Senior Windows & Azure Systems Architect | DoD Security

Zaden Technologies, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

401k match

Bonus program

Health insurance 50% coverage

Career growth

Job summary

Zaden Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Principal Windows Systems Administrator to lead design, deployment, and management of Windows and Azure environments.

You will drive security hardening, STIG compliance, and cross-platform integration in support of defense and space systems. Responsibilities include AVD management, GPO policy enforcement, vulnerability remediation, WSUS patch orchestration, and IaC automation with DevSecOps collaboration.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship and active secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of hands-on Windows system administration in enterprise environments.
• Advanced expertise in Azure Virtual Desktop deployment, management, and optimization.
• Proven experience with Group Policy creation, management, and troubleshooting in complex AD environments.
• Experience with security and vulnerability scanning tools (Nessus, Qualys, Rapid7) and remediation workflows.
• Proven track record managing WSUS or equivalent patch management solutions.
• Knowledge of networking protocols and Azure networking (VNets, NSGs, App Gateway).
• Experience implementing STIG compliance on Windows and Linux systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage Azure Virtual Desktop environments.
• Manage GPOs across enterprise domains to enforce security policies.
• Conduct vulnerability scanning and remediation per compliance requirements.
• Oversee WSUS administration, patch testing, and enterprise-wide rollouts.
• Oversee Linux VMs in hybrid infra and integrate with Windows systems.
• Design and troubleshoot networking configurations (VPNs, subnets, firewalls, load balancers).
• Architect and maintain Azure infrastructure components (VNets, storage, resources).
• Lead STIG compliance efforts across mixed fleets.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior admins.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps to automate provisioning and configuration management.

Skills

Azure Virtual Desktop

Windows Server administration

Group Policy

Security vulnerability scanning

WSUS / Patch management

Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, VPN)

STIG compliance

PowerShell scripting

DevSecOps collaboration

Infrastructure as Code

DoD / federal IT experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT or related field

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Terraform

ARM templates

Bicep

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Zaden Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Principal Windows Systems Administrator to lead design, deployment, and management of Windows and Azure environments.

You will drive security hardening, STIG compliance, and cross-platform integration in support of defense and space systems. Responsibilities include AVD management, GPO policy enforcement, vulnerability remediation, WSUS patch orchestration, and IaC automation with DevSecOps collaboration.