Systems Administrator T4

Description Of Project And Tasks

Must be a US Citizen and ONLY hold US citizenship
Candidate will need to be on site At Herndon a minimum of 3 times a week (May change based on business needs). Please only submit candidates who are Virginia residents and will be within 30 miles of the Herndon location. Travel to Herndon will not be expensed.

General Responsibilities

• Create, implement and document the following processes for SAS Infrastructure: Performance monitoring, Problem troubleshooting / helpdesk response, Utilization, availability and growth patterns (capacity planning), Landscape design, configuration and standards, 24/7 support, escalation and SLA models, IMAC (installation, move, add, change) services for systems and applications, Change management methodology and communication strategy.
• Create and maintain server/application diagrams and workflows.
• Perform/coordinate incident diagnosis, corrective action, and root cause analysis.
• Vulnerability management and monthly system patching and maintenance.
• Oversee the configuration, testing, installation, modification, and servicing of all server components and applications.
• Independently organize work requests based on departmental priorities and system criticality.
• Manage vendor relationships required for the evaluation, installation, modification, upgrade, repair and preventative maintenance of SAS Infrastructure components.
• Function as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and consultant to other Infrastructure groups (Cloud Operations, Cyber Security, and Systems Administration).
• Plan, lead and perform comprehensive systems analysis and design activities including development of detailed functional requirements for new server infrastructure solutions.
• Maintain responsibility for end-user (customer) satisfaction.

Required Skills And Experience

• 5+ years of experience in an IT enterprise System Admin role or Cloud Admin position
• Expert level VDI technologies (Citrix/AVD)
• Senior level Windows admin skills (Active Directory, DNS, group policy, vulnerability management)
• Must be able to go onsite 3x per week in Herndon, VA

Nice To Have Skills And Experience

• Professional industry certifications in area of expertise, certification such as MCSE, MCITP, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ900), Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ104), Azure Certified Solutions Architect (AZ303/304)
• Experience with integration of SEIM tools, backups, and monitoring tools
• Knowledge of Best Practice and security guides (ex. NIST 800-53 rev 4)
• Experience working in Agile environments utilizing Sprint-based project management methodologies
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices, including automated pipeline development, deployment orchestration, and configuration management