Sr. Microsoft Platform Administrator

The Senior Microsoft Platform Administrator is responsible for planning and maintaining secure, effective, and efficient IT systems. The incumbent's primary focus is providing technical expertise and oversight on the installation and maintenance of the client's Windows and VMware systems, supporting both physical and virtual infrastructure. The incumbent is an intermediary between Windows Administrators and Systems Engineers, and provides advanced technical knowledge, support, and leadership for the Windows Administration team.

The client's IT infrastructure exists over 4 locations, including Office Headquarters (Reston, VA), Primary Data Center Co-Location (Sterling, VA), Disaster Recovery Data Center Co-Location (Chicago, IL), and Disaster Recovery office (Sterling, VA).

It consists of RHEL and Windows application servers, Sybase database servers, Windows domain controllers, VMware farms, multiple Azure tenants, Microsoft SQL servers, VDI desktops and laptops, network printers, remote access capability, and SAN/NAS storage at the primary and disaster recovery facilities.

This position serves a crucial role in support of the client's mission critical areas of debt issuance, debt servicing, and combined financial reporting, which depend on the accuracy and the availability of the IT infrastructure.

Principal Responsibilities

Deploy and maintain relevant Azure features: o M365/Teams and associated applications