Senior Enterprise Windows SysAdmin – Remote

Planned Systems International; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave

Group medical, dental, vision options

Life insurance

401(k) with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Planned Systems International (PSI) seeks a Network and Computer System Administrator to support the VA Benefits and Memorial PMO Team. The role administers, maintains, monitors, and troubleshoots enterprise infrastructure across physical, virtual, cloud, and on-premises environments, coordinating with VA leadership and third-party vendors.

The ideal candidate has 8–15 years in enterprise Windows server settings, Active Directory, and enterprise networks, with experience in monitoring tools and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field. Equivalent combination of education and directly related experience may be considered.
• 8–15 years of progressively responsible experience administering and supporting enterprise Windows server infrastructure, systems administration, and IT operations.
• Experience administering Microsoft Windows Server environments, including Active Directory, virtualization, enterprise storage, cloud and on-premises infrastructure, and server performance optimization.
• Experience supporting enterprise network and server operations, including system monitoring, incident response, vulnerability remediation, security patching, change management, and configuration management.
• Experience using enterprise monitoring and diagnostic tools (such as Dynatrace, Splunk, or similar platforms) to monitor system health, analyze performance, troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues, and support high-availability production environments.
• Experience working as a federal contractor or employee.
• Experience working as a consultant, with an understanding of how to effectively manage and support government clients and stakeholders.
• Experience with Jira or a comparable Agile requirements/development management tool.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support Microsoft Windows Server environments, including physical, virtual, cloud, and on-premises infrastructure.
• Design and document system and subsystem configurations, network architectures, interfaces, security controls, disaster recovery strategies, and configuration management requirements.
• Identify infrastructure capacity, performance, scalability, and availability requirements and provide recommendations for optimization.
• Monitor system health, server performance, application availability, and operational status using enterprise monitoring tools, including Dynatrace and Splunk.
• Configure and maintain monitoring dashboards, alerts, and performance metrics to proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Install, configure, and maintain server operating systems, databases, enterprise applications, and supporting infrastructure components.
• Implement infrastructure enhancements, software updates, Microsoft security patches, and server/database changes.
• Perform system administration for Active Directory, including user accounts, security groups, distribution groups, and access management.
• Install, manage, renew, and monitor server certificates and encryption services.
• Support integration between enterprise applications, cloud platforms, mainframe systems, and other interconnected technologies.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, server, network, and application issues; perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Conduct automated, static, and dynamic security testing and support vulnerability remediation activities.
• Manage server storage, file systems, backups, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Support performance, stress, and load testing activities to validate system stability and scalability.
• Follow established Change Management and Configuration Management processes, prepare change requests, coordinate implementation activities, and document all environment and platform changes.
• Provide technical analysis, architecture guidance, and subject matter expertise to support system design, modernization, and operational improvements.
• Collaborate with VA stakeholders, cybersecurity teams, infrastructure engineers, application developers, and third-party vendors to support secure, reliable, and high-performing enterprise systems.

Skills

Microsoft Windows Server

Active Directory

Networking

Dynatrace

Splunk

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Jira

Dynatrace

Splunk

MS Office

SharePoint

Visio

Job description

Planned Systems International (PSI) seeks a Network and Computer System Administrator to support the VA Benefits and Memorial PMO Team. The role administers, maintains, monitors, and troubleshoots enterprise infrastructure across physical, virtual, cloud, and on-premises environments, coordinating with VA leadership and third-party vendors.

The ideal candidate has 8–15 years in enterprise Windows server settings, Active Directory, and enterprise networks, with experience in monitoring tools and