Systems Administrator – Windows, SQL & Azure (Federal IT)

Acuity, Inc.; Ruston, Washington (WA, District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuity, Inc. is seeking a Systems Administrator to support federal missions through IT modernization, data enablement, and hyperautomation.

You will perform system implementation, troubleshooting, and full lifecycle administration of Windows servers, SQL, and related enterprise platforms in a consulting environment. The role demands 2+ years Windows server experience, 3+ years in Systems Administration with SQL Server, SCCM, O365/SharePoint and Azure, plus strong scripting in PowerShell.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology (or equivalent related field experience).
• 2+ years Windows server experience (2012, 2016, 2019).
• Minimum of three (3) Years specialized experience in Systems Administration supporting MS SQL Server, MS System Center (SCCM), O365/SharePoint and MS Azure
• Knowledge of Windows OS, Active Directory, Registry, Group Policy Objects
• Proficiency scripting in PowerShell or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Perform system implementation, troubleshooting, and administration activities.
• Installation, training, support, monitoring, and maintenance of hardware and software.
• Troubleshooting and resolution of problems as well as the communication, tracking, and reporting of these efforts.
• Performing imaging, restores, and ongoing management of systems, software, and hardware.
• Creating, maintaining, tracking, and communicating configurations and/or changes of configurations in hardware, software, data, permissions (or security-related information), etc.
• Providing development, maintenance, and communication of diagrams, system configurations, and technical documentation.
• Providing technical support for testing and evaluation.
• Responsible for the full lifecycle of design through implementation of enterprise and business specific solutions involving conceptual and logical architecture.
• Create prototypes and perform technology evaluations.
• Ensures Windows application hosts and SQL database hosts comply with applicable system security standards
• Works with information assurance teams to ensure system accreditation
• Plans for and performs any required Windows server configuration changes
• Analyzes monitoring data for performance optimization opportunities
• Develops and implements system performance monitoring processes
• Maintains current industry knowledge of development concepts, best practices and procedures for server operations and maintenance
• Works as part of a team on client engagements.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

PowerShell scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/related field

Tools

MS SQL Server

SCCM

O365/SharePoint

MS Azure

Job description

Acuity, Inc. is seeking a Systems Administrator to support federal missions through IT modernization, data enablement, and hyperautomation.

You will perform system implementation, troubleshooting, and full lifecycle administration of Windows servers, SQL, and related enterprise platforms in a consulting environment. The role demands 2+ years Windows server experience, 3+ years in Systems Administration with SQL Server, SCCM, O365/SharePoint and Azure, plus strong scripting in PowerShell.