Short Description:
The System Administrator is responsible for server back up and security, along with performance tuning and capacity planning.
Complete Description:
The Adjutant General is in the middle of a Large Scale Windows 7 migration. We are around 70% complete at this time with the remainder of them being deployed entities at the outermost part of the State and need additional resources to assist. Need experienced SAs with backup skills (exp with new backup technology preferred), virtualizing skills, Windows 7 migration exp in a large scale environment, exp with windows deployments/migrations, 0-Touch installs (they are doing manually now), SCCM, Active Directory and Group Policy Object. PowerShell scripting is a plus to have.
The System Administrator is responsible for server back up and security, along with performance tuning and capacity planning. System Administrators should possess an understanding of network and distributed computing concepts. This is accomplished by working with the Systems Management Team Lead to understand the scope of services to be provided and assessing the impact they will have on the technical infrastructure.
Interviews 9/16-9/18
Years of Relevant Experience:
4 to 5 years
Preferred Education:
4 year college degree or equivalent technical study.
Role Description:
All roles specified plus the following:
•Solid understanding of networking/distributed computing environment concepts.
•Understands principles of routing client/server programming.
•Manage expectations at all levels: customers/end users, executive sponsors.
•Ensure quality standards are followed.
•Understand the business application of technical support and design in an application development environment.
•Work with the various Infrastructure teams and operations provider to identify the strategic direction of systems management activities.
•Understands the design of consistent network-wide file system layouts
•Maintain strong relationships with employees and various tier two and three support groups.
•Develop plans for disaster recovery/ back up and archiving.
•Manage the daily operations of the systems management team to ensure service levels are being met.
•Manage the systems management team’s support issue and backlog.
•Monitor the team’s open backlog of support issues and re-assign issues as necessary to ensure they are closed per agreed upon service levels.
•Act as the first level of escalation for high priority support issues.
Skills:
Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience
SECRET security clearance
Required
Security+ certification Nice to have
Experience Windows 2008R2 training
Required 5 Years
Experience with Distributed File System (DFS)
Required 5 Years
Experience with Large scale Windows 7 deployments / tools / technologies
Required 5 Years
Experience with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
Highly desired 5 Years
Experience with Group Policy Objects and Active Directory
Required 5 Years