Windows Server Systems Administrator
Posted Today by Unisys
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote or Hybrid in Washington, District of Columbia
Summary: The Windows Server Systems Administrator will be a key member of the ESA V engineering team, primarily working remotely with some travel to Washington, DC as needed. The role requires extensive hands-on knowledge of Windows enterprise management technologies, particularly in configuring and troubleshooting Windows Server operating systems and managing Active Directory, DNS, and Certificate Authorities. The individual will collaborate closely with the Infrastructure Engineering Manager to ensure the reliability and security of the systems in a multi-tiered environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Configure and troubleshoot Windows Server operating system in support of Active Directory, DNS and Certificate Authorities.
- Demonstrate extensive understanding of Active Directory systems and be able to manage and maintain them.
- Demonstrate extensive understanding of DNS, Certificate Authority, Certificate Management and Authentication Services ADFS, SAML, SSO, OKTA.
- Applying STIG and VPR adjustments as required.
- Manage the certificate environment to ensure certificates are issued on time and installed with no outage.
- Develop scripts to monitor and check health of Active Directory, DNS and Certificate Authorities.
- Design, develop, and support scalable, redundant infrastructure to include physical, virtualized and cloud environments.
- Install, configure and manage a windows-based certificate authority server.
- Install, configure and maintain group management policies including role-based management.
- Set up administrator and service accounts, maintain system documentation, tune system performance, install system wide software.
- Apply NIST, DISA security controls, security hardening changes based on best practice.
- Validate and implement critical system patches, and allocate directory storage space.
- Improve existing infrastructure to incorporate latest technology best practices and cross application integrations.
- Day-to-day collaboration with engineering teams and system owners, to influence design, and architect solutions in multi-tiered environments.
- Manage individual project priorities, deliverables, and deadlines.
- Produce clear documentation for delivered solutions.
Key Skills:
- BS in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related technical field or equivalent experience with at least 8+ years in systems engineering or administration (6+ years with a MS/MIS Degree).
- Experience orchestrating workflows to execute at predefined times, including workflows that have data dependencies.
- Proficiency in DevOps tools; scripting languages including PowerShell.
- 5 years of experience with Directory services (Microsoft Active Directory, Entra ID/Azure AD), Certificate Administration and DNS.
- 4 years experience providing Tier II & III Windows support for Windows OS.
- 3 years of Experience with ADFS, OKTA or other Authentication services.
- Experience managing certificates and certificate authorities like Microsoft, Digicert, Entrust/Sectigo and SSL.com.
- Ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience.
- Ability to work well without constant supervision.
- Ability to express complex technical concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Salary (Rate): £56,250 yearly
City: Washington
Country: United States
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
The individual selected for this position will be a member of the ESA V engineering team and the primary work location in Washington, DC and the work will be performed remotely. Some travel may be required based on the program needs and requirements. Excellent hands-on knowledge of Windows enterprise management technologies is required for this position.
You will work closely with the Infrastructure Engineering Manager on the following key tasks:
- Configure and troubleshoot Windows Server operating system in support of Active Directory, DNS and Certificate Authorities.
- Demonstrate extensive understanding of Active Directory systems and be able to manage and maintain them
- Demonstrate extensive understanding of DNS, Certificate Authority, Certificate Management and Authentication Services ADFS, SAML, SSO, OKTA
- Applying STIG and VPR adjustments as required
- Manage the certificate environment to ensure certificates are issued on time and installed with no outage
- Develop scripts to monitor and check health of Active Directory, DNS and Certificate Authorities.
- Design, develop, and support scalable, redundant infrastructure to include physical, virtualized and cloud environments
- Install, configure and manage a windows-based certificate authority sever
- Install, configure and maintain group management policies including role-based management
- Set up administrator and service accounts, maintain system documentation, tune system performance, install system wide software
- Apply NIST, DISA security controls, security hardening changes based on best practice
- Validate and implement critical system patches, and allocate directory storage space
- Improve existing infrastructure to incorporate latest technology best practices and cross application integrations
- Day-to-day collaboration with engineering teams and system owners, to influence design, and architect solutions in multi-tiered environments
- Manage individual project priorities, deliverables, and deadlines
- Produce clear documentation for delivered solutions
Education and Experience: Typically requires a Bachelor s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, with 8 - 12 years of prior relevant experience; or a Master s degree with 6 - 10 years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience and/or relevant certifications will be considered in lieu of degree.
Required Qualifications:
- BS in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related technical field or equivalent experience with at least 8+ years in systems engineering or administration (6+ years with a MS/MIS Degree)
- Experience orchestrating workflows to execute at predefined times, including workflows that have data dependencies.
- Proficiency in DevOps tools; scripting languages including PowerShell
- 5 years of experience with Directory services (Microsoft Active Directory, Entra ID/Azure AD), Certificate Administration and DNS
- 4 years experience providing Tier II & III Windows support for Windows OS
- 3 years of Experience with ADFS, OKTA or other Authentication services
- Experience managing certificates and certificate authorities like Microsoft, Digicert, Entrust/Sectigo and SSL.com
- Ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience
- Ability to work well without constant supervision
- Ability to express complex technical concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience establishing large computer clusters- Experience in continuous configuration automation (CCA) methods for providing a flexible, programmatic platform for deploying and managing the configuration of infrastructure and application resources.
- Experience in cloud-based technologies Entra, AWS. Integrating windows services (AD, ADFS) in a cloud architecture
- Networking (TCP/UDP, ICMP, and DNS, etc.), infrastructure services, and security experience
- ComTIA Security+
- Microsoft Certified Professional
- 3 years of patching servers, backups, permission management
- 4 years of experience in an operations role