Windows System Administrator - Senior
About the role
Responsible for unique or complex information systems and/or information technology projects across more than one discipline, such as application support, database administration, software quality assurance/quality control, software engineering, network telecommunications, and infrastructure operations of administration, analysis, engineering and design. Provides direction to other IT Administrators on the project in a senior administrator capacity. Considered a technical specialist in a variety of IT administrator disciplines.
Responsibilities
- Manage Windows Server infrastructure (2016/2019/2022) across all environments
- Perform system provisioning, configuration, patching, and hardening
- Administer Active Directory, Group Policy, and DNS/DHCP services
- Monitor system health, performance, and capacity
- Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation for Windows environment
- Implement Windows automation using PowerShell and configuration management tools
- Manage Windows security compliance and STIG implementation
- Support application teams with Windows infrastructure and troubleshooting
- Maintain Windows documentation, runbooks, and configuration baselines
- Manage system backups, disaster recovery, and failover clustering
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field or equivalent relevant experience; Master's Degree preferred
- 8-15 years of experience in information technology, systems administration or other IT related field with 4+ years Windows Server administration experience specifically
Skills
Strong in: Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Active Directory, Group Policy, PowerShell scripting
Knowledge: Automation, security hardening (STIGs), System Center, monitoring tools
Certification: Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate or equivalent
Pay
$120k-$130k