System Admin II

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Job Description

• Support enterprise Windows Server, Hyper-V, Failover Clustering, Active Directory, GPO, ADFS, ADCS, ADLDS, DNS, DHCP, WSUS environments.
• Leverage their expertise with the Windows operating system and server administration to develop and deploy servers, support day-to-day system performance, and prevent data loss and unauthorized access.
• Handle escalated tickets from L1. Ensure that team completes work according to defined process.
• Generate reports as needed by the client.
• Analyze systems, reviews, recommends, and participates in implementation of improvements or upgrades to enhance user experience.
• Collaborates with vendors, colleagues, customers and other parties to understand and develop a solution.
• Acts as the Subject Matter Expert in mentioned technologies.
• Provide user training, and mentoring less-experienced members of the team.
• Provide technical leadership for projects and changes.
• Provide technical documentation to the team as part of deliverables and system change.
  
  

• Server administration -High level of technical knowledge regarding Windows server setup, deployment, and maintenance in On-Premises as well as Cloud.
• Programming and coding - To provide automation of repetitive task
• Information security - Understand best practices and techniques to maintain and enhance information security
• Analytical skills - This is a highly analytical role, requiring Windows administrators to interpret error logs, monitor system performance data, and assess user information to ensure server reliability
• Communication skills - Need to frequently work with both IT professionals and end users, Windows administrators so effective written and verbal communication skills is required
• Problem-solving - Windows administrators often need to employ creative and technical problem-solving techniques while installing, configuring, and maintaining Windows systems and servers
  
  

• Windows Server software (2008 R2, 2012 R2, 2016)
• Active Directory, GPO
• Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
• Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS)
• Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (ADLDS)
• Virtualization, Hyper-V
• Failover Clustering
• DNS
• DHCP
• Enterprise management tools (Service Now, Jira, Remedy, Bladelogic, etc.)
• Enterprise monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Datadog, Zabbix, Nagios, etc.)
• IT infrastructure performance and capacity management
• Enterprise Security Software (Symantec, McAfee, CrowdStrike, Tanium, etc.)
• Virtualization - VMware (ESXi Hypervisor, vCenter Server, vSphere Client, vSphere Software Development Kits, Virtual Machine File System, Virtual SMP, vMotion, vSphere High Availability, DRS, Fault Tolerance and Host Profiles)
• Disaster Recovery tools
  
  

• ITIL Foundation Training and Certification
• Microsoft Certification is added advantage
• Knowledge of Cloud (Azure, AWS, Google etc.)
• Knowledge in PowerShell Scripting