Sr. Window Systems Administrator

About the role

Amyx is seeking to hire a Senior Windows Systems Administrator to support DISA's Hybrid Cloud computing environment on-site at one of their six (6) locations in the U.S. (Fort Meade, MD; Crystal City, VA; Mechanicsburg, PA; Montgomery, AL; Oklahoma City, OK; Ogden, UT).

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, manage, and troubleshoot MS Windows Server (2019 or newer) operating environments and associated components such as the Registry and Active Directory (AD).
• Configure and sustain operating environments aligning with DISA specifications as related to specific network and storage components and tool suites.
• Install, configure, administer, and support secure remote access utilities and applications including Citrix, Forefront Identify Manager, MS Identity Manager, Microsoft IIS, Secure Web Access, Virtualization (Hypervisor, VMWare, etc.), NetScaler and RDP.
• Proactively monitor operating environments using Enterprise Systems Management toolsets to identify and correct server performance issues.
• Manage clustering at the OS level using clustering software (e.g., Veritas Clustering, MS Cluster Server, etc.).
• Leverage Windows scripting (Ansible, PowerShell, Javascript, etc.,) to optimize and automate system administration tasks.
• Perform backup and recovery functions for Windows server environments.
• Implement and sustain AD solutions, to include policy management and compliance with hardening guidance in DISA STIGs.
• Leverage DISA security tools (ACAS, Splunk, HBSS, Trellix, Micrsoft Defender, Enterprise Security Posture System (ESPS), etc.) to monitor and mitigate vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with security policies.
• Manage all assigned tickets (incident, problem, change, service requests, etc.) in accordance with DISA policies and SLAs.
• Attend meetings, participate in conference calls, and respond to email/ticket requests to ensure support is provided.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of five (5) years of relevant Windows Server System Administration experience
• Must have an IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+ CE, SSCP, CYSA+, GICSP, GSEC or CCNA Security) and 50 credits of continuing education every 3 years
• Must have a Windows Operating System certification (e.g., MCSA, MCSE Server Infrastructure, Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate, etc.)
• Must have a fully adjudicated (non-interim) DoD Secret Clearance in order to be able to access and provide SIPRNET support at a DISA location

Desired

• Along with the required Microsoft Windows Server administration experience, the desire is that this position to have experience with one other operating system (RHEL, Solaris, HP-UX, or AIX)
• Familiarity with Unix scripting languages (Bash, Bourne, Korn, or Perl)
• Prefer candidates to have worked in a DoD environment previously, particularly DISA if possible

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans (PPO & HSA options available)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Roth Qualified Transportation Expense with matching contributions
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Basic & Voluntary Life Insurance
• Wellness Program
• PTO 11 Holidays
• Professional Development Reimbursement