Description

Description: NA NA

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
THIS IS A BROAD POSITION THAT WILL WORK WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THE SYSTEMS AND NETWORK AREA.

ROLE SUMMARY/ PURPOSE
The candidate will be technically proficient in their area and will act as a point of reference for the team on technical issues, as well as be a leader who mentors other less experienced engineers. This project requires work on assignments that are complex in nature where judgment is required in resolving problems and making recommendations.

This position ensures the proper day-to-day operations of internal & external connectivity as well as systems security while performing analysis/work using independent judgment.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
Daily duties will include using technical and non-technical skills such as problem solving, general IT knowledge, cloud applications, server administration, networking knowledge, and system tools configuration & optimization.

* Provides overall senior technical leadership for technology engagements at enterprise levels across the Agency
* Researches, designs, develops, and tests new complex computer technologies
* Ensuring that new infrastructure products are implemented in accordance with agency requirements and industry best practices
* Systems security including proper hardening measures prior to server deployment as well as retroactively on production systems in accordance with MARS-E standards
* Participate in planning for high availability, scalability, resilience, business continuity, and disaster recover for critical enterprise applications
* Reviewing configurations on existing systems and storage infrastructure and change as needed
* Troubleshooting and resolving infrastructure issues with guidance on resolving end-user issues
* Installation, configuration, and management of core systems.
* Serve as a SME for Active Directory and related core infrastructure.
* Maximize IT infrastructure performance by monitoring performance; troubleshooting network problems and outages; scheduling upgrades; collaborating with system architects on network optimization.
* Provide planning for core infrastructure design and implementation.
* Design, implement and administer fail-over and load-balancing solutions.
* Collect and analyze data for performance and capacity of the IT infrastructure and its components.
* Identify critical components for proactive monitoring and alerting.
* Extensive knowledge of Internet Protocols, communication protocols, data and network security.
* Develop SOPs and complete runbooks for project engagements.
* Define and document a process to ensure that the components that make up a production service have adequate capacity and scalability to handle anticipated workloads.
* Utilize Microsoft Office 365, Atlassian products and other products as needed to document ITO processes and procedures.
* Knowledge transfer to existing staff
* System and storage infrastructure documentation
* Assist with daily operations on infrastructure management

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
5-7 YEARS SYSTEMS OR DATA CENTER EXPERIENCE
AZURE AD
AZURE ATP
AZURE CLOUD SOLUTIONS
OFFICE 3NA ADMINISTRATION
VMWARE VSPHERE
ACTIVE DIRECTORY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION (FOREST, DOMAIN, SITES)
ADFS ADMINISTRATION
DNS ADMINISTRATION
PKI ADMINISTRATION
WINDOWS SYSTEM/SERVER ADMINISTRATION
SOLID TROUBLESHOOTING AND NETWORK
SOLID DATA CENTER BACKGROUND
ACTIVE DIRECTORY
WINDOWS SYSTEM/SERVER ADMINISTRATION
MICROSOFT SYSTEM CENTER
PROOFPOINT
SQL


PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
AVAMAR DATA DOMAN
AZURE WVD
O3NA ATP
SCCM
Additional Sills: REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):5-7 YEARS SYSTEMS OR DATA CENTER EXPERIENCEAZURE ADAZURE ATPAZURE CLOUD SOLUTIONSOFFICE 3NA ADMINISTRATIONVMWARE VSPHEREACTIVE DIRECTORY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION (FOREST, DOMAIN, SITES) ADFS ADMINISTRATIONDNS ADMINISTRATIONPKI ADMINISTRATION WINDOWS SYSTEM/SERVER ADMINISTRATIONSOLID TROUBLESHOOTING AND NETWORK SOLID DATA CENTER BACKGROUNDACTIVE DIRECTORYWINDOWS SYSTEM/SERVER ADMINISTRATIONMICROSOFT SYSTEM CENTERPROOFPOINTSQL

Skills:
CategoryNameRequiredImportanceLevelLast UsedExperience
Database PlatformsMS SQLYes1ExpertCurrently Using2 - 4 Years 
Networking & DirectoriesActive DirectoryYes1ExpertCurrently Using2 - 4 Years 
Operating Systems/APIsMicrosoft System CenterYes1ExpertCurrently Using2 - 4 Years 
Operating Systems/APIsWindows ServerYes1ExpertCurrently Using2 - 4 Years 
SpecialtiesAVAMARYes1ExpertCurrently Using

Education

Any Gradute