TIAG is now hiring a Intermediate Systems Engineer / Windows Administrator to join our team in support of our team at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in Arlington, VA. Candidates must possess an active Secret clearance to be considered.
This position reports onsite to the ONR location in Arlington 5 days/week.
This role will be responsible for supporting the Server team with design, implementation, documentation, and troubleshooting of the enterprise server environment. The Engineer will manage server infrastructure related problems, performance, and capacity as well as work hand-in-hand with the network infrastructure team on issues impacting the enterprise environment.
Responsibilities include:
- Helps to prepare plans for development and installation of server according to present and future requirements.
- Provides expert technical support, administration, and engineering on all Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.
- Monitors, performance tunes, troubleshoots and resolves systems problems to ensure system availability.
- Provides expert technical support with entire VMWare environment.
- Leads and performs changes to OS, databases, applications, servers, storage, network, and backups in the data center as well as development environments.
- Manages the configuration, administration, upgrade, and maintenance of corporate and DR servers and related infrastructure as well as the Storage Environment.
- Engineers/assists in developing solutions aligned with security, uptime and performance.
- Maintains awareness of system management and network monitoring and the operational support tools to maintain those functions.
- Works with server patch management processes and procedures to facilitate deployment.
- Provides for the management, testing and installation of security patches and cyber security products.
- Provides infrastructure architecture recommendations.
- Maintains systems integrity through change control and problem management procedures and communication with internal customers.
- Accomplishes department objectives by leading staff; organizing and monitoring work processes.
- Attends and participates in team meetings, training sessions, and company-sponsored programs as required.
- Manages small to large operations projects in a cross-functional environment.
- Anticipates future network requirements, and researches and analyzes emerging technologies and applies them to business needs.
- Minimum of 5 years experience related to server/system design and administration
- Knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques used in physical and virtual server administration and engineering
- Advanced knowledge of and ability to use: PWS relevant hardware (hypervisors, blade servers, switches, routers, bridges, firewalls)
- Software (multiple operating systems, virtualization software, monitoring tools, IPv4, IPv6) Other common server/network and user equipment (e.g., SAN, NAS, Video bridge)
- Ability to solve server problems or server infrastructure issues and to manage the performance and capacity of an enterprise server environment
- Certifications: VCP, Server+, Microsoft Server Certification, Certified Network Engineer, OR similar professional computing environment certification. (DoD 8570
- IAT Level II Computing Environment Cert)
- Secret clearance
TIAG is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and employment decisions shall be based solely on merit and without regard disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. TIAG takes proactive steps to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals without regard to disability or protected veteran status. The parties also agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements and may be subject and required to take action pursuant to the following laws and accompanying regulations:
The Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended (and its implementing regulations at 41 C.F.R. 60-300);
Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (and its implementing regulations at 41 C.F.R 60-741); and
Executive Order 13496 (and its implementing regulations at 29 C.F.R. part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A).
Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years of experience related to server/system design and administration
- Knowledge of physical and virtual server administration and engineering principles, methods, and techniques
- Advanced knowledge of relevant hardware, including hypervisors, blade servers, switches, routers, bridges, and firewalls
- Knowledge of multiple operating systems, virtualization software, monitoring tools, IPv4, and IPv6
- Knowledge of server and network equipment, including SAN, NAS, and video bridge systems
- Ability to solve server infrastructure issues and manage enterprise server performance and capacity
- VCP, Server+, Microsoft Server Certification, Certified Network Engineer, or similar professional computing environment certification
- DoD 8570 IAT Level II Computing Environment certification
- Active Secret clearance
- Ability to work onsite in Arlington, Virginia five days per week
What We Do
Delivering transformative technology solutions for the public sector and across the Department of Defense, TIAG drives modernization through synergistic processes and unique approaches. Our people are brilliant, well-credentialed business and technology experts who provide nimble, creative solutions to multidimensional problems. Our collective expertise results in refined, comprehensive services that truly make a difference. Customers choose TIAG because we drive genuine innovation and deliver value beyond the scope of work — ranging from complex enterprise-wide solutions to stand-alone custom projects. At TIAG, our greatest asset is our people. Our commitment to taking care of our employees inspires the dedication and longevity of our teams, ensuring success and continuity for client initiatives. TIAG’s strategic quality control management system and processes amplify our company-wide focus on excellence — ensuring the highest degree of management processes, solutions and work products we create and deliver for our customers. TIAG works to achieve and enhance our prestigious certifications for the ISO 9001:2015 Standard and for CMMI® (Capability Maturity Model® Integration) for Services (SVC) Level 3.
