows Systems Administrator with demonstrated expertise in enterprise Windows Server administration, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft SQL Server, and enterprise Network Monitoring Services (NMS). This position provides hands-on administration, engineering, troubleshooting, and sustainment of mission-essential infrastructure supporting MSC's global shore facilities and tactical maritime networks. The Senior Windows Systems Administrator is responsible for maintaining the availability, security, performance, and observability of enterprise servers, web applications, databases, and network monitoring systems. The ideal candidate will have strong technical depth across Windows Server, IIS, SQL Server, SolarWinds, PowerShell, and cybersecurity compliance, with the ability to independently troubleshoot complex infrastructure and application issues in a mission-critical environment.
Responsibilities
- Windows Server Administration & Infrastructure: Provide hands-on administration, engineering, configuration, and maintenance of enterprise Windows Server 2016, 2019, and 2022 environments; manage server deployments, upgrades, patching, performance tuning, backups, and system lifecycle activities; troubleshoot complex OS, application, authentication, networking, and performance issues; monitor system health, capacity, availability, and resource utilization; implement configuration changes and maintain system documentation; support enterprise services across geographically dispersed shore and maritime environments.
- IIS Web Server Administration: Design, deploy, configure, secure, and sustain Microsoft IIS environments supporting mission-critical web applications; configure and maintain application pools, worker processes, websites, virtual directories, authentication methods, and application settings; configure and maintain SSL/TLS bindings, certificates, Application Request Routing (ARR), and