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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer - **Company:** Propertyvalue Electronic Consulting Services, Inc (ecs Federal - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Active Directory, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Virtual Private Servers, Cyber Security, Disaster Recovery, Domain Name System (DNS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), System Center Operations Management, System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Servers, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Windows PowerShell, Azure Active Directory, Server Farms, Software Vulnerability Management, Backup and Restore, Scripting, Enterprise Software Applications, Virtual Environment, Information Technology, Performance Monitor, Vmware - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/b228d701-3012-41cf-927a-92609677fd26 ## About the Role * Extensive knowledge administering and managing Microsoft Windows Server operating systems in a physical and virtual environment (Azure min. 3 years' experience and VMware min. 6 years' experience). * Must have the ability to independently rollout and manage server infrastructure projects, hosting enterprise applications across multi-server farms. (min. 6 years' experience). * Expert working knowledge of Active Directory, DNS and Group Policy to manage enterprise environment. Able to architect and deploy Active Directory DC design, Schema, OU design, AD replication topology, and DC backup/restore procedures. (min. 6 years' experience). * Expert knowledge of Windows Security for server and policy configurations. (Example: DOD STIG, server hardening, vulnerability remediation, baseline security configurations) (min. 6 years' experience). * Proficient knowledge and experience with Azure services: Azure administration portal, resource groups, IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services. (min. 3 years' experience). * Experience with PowerShell and other scripting tools (min. 6 years' experience). * Demonstrated problem solving skills and a consistent record of on-time delivery and customer service to include project planning, budgeting, scheduling, resource management, effective time management, documentation, and organization skills. * Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to express and present ideas clearly and concisely. * Able to work off-hours and weekends as needed for maintenance, upgrades, installations, etc. * Candidate will possess at least 3 years of specialized IT experience in Azure Entra ID. Desired Skills * Administration experience with Microsoft System Products Center (MECM, SCOM, etc.) * Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a technical field such as Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related fields * Microsoft certifications ## Description ECS is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to work in our Washington, DC office. * Responsible for the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and monitoring of the agency's on-prem and cloud server infrastructure. * Establishes monitoring requirements for servers and applications as well as develop and deploy alerting strategies. * Coordinates all maintenance activities including testing and scheduling for maintenance weekends and ensuring that all change records have been approved prior to maintenance events. * Assures implementation by working with staff on the goals and objectives of agency-wide programs, implements established goals and objectives, assesses measures that evaluate performance, and makes recommendations for program improvement. * Develops mitigation strategies when vulnerabilities cannot be remediated, coordinates with IT Security for review and acts on any directed changes. * Responsible for upgrading and managing all domain services and works with various system owners to coordinate systems upgrades, system backups and hardware refreshes. * Develops and submits change requests and tracks to completion hardware and software upgrades and patches. * Develops technical architecture and documentation that details procedures for installation, maintenance, security, configuration, and disaster recovery while considering cost and performance impact. * Responds to events and incidents with possible security architecture or negative user experience impacts; takes necessary corrective actions promptly. * Plans, organizes, and conducts research on complex infrastructure and client support issues that involve major areas of uncertainty in approach, methodology, or interpretation to identify appropriate solutions. * Identifies and resolves unique issues, recommends innovative solutions to address new needs and/or issues and recommends * enterprise upgrades, changes, or enhancements. * Performs proactive monitoring of system logs, services, scripts, and applications on servers' systems, storage arrays for internal and customer-facing applications (min. 6 years' experience). ## Related Videos - [Hacking MSSQL on Cloud. 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