Systems Engineer

360 IT Professionals

McLean (VA)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading software development company in McLean, VA seeks a qualified IT Systems Administrator to oversee day-to-day maintenance and administration of its IT infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have 6-8 years of experience in Microsoft systems administration, strong communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment. Key responsibilities include managing system security, network monitoring, and providing SharePoint support. This position offers a permanent role with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

Must be US Citizen and have ability to obtain security clearance.
6-8 years of experience in Microsoft systems administration.
Excellent verbal communication and writing skills.
Solid understanding of networking technologies including VLANs.
Hands-on experience with implementing virtualization platforms.

Responsibilities

Manage system security and vulnerability mitigation.
Monitor backups and configure systems.
Oversee on-boarding of new employees.
Provide support and training for SharePoint.
Utilize IIS for website operation.

Skills

Microsoft systems administration/engineering

Active Directory

PowerShell

Networking technologies

Virtualization platforms

Microsoft Visio

Backup applications

Server imaging

Communication

SharePoint

Job description

360 IT Professionals is a Software Development Company based in Fremont, California that offers complete technology services in Mobile development, Web development, Cloud computing and IT staffing. Merging Information Technology skills in all its services and operations, the company caters to its globally positioned clients by providing dynamic feasible IT solutions. 360 IT Professionals work along with its clients to deliver high-performance results, based exclusively on the one of a kind requirement.

Our services are vast and we produce software and web products. We specialize in Mobile development, i.e. iPhone and Android apps. We use Objective C and Swift programming languages to create native applications for iPhone, whereas we use Android Code to develop native applications for Android devices. To create applications that work on cross-platforms, we use a number of frameworks such as Titanium, PhoneGap and JQuery mobile.

Furthermore, we build web products and offer services such as web designing, layouts, responsive designing, graphic designing, web application development using frameworks based on model view controller architecture and content management system. Our services also extend to the domain of Cloud Computing, where we provide Salesforce CRM to effectively manage one’s business and ease out all the operations by giving an easy platform. Apart from this, we also provide IT Staffing services that can help your organization to a great extent as you can hire highly skilled personnel’s through us.

We make sure that we deliver performance driven products that are optimally developed as per your organization’s needs. Take a shot at us for your IT requirements and experience a radical change.

Job Description

Location: McLean VA

Duration: Permanent

Description of specific Duties in a typical workday for this position:

This position is primarily responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and administration of the IT infrastructure and the systems supporting it. On an on-going basis, this position will design infrastructure components, maintain and monitor systems and applications, and identify root causes of operational issues in order to resolve them.

This position is also responsible for evaluation, implementation, and support for new systems. This includes any applications, hardware configuration, custom software implementation, network and systems design, performance and availability monitoring, process improvement, and systems documentation. Candidate should be committed to continual process, product, and performance improvements, be able to communicate with confidence and clarity to both technical and non-technical audience, take initiative, and assume ownership of a wide variety of applications, processes, and deliverables. The successful candidate will possess a work style that promotes progress through collaborative teamwork in a dynamic environment.

Required Skills

Must be US Citizen and have the ability to obtain a security clearance.
6-8 years of experience in Microsoft systems administration/engineering.
Excellent verbal communication and writing skills to effectively present information to management, colleagues, stakeholders, and clients.
Strong working knowledge of Active Directory.
Strong PowerShell abilities.
Possesses a deep understanding of networking technologies (VLANs, sub netting, etc.).
Hands‑on experience with implementing a virtualization platform (VMware, Hyper‑V, etc.).
Ability to design and diagram systems in Microsoft Visio.
Must have experience designing and implementing solutions and systems to solve complex IT problems.
Operational knowledge of Network backup applications and utilities in relation to system backup and restoration (i.e. Symantec Backup Exec, CommVault, Acronis, etc.) Also, knowledge of backup and restoration for Exchange objects (i.e. mailboxes, and messages).
Operational knowledge of server imaging applications and utilities (i.e. Acronis, Symantec Ghost, etc.).
Proven ability to develop strategy as well as write, communicate, facilitate and present to all level of IT, internal staff, and management.
Hyper‑V 2012 Clustering experience.
Deep knowledge of Active Directory permissions and configuration.

Daily Operational Duties

Manages system security, Nessus scans, patching, and vulnerability mitigation.
Monitor backups and configure backups for new systems.
Monitor events generated by network devices and servers.
Oversees on-boarding of new employees and contractors.
Assists support staff with difficulties that they encounter.
Works with other engineers to design and implement new systems and processes.
Provide support, training, and SharePoint requests fulfillment for all employees and contactors.
Manage and maintain SharePoint permission structures.
Regular clean up and removal of SharePoint accounts.
Troubleshoot any issue associated with SharePoint from both internal and external users.
Tracking of all maintenance/issues/modifications to all servers in the environment.
Utilize IIS to help with the basic operation of the websites, application pools, and SSL Certificates.