On-Prem Systems Engineer W-2 ONLY

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United Global Technologies

On-Prem Systems Engineer W-2 ONLY

Columbia, SC
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    W-2 ONLY NO SUB, NO subcontracting companies, NO sponsorship

    Required Skills

    • 5+ years of experience with Active Directory: domain services, replication, delegation, permissions, and domain controller troubleshooting.
    • 5+ years of experience with Group Policy: design, scoping, filtering, troubleshooting, and change control in a large environment.
    • 5+ years of experience with PowerShell: modules, error handling, remote execution, scheduled and unattended scripts, and AD/GPO automation.
    • 3+ years of experience with implementation of CIS benchmarks (or equivalent hardening baselines) on Windows endpoints via GPO and scripting.
    • 5+ years of experience with Windows Server administration and lifecycle management across a large server estate, including build, patching, upgrading, and decommissioning.
    • Experience with documenting while working: SOPs, runbooks, and change records kept current, with no after-the-fact write-ups.
    • Experience working from a tracked work queue (such as Azure DevOps boards) and within formal service request and change control processes.

    Preferred Skills

    • Experience with task automation and orchestration beyond PowerShell, such as scheduled workflows and automation platforms.
    • Endpoint patch management experience, including third-party application and Windows OS patching.
    • Third-party application packaging and deployment automation, including application bundles (such as PDQ).
    • PKI and AD Certificate Services operations.

     

    Information Systems Architect - Advanced (On-Prem Systems Engineer)

    Why is this position open: We are experiencing significant growth in our platform due to modernization efforts.

     

    Interview Process: 2 rounds, virtual

    Duration of the Contract: 12 months

    Possibility for Extension: Yes

    Work Location: Role is 100% remote

    Candidate location: Candidate must currently reside in Eastern Time Zone.

     

    Key Responsibilities

    • Execute the Active Directory, Group Policy, and permissions work backlog: GPO creation, modification, testing, and retirement, plus delegation and access changes.
    • Implement CIS baselines through GPO and scripted remediation, working from the Senior Server Administrator's analysis and direction. The Senior reviews and orchestrates; this role implements.
    • Design, write, and maintain PowerShell for administration, automating, auditing, remediation, and reporting across endpoints and AD.
    • Identify repetitive operational tasks and automate them, replacing manual procedures with tested, documented scripts.
    • Manage the Windows Server lifecycle at enterprise scale: build, configuration, patching, upgrading, troubleshooting, and decommissioning.
    • Receive work as assigned and prioritized by the Server Operations Team Manager, including work routed through the Senior Server Administrator or the Server Administrator under the Manager's oversight.
    • Log, update, and track all work items in Azure DevOps.
    • Work service requests and change controls through the Service Management tool, following the team's change process.
    • Store all work product and documentation in Azure DevOps as work is performed, including scripts, code, GPO documentation, runbooks, and SOPs. All work products are the property of the branch.
    • Cross-skill with the Senior Server Administrator so that AD/GPO and CIS knowledge is shared, not held by one person.
    • Take on additional on-premises duties as team responsibilities are realigned, as directed by the Manager.

      Success Metrics / Deliverables

    • Success is assessed against metrics established with the Manager and tracked in Azure DevOps, including AD/GPO backlog reduction, CIS items implemented, and script and documentation coverage.
    • AD/GPO backlog reduced and tracked in Azure DevOps.
    • Items implemented per the Senior's direction, with before and after state recorded.
    • Core administrative and remediation tasks covered by tested, documented PowerShell, with a baseline script library in Azure DevOps.
    • All work product, including scripts, code, and documentation, stored in Azure DevOps as property of the branch, with no work held locally or in personal storage.
    • Tested coverage on AD/GPO and PowerShell-based processes, so that more than one person can run and support them.
    • SOPs for recurring AD/GPO and hardening tasks written and reviewed by the Senior.