Windows Systems Administrator

Company: Gray Tier Technologies
Location: Washington
Posted on: May 20, 2025

Job Description:

Windows Systems AdministratorGray Tier is looking for a Windows Systems Administrator with a current TS/SCI Clearance for a new opportunity providing IT support to the National Security Council. We seek a technical, self-motivated Windows Systems Administrator, to be versatile and flexible to changing priorities from multiple customers. Leadership skills are highly desired.Primary Responsibilities

• Organizes and directs the configuration and operation of information management systems.
• Responsible for directing the work of other system administrators to provide the day-to-day system administration to include system and resource optimization, and user assistance.
• Conducts capacity and performance analysis and provides system configuration change and upgrade recommendations.
• Increases system administrator efficiency and accuracy via the use of automated tools and scripts, develops system administrator procedures, and conducts system administrator training and skills assessment.
• Knowledge of SharePoint applications and backend service operations.Basic Qualifications
  • BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or other related scientific or technical discipline and 8+ years of directly relevant experience is required. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
  • CompTIA Security + Certification
  • Position requires an active TS/SCI. Candidate will go through NSC supplemental Clearance process
  • Experience solving technical problemsPreferred Qualifications
    • Microsoft 365 Certified or Microsoft Certified Azure.
    • Basic familiarity with Jira ticketing /Atlassian Suite of products.
    • Familiar with root cause analysis
    • Understanding/experience with server virtualization
    • VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V experience
    • Basic understanding of high availability (HA) and Fault Tolerance concept
    • Understanding/experience with Directory Services (Preferably Microsoft Active Directory)
    • Basic Knowledge of group policy and AD group types. Security Groups and distribution groups.
      - Basic Knowledge of AD objects. *Anything more than user accounts and groups is a bonus.
    • Understanding of PKI certificates
      - basic understanding
      - I.e., to authenticate the identity of a user's account before they can be granted access to a file or other resource in a domain network or for access to an application.
    • Basic understanding of networking
      - DNS
      - IP addressing/routing
    • Basic understanding/experience with web-based applications
      - Preferably experience managing/supporting a web-based application (bonus)
      - Knowledge of IIS Web servers would be a bonus.
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