Tier 3 System Administrator Lead

DAWNE IT Solutions Inc.
Washington, DC, United States
3 months ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$110,000.0 - $145,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows Active Directory Active Directory Federation Services Amazon Web Services Systems Engineering Cloud Computing Configuration Management Linux Windows Servers Runbook Shell Script Virtualization Technology
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Job description

Senior systems engineer responsible for the operational integrity of all servers (on-premise, virtual, and cloud) in a Google Workspace and AWS hybrid federal environment.

What you will do

  • Own the health, performance, patching, and lifecycle of physical, virtual (VMware), and cloud (AWS) servers.

  • Administer Active Directory/ADFS, identity, certificate services, and storage (Dell PowerScale/Unity, Cohesity backups).

  • Lead incident investigation, root-cause analysis, and recovery for server and infrastructure issues; support 24x7 escalation.

  • Execute patch and configuration management through the change-control process; maintain documentation and runbooks.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Windows support?, Expert-level Linux and Windows server administration and shell scripting.

  • 5+ years in enterprise systems administration, including virtualization and cloud (AWS).

  • Experience with Active Directory, backup/restore, and storage systems.

  • Able to obtain U.S. federal suitability/badging; onsite in Washington, DC.

Preferred

  • AWS or Microsoft certification; VMware (VCP).

  • Federal experience; experience with PowerScale/Cohesity and ITIL processes.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • 401(k)
  • Retirement plan

About the company

DAWNE IT Solutions is a Washington, DC small business delivering responsive federal IT managed services. This position supports a mission-driven federal cultural institution (approximately 700 users across several DC-area sites) in a Google Workspace and AWS environment, and is contingent on contract award.

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