We have an outstanding Contract to Hire position for aSenior Microsoft Server Engineerto join a leading Company located in theWashington, DC surrounding area. Pay Rate: $53.09 - $56.88 / HR **Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.** The Microsoft Server Engineer position will provide support to the Active Directory Team and for IPv6-related activities. This candidate will be responsible for all IPv6 integration activities for the Windows Server team including providing support for IPv6 Testing, design, implementation, and integration with Windows Active Directory, MS ADFS, and Domain Controllers. The candidate will be working with a team of server engineers to troubleshoot issues for multiple systems in multiple data center locations. The candidate will provide support, implementation, and design services for Windows-based systems across the enterprise. The candidate will be responsible for resolving and completing assigned tasks and change requests and will act as an escalation for support issues. The candidate will also be responsible for applying new solutions through research and collaboration with team members and will be advising on course of actions for new application initiatives. Job Responsibilities: + Responsible for the day-to-day management of the Windows Server infrastructure, including oversight of Active Directory. Provides leadership to the Windows Server team, overseeing activities within server imaging and Active Directory management. + Responsible for incident management related to Active Directory. Performs advanced troubleshooting of complex system issues. Works primarily in a virtualized environment. Basic Hiring Criteria: + Must have a minimum of 10 years of experience administrating and managing servers and systems, cloud infrastructure, file and print environments, specializing in Windows operating systems. Must have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory. + Expert-level knowledge of Windows OS-based computer devices and managing Active Directory, Group Policy Objects, registry and files system security as needed. + Strong knowledge in Active Directory, Multi-factor Authentication, Public Key Infrastructure, and identity and access management. + Intermediate experience scripting in PowerShell to perform automation of tasks. + Experience performing dual-stack implementation of IPv4 and IPv6, ideally experience deploying and operating IPv6 only environments. + Experience performing dual-stack and IPv6-only testing of Windows Servers, Domain Controllers, SCCM, and other Windows-based systems + Experience troubleshooting IPv6 authentication issues with VPN + Experience troubleshooting issues with replication and service issues via sites and services in an MPLS-hybrid environment. + Experience operating in federal government enterprise environments and apply Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG's) strongly preferred. + Experience managing active directory for on-prem and cloud through MS ADFS, Azure, and AWS. + Experience with hardware and software purchases + Experience managing environments of 2000+ servers across multiple field site locations Benefits offered vary by contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, and affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter. VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visithttp://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/orhttps://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/ The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: + The California Fair Chance Act + Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance + Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers + San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance