Senior Infrastructure & Security Engineer

Ask IT consulting; Hyattsville (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ask IT Consulting Inc. seeks an senior IT Infrastructure professional to maintain and design critical systems, focusing on Microsoft environments, security, and virtualization.

You will mentor staff, coordinate with network teams, and ensure reliable operation of servers, AD and DNS, and related services. The role emphasizes translating business needs into robust IT solutions, with emphasis on security controls, backups, and recovery planning.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Microsoft systems administration/engineering.
• Ability to translate business requirements into IT infrastructure solutions.
• Experience with network security, PKI, VPNs and authentication protocols.
• Extensive knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, and server configurations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and administer IT infrastructure and supporting systems.
• Design infrastructure components and monitor systems and applications.
• Mentor and guide Systems Engineer staff and collaborate with network teams.
• Lead network topology design and configuration of networking protocols.
• Perform security audits, backups, and disaster recovery activities.

Skills

Systems administration

Security knowledge

Network fundamentals

Virtualization

Active Directory/DNS

Cloud computing

Documentation

Team leadership

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

Job description

Ask IT Consulting Inc. seeks an senior IT Infrastructure professional to maintain and design critical systems, focusing on Microsoft environments, security, and virtualization.

You will mentor staff, coordinate with network teams, and ensure reliable operation of servers, AD and DNS, and related services. The role emphasizes translating business needs into robust IT solutions, with emphasis on security controls, backups, and recovery planning.