System Admin Architect

The Sr. Systems Administrator Architect is responsible for a comprehensive range of duties aimed at developing, planning, implementing, and managing solutions within the Windows infrastructure.

Key areas of expertise include

Active Directory (AD) Roles, Sites, and Services

Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)

Domain Name System (DNS) Services

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Services

Network Time Protocol (NTP) Services

File and Print Services (Shared home directories, roaming profiles, and distributed file systems)

AD security

Windows backup and restoration

Auditing and security policies, procedures, technologies, and tools to support audit requirements.

VMWare virtualized environments and technologies

AD application integration methods and tools (single-sign-on)

Certificate infrastructure

Remote access technologies (Remote Desktop Services (RDS), Citrix, VMWare) and integration

High availability and disaster recovery (load balancing, clustering, etc.)

Program thin/thick client infrastructure

The Sr. Systems Administrator Architect is also responsible for reporting Windows infrastructure status updates to program leads and key stakeholders. Additionally, they play a leadership role in project meetings, guiding other administrators and engineers to meet project deliverables within scope and budget.

The ideal candidate possesses an analytical mindset, the ability to quickly learn new technologies, strong adherence to processes with excellent documentation, communication, and time management skills. Commercial and business awareness are also key attributes.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

A minimum of 16 years of experience, which may be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a doctorate and 8 years of experience, a master’s and 10 years, a bachelor’s and 12 years, an associate and 14 years, or a high school diploma and 16 years. Must meet Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2 certification requirements.

Familiarity with Department of Defense (DoD) Risk Management Framework (RMF) information security requirements, standards, and best practices; DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACP) compliance with Retina, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG), and information assurance vulnerability alert (IAVA) patch management.