Systems Engineer III

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Company: TASC

Location: Virginia Beach, VA 23464

Description:

Senior Systems Engineer
Location: Hybrid / VA
Duration: 6+ Months
Rate: Up to $72.00

NOTE: The selected individual will be able to work remotely throughout the U.S.

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals supporting a Federal Government customer in Rosslyn, VA. The candidate must be able to obtain a Position of Public Trust Clearance - US Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder), and must not have traveled outside the US for a combined total of 6 months or more in last 5 years. Must have resided in the US for the last 5 years

In this position you will function as the senior systems engineer which includes architecture, management and day- to-day maintenance of a Microsoft Windows infrastructure, Microsoft Enterprise applications and various third-party applications hosted on-premises and in Azure.

Position Description
Senior systems engineer which includes architecture, management and day- to-day maintenance of a Microsoft Windows infrastructure, Microsoft Enterprise applications and various third-party applications hosted on-premises and in Azure.
Responsible for the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and monitoring of the agency's on-prem and cloud server infrastructure.
Establishes monitoring requirements for servers and applications as well as develop and deploy alerting strategies.
Coordinates all maintenance activities including testing and scheduling for maintenance weekends and ensuring that all change records have been approved prior to maintenance events.
Assures implementation by working with staff on the goals and objectives of agency-wide programs, implements established goals and objectives, assesses measures that evaluate performance, and makes recommendations for program improvement.
Develops mitigation strategies when vulnerabilities cannot be remediated, coordinates with IT Security for review and acts on any directed changes.
Responsible for upgrading and managing all domain services and works with various system owners to coordinate systems upgrades, system backups and hardware refreshes.
Develops and submits change requests and tracks to completion hardware and software upgrades and patches.
Develops technical architecture and documentation that details procedures for installation, maintenance, security, configuration, and disaster recovery while considering cost and performance impact.
Responds to events and incidents with possible security architecture or negative user experience impacts; takes necessary corrective actions promptly.
Plans, organizes, and conducts research on complex infrastructure and client support issues that involve major areas of uncertainty in approach, methodology, or interpretation to identify appropriate solutions.
Identifies and resolves unique issues, recommends innovative solutions to address new needs and/or issues and recommends enterprise upgrades, changes, or enhancements.
Performs proactive monitoring of system logs, services, scripts, and applications on servers systems, storage arrays for internal and customer-facing applications (min. 6 years experience).

Position Requirements
Minimum of 6 years relevant experience related to technologies listed below.
Extensive knowledge administering and managing Microsoft Windows Server operating systems in a physical and virtual environment (Azure min. 3 years experience and VMware min. 6 years experience).
Must have the ability to independently rollout and manage server infrastructure projects, hosting enterprise applications across multi-server farms. (min. 6 years experience).
Expert working knowledge of Active Directory, DNS and Group Policy to manage enterprise environment. Able to architect and deploy Active Directory DC design, Schema, OU design, AD replication topology, and DC backup/restore procedures. (min. 6 years experience).
Expert knowledge of Windows Security for server and policy configurations. (Example: DOD STIG, server hardening, vulnerability remediation, baseline security configurations) (min. 6 years experience).
Proficient knowledge and experience with Azure services: Azure administration portal, resource groups, IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services. (min. 3 years experience).
Experience with PowerShell and other scripting tools (min. 6 years experience).
Demonstrated problem solving skills and a consistent record of on-time delivery and customer service to include project planning, budgeting, scheduling, resource management, effective time management, documentation, and organization skills.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to express and present ideas clearly and concisely.
Able to work off-hours and weekends as needed for maintenance, upgrades, installations, etc.
Candidate will possess at least 3 years of specialized IT experience in Azure Entra ID.
Must be able to obtain a Position of Public Trust Clearance - US Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder) and must not have traveled outside the US for a combined total of 6 months or more in last 5 years.
Must have resided in the US for the last 5 years

Desired Requirements
Administration experience with Microsoft System Products Center (MECM, SCOM, etc.)
Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in a technical field such as Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related fields
Microsoft certifications

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 561320. The small business size standard is $30 million.

Prime Contract Number 6HQOIG-20-B-0030

For this position, there will be only one bill rate regardless of hours worked in a day and/or workweek.

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