Core Skillsets Required
1. Systems Administration (Microsoft-focused)
- Strong expertise in Microsoft Windows Server administration (2016/2019/2022)
- Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Group Policy (GPO), and Azure Active Directory / Entra ID
- Microsoft 365 / Office 365 administration (Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive)
- PowerShell scripting and automation
- Virtualization technologies (Hyper-V, Azure Virtual Machines)
- Windows client deployment and management (Intune, Autopilot)
2. Network Administration
- Network infrastructure management (switches, routers, firewalls, VPNs)
- TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, and subnetting
- Wi-Fi network management and optimization
- Site-to-site and remote access VPN configuration
- Network monitoring and troubleshooting
3. Security & Compliance
- Experience implementing and managing security controls (defense-in-depth)
- Microsoft security stack: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud, Intune security policies
- Vulnerability assessment, patch management, and remediation
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA), Conditional Access, and Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Security monitoring, logging, and incident response
- Familiarity with security frameworks (NIST, CIS benchmarks)
4. Leadership & Operational Skills
- Hands-on technical leadership (not just strategy — must be willing to perform the work)
- Vendor management and coordination with Managed Service Providers (MSPs)
- Stakeholder management (internal staff, leadership, external partners)
- Proactive infrastructure improvement and modernization
- IT documentation, process development, and best practices implementation
- Project management for small-to-medium infrastructure initiatives
Skills Required
- Microsoft Windows Server administration (2016/2019/2022)
- Active Directory Domain Services, Group Policy, Azure Active Directory / Entra ID
- Microsoft 365 / Office 365 administration (Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive)
- PowerShell scripting and automation
- Virtualization (Hyper-V, Azure Virtual Machines)
- Windows client deployment and management (Intune, Autopilot)
- Network infrastructure management (switches, routers, firewalls, VPNs)
- TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, and subnetting
- Wi‑Fi network management and optimization
- Site-to-site and remote access VPN configuration
- Experience implementing and managing security controls and defense-in-depth
- Microsoft security stack experience: Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud, Intune security policies
- Vulnerability assessment, patch management, and remediation
- Multi-factor authentication, Conditional Access, and IAM
- Security monitoring, logging, and incident response
- Familiarity with security frameworks (NIST, CIS benchmarks)
- Hands-on technical leadership and willingness to perform technical work
- Vendor management and coordination with MSPs
- Stakeholder management and IT documentation/process development
- Project management for small-to-medium infrastructure initiatives
What We Do
For 25 years, Lawinger Consulting, Inc., has provided innovative IT solutions to help our clients thrive • Our clients range from Fortune 500 companies (General Mills, 3M, Lifetouch, Medtronic, State of Minnesota & others) seeking global team partnerships to small businesses requiring inexpensive, low-maintenance solutions. We provide Staffing Services in the following areas: • Managed Services - supporting applications on a wide variety of platforms • Custom Application Development in.NET / Java / Javascript / Ruby on Rails • Business Analysis / Project Management • Quality Assurance / Software Testing - Manual and Automated approaches • Our industries include manufacturing, financial services, government and nonprofits. • Our hardware engineers are experts in configuring systems on Windows, Unix, Linux and mainframe platforms. Why do so many clients work with LCI? • We listen to our clients needs • We analyze their applications and infrastructure to understand their current state • Based on that analysis, we offer creative, effective IT solutions • We understand the importance of cost containment • We approach every client with the intent on building a long-term relationship
