Network and Systems Administrator (Onsite)

Job Title: Network and Systems Administrator (Onsite)

Location: Washington DC

Duration: 03 Months with possible extension

Job Description:

The Network and Systems Administrator design implements maintains and supports the organizations servers network systems and core IT services ensuring secure reliable Windows Server performance aligned with organizational needs and best practices.

The Network and Systems Administrator is responsible for the design implementation maintenance and support of the organizations server infrastructure network systems and core IT services. This role focuses heavily on Windows Server administration system performance security and reliability. The administrator ensures that all systems operate efficiently securely and in alignment with organizational needs and industry best practices.

Key Responsibilities

Windows Server Administration

• Install configure and maintain Windows Server environments (2016/2019/2022).
• Manage Active Directory Group Policy DNS DHCP and domain services.
• Perform server patching updates and lifecycle management.
• Monitor server performance availability and capacity planning.
• Manage virtualization platforms (VMware Hyper V or Azure Virtual Machines).

Network Administration

• Maintain and troubleshoot LAN/WAN infrastructure switches firewalls and wireless networks.
• Monitor network performance bandwidth usage and connectivity issues.
• Implement and maintain network security controls including VLANs VPNs and access policies.
• Support IP addressing routing and network segmentation.

Systems Maintenance & Support

• Perform daily system checks backups and disaster recovery testing.
• Troubleshoot hardware software and network issues across servers and endpoints.
• Maintain documentation for configurations procedures and system architecture.
• Provide Tier 2/3 technical support for escalated issues.

Security & Compliance

• Implement and maintain security best practices across servers and networks.
• Manage endpoint protection patch management and vulnerability remediation.
• Support compliance with organizational policies audits and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor logs alerts and system events for potential security risks.

Cloud & Modern Infrastructure

• Support hybrid environments using Azure Microsoft 365 or other cloud platforms.
• Manage cloud identity access and security configurations.
• Assist with cloud migrations modernization projects and automation initiatives.

Collaboration & Project Support

• Work closely with IT leadership application teams and vendors to support infrastructure needs.
• Participate in planning and implementing new technologies and system upgrades.
• Provide recommendations for improving system reliability performance and security.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for effective provisioning installation/configuration operation and maintenance of computer hardware software and related infrastructure.
• Participates in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure.
• Ensures that system hardware operating systems software systems and related procedures adhere to District policies standards and guidelines.
• Systems administration engineering and provisioning operations and support maintenance and research and development to ensure continual innovation.
• Installs new/rebuild existing servers and configures hardware peripherals services settings directories storage in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
• Performs daily system monitoring verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware server resources systems and key processes.
• Reviews system and application logs.
• Verifies completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
• Performs regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.
• Performs daily backup operations which include ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media; creating recovery tapes or disks; and recycling media and sending off-site as necessary.
• Performs regular file archival and purging as necessary.
• Creates changes and deletes user accounts per request.
• Provides Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies.
• Investigates and troubleshoots issues.
• Diagnoses and recovers hardware or software failures.
• Coordinates and communicates with impacted constituencies.
• Applies operating system (OS) patches and upgrades on a regular basis
• Upgrades administrative tools and utilities.
• Configures/adds new services as necessary.
• Upgrades and configures system software that supports infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications per project or operational needs.
• Maintains operational configuration or other procedures.
• Performs periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
• Performs ongoing performance tuning hardware upgrades and resource optimization as required.
• Configures central processing unit (CPU) memory and disk partitions as required.
• Maintains data center environmental and monitoring equipment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in information technology Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of PowerShell scripting and automation.
• Familiarity with security frameworks and compliance standards.

Key Competencies

• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Attention to detail and commitment to system reliability.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.

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