Senior Windows Systems Engineer – AD/GPO Automation & CIS

Us Tech Solutions; Columbia (SC); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

US Tech Solutions is seeking a Senior Server Administrator support role focused on Active Directory, Group Policy, and CIS hardening in a remote setting with Columbia, SC alignment. The role emphasizes automation through PowerShell, documentation, and adherence to change control processes.

The candidate will manage enterprise Windows Server lifecycles, contribute to a shared script library, and work under the Server Operations Team Manager to implement and verify CIS baselines and GPO-driven

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Active Directory: domain services, replication, delegation, permissions, and domain controller troubleshooting.
• 5+ years of experience with Group Policy: design, scoping, filtering, troubleshooting, and change control in a large environment.
• 5+ years of experience with PowerShell: modules, error handling, remote execution, scheduled and unattended scripts, and AD/GPO automation.
• 3+ years of experience with implementation of CIS benchmarks (or equivalent hardening baselines) on Windows endpoints via GPO and scripting.
• 5+ years of experience with Windows Server administration and lifecycle management across a large server estate, including build, patching, upgrading, and decommissioning.
• Experience with documenting while working: SOPs, runbooks, and change records kept current, with no after-the-fact write-ups.
• Experience working from a tracked work queue (such as Clienture DevOps boards) and within formal service request and change control processes.

Responsibilities

• Execute the Active Directory, Group Policy, and permissions work backlog: GPO creation, modification, testing, and retirement, plus delegation and access changes.
• Implement CIS baselines through GPO and scripted remediation, working from the Senior Server Administrator's analysis and direction. The Senior reviews and orchestrates; this role implements.
• Design, write, and maintain PowerShell for administration, automating, auditing, remediation, and reporting across endpoints and AD.
• Identify repetitive operational tasks and automate them, replacing manual procedures with tested, documented scripts.
• Manage the Windows Server lifecycle at enterprise scale: build, configuration, patching, upgrading, troubleshooting, and decommissioning.
• Receive work as assigned and prioritized by the Server Operations Team Manager, including work routed through the Senior Server Administrator or the Server Administrator under the Manager's oversight.
• Log, update, and track all work items in Clienture DevOps.
• Work service requests and change controls through the Service Management tool, following the team's change process.
• Store all work product and documentation in Clienture DevOps as work is performed, including scripts, code, GPO documentation, runbooks, and SOPs. All work products are the property of the branch.
• Cross-skill with the Senior Server Administrator so that AD/GPO and CIS knowledge is shared, not held by one person.
• Take on additional on-premises duties as team responsibilities are realigned, as directed by the Manager.

Skills

Active Directory

Group Policy

PowerShell

CIS benchmarks

Windows Server

Documentation

Tools

Clienture DevOps

Job description

US Tech Solutions is seeking a Senior Server Administrator support role focused on Active Directory, Group Policy, and CIS hardening in a remote setting with Columbia, SC alignment. The role emphasizes automation through PowerShell, documentation, and adherence to change control processes.

The candidate will manage enterprise Windows Server lifecycles, contribute to a shared script library, and work under the Server Operations Team Manager to implement and verify CIS baselines and GPO-driven