Senior Systems Engineer

Everforth ECS; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to manage day-to-day operations of the agency's on-prem and cloud server infrastructure, ensuring reliability and security.

You will implement monitoring, perform maintenance during weekends as needed, and coordinate with IT Security for vulnerability remediation, while driving upgrades, backups, and disaster recovery planning.

Qualifications

• Extensive Windows Server admin in physical and virtual environments (Azure 3+ yrs; VMware 6+ yrs).
• Independent rollout and management of server infrastructure across multi-server farms.
• Expertise in AD, DNS, Group Policy; DC design, replication, backups and restores.
• Experience with Azure services and PowerShell scripting (3+ yrs; 6+ yrs on scripting).

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations, monitoring, and maintenance of on-prem and cloud server infrastructure.
• Develop monitoring, alerting, and change-management processes; coordinate maintenance events.
• Upgrade domain services, backups, hardware refreshes, and security hardening per policy.
• Respond to incidents and plan complex infrastructure research to identify solutions.

Skills

Windows Server

Azure

VMware

Active Directory

Windows Security

PowerShell

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MECM

SCOM

Microsoft Certifications

Azure Entra ID

Job description

WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia, United States

Job Description

ECS is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to work in our Washington, DC office.

• 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 deployalerting strategies.
• Coordinates all maintenance activities including testing and scheduling for maintenanceweekends and ensuring that all change records have been approved prior to maintenanceevents.
• Assures implementation by working with staff on the goals and objectives of agency-wideprograms, implements established goals and objectives, assesses measures that evaluateperformance, and makes recommendations for program improvement.
• Develops mitigation strategies when vulnerabilities cannot be remediated, coordinates with ITSecurity for review and acts on any directed changes.
• Responsible for upgrading and managing all domain services and works with various systemowners to coordinate systems upgrades, system backups and hardware refreshes.
• Develops and submits change requests and tracks to completion hardware and softwareupgrades and patches.
• Develops technical architecture and documentation that details procedures for installation,maintenance, security, configuration, and disaster recovery while considering cost andperformance impact.
• Responds to events and incidents with possible security architecture or negative user experienceimpacts; takes necessary corrective actions promptly.
• Plans, organizes, and conducts research on complex infrastructure and client support issues thatinvolve major areas of uncertainty in approach, methodology, or interpretation to identifyappropriate solutions.
• Identifies and resolves unique issues, recommends innovative solutions to address new needsand/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).

Required Skills

• 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.

Desired Skills

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

ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

Everforth ECS is the federal segment of Everforth , a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees. Our nearly 3,500 professionals deliver advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, serving defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies.
Our work powers mission-critical outcomes, strengthens technology partnerships, and creates meaningful opportunities for our people. We are defined by a commitment to excellence in delivery, a culture of innovation, and an environment where talent can thrive and grow.
We value:

• Attracting and developing top talent and high-performing teams
• Fostering a culture that is engaging, accountable, and mission-driven

Meet the challenge. Make a difference with Everforth ECS!

ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

Everforth ECS is the federal segment of Everforth , a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees. Our nearly 3,500 professionals deliver advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, serving defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies.

Our work powers mission-critical outcomes, strengthens technology partnerships, and creates meaningful opportunities for our people. We are defined by a commitment to excellence in delivery, a culture of innovation, and an environment where talent can thrive and grow.

Meet the challenge. Make a difference with Everforth ECS!

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