Senior Windows Administrator

Main Campus - Boston, MA
R04292

The Senior Windows System Administrator is responsible for senior level systems administration for Windows servers, both stand-alone and in a VMware Virtual Server environment; Active Directory; application management and administration; system and server configuration management; automation and scripting; patch management; server security; application and systems support; operating system migration; virtualization; server backup; testing; and deployment. The Senior Windows System Administrator provides technical leadership on industry best practices (both process and technical), devises appropriate solutions to manage and secure enterprise fleet of servers in a cost effective manner, and manages a suite of solutions appropriate for a multi-platform environment.

Essential Functions:

• Senior level system administration for: Windows servers, both stand-alone and in a VMware Virtual Server environment; Active Directory; application management and administration; systems and server configuration management; automation and scripting; patch management; server security; operating system migration; virtualization and enterprise storage; server backup; testing; and deployment.
• Design, development, testing, automation, deployment and support of applications and complex systems in a mixed (Windows, Unix, Linux) server environment.
• Project management and implementation for enterprise lifecycle management functions (e.g. software deployment, security enhancement, hardware upgrade, capacity management).
• Documentation, training, research, and mentoring on technical solutions for technology staff to improve efficiency and quality of technology service delivery and support.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience in the technical field required.
• Minimum of 5 or more years experience performing systems administration in a managed enterprise of at least 100 Windows servers. Primary responsibility for at least 5 of the following functions: enterprise lifecycle management, application management and administration; configuration management; automation and scripting; patch management; security management; remote support; asset management; operating system migration; virtualization; server backup; testing; and deployment.
• 3 or more years experience with VMware server virtualization and enterprise storage environments (SAN, NAS).
  
• 3 or more years experience with Active Directory administration; experiencing integrating AD with enterprise applications.
  
• Certification in one or more of the following: MCSA, MCSE, MCSM, Intermediate scripting skills (VBScript, Perl, PHP)

Instructions to Applicants: Please submit a resume and cover letter in the Resume/CV field on the 'My Experience' section of your application.


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