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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # System Administrator :: Richmond, VA (Onsite) - **Company:** ARK Solutions, Inc. - **Location:** Richmond, VA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Microsoft Online Services, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Disaster Recovery, Domain Name System (DNS), Monitoring of Systems, Hyper-V, Identity and Access Management, Information Technology Operations, Windows Servers, Windows PowerShell, Azure Active Directory, Systems Integration, Virtualization Technology, Software Vulnerability Management, Patch Management, Vmware - **Published:** May 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/used868b2e0b4c810b61229130c60cf830 ## About the Role * 5+ years of Windows Server administration experience. * 5+ years of Active Directory administration experience. * 3+ years of Group Policy management experience. * 3+ years of DNS and DHCP administration experience. * 3+ years of Microsoft 365 administration experience. * 2+ years of Entra ID (Azure AD) administration experience. * 3+ years of server patch management and system maintenance experience. * 3+ years of system monitoring and alert response experience. * 3+ years of backup and recovery administration experience. * 3+ years of virtualization (VMware and/or Hyper-V) experience. * 2+ years of PowerShell scripting experience. * 5+ years of operating system troubleshooting experience. * 2+ years of change management participation experience. * 2+ years of incident response support experience. * 2+ years of root cause analysis participation experience. * 2+ years of documentation maintenance experience. * 2+ years of maintenance window execution experience. * 3+ years of ticket/work management systems experience. * 2+ years of MFA administration/support experience. * 2+ years of system hardening practices experience. * 2+ years of vulnerability remediation execution experience. * 2+ years of access control management experience. * 2+ years of security policy adherence experience. * 2+ years of NIST/security framework exposure. * 3+ years of communication and collaboration experience. * 3+ years of operational prioritization experience. * 3+ years of structured/process-oriented work experience. * 3+ years of working in team-based IT operations experience. ## Description Seeking for a skilled System Administrator to support a secure, stable, and high-performing hybrid IT environment. 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