Windows Administrator

Note: Only W2, No C2C.

Job Description: SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
THIS WILL BE A 3-MONTH CONTRACT WORKING AT THE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
MANAGES SYSTEMS SOFTWARE. PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN DEVELOPING, MAINTAINING, INSTALLING, AND USING OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SUBSYSTEMS FOR MISSION CRITICAL SYSTEMS.

40% - SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT TO CREATE, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN SYSTEM SOFTWARE ON MISSION CRITICAL SYSTEMS. TUNE SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE. TRACK SYSTEM CAPACITY. ENSURE SYSTEM STABILITY.

35% - COLLABORATE AND LIAISE WITH OTHER UNITS AND SERVE AS A TECHNICAL RESOURCE AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT.

10% - TRAIN AND ADVISE LESS SKILLED SYSTEMS PROGRAMMERS AND PROVIDE EXPERT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR OTHERS.

15% - CONTRIBUTE TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AS REQUIRED.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF WINDOWS SERVER 2016/2019, ACTIVE DIRECTORY, AND RELATED MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGIES.

MCITP, MCSE, MCSA, OR SIMILAR MICROSOFT CERTIFICATIONS.
EXCELLENT POWERSHELL SCRIPTING AND AUTOMATION. PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND TUNING, LARGE ACTIVE DIRECTORY ADMINISTRATION.
THREE TO FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A MIXED ACTIVE DIRECTORY AND LINUX ENVIRONMENT WITHIN A VMWARE OR OTHER CLOUD BASED ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT.
SOFT SKILLS REQUIRED: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS (WRITTEN AND ORAL), ADAPTABILITY, SELF-MOTIVATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, ANALYTICAL THINKING, TIME MANAGEMENT, ABILITY TO WORK EFFECTIVELY IN A FAST PACED, STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT. CUSTOMER FOCUSED, DETAIL ORIENTED, TEAM PLAYER

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
HOST BASED FIREWALLS
DNS KNOWLEDGE
POWERSHELL
AUTOMATION
VMWARE
VMWARE VSAN
SPLUNK/ELASTICSEARCH OR SIMILAR LOGGING TECHNOLOGIES
SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKS
VEEAM OR OTHER BACKUP SOLUTIONS
UNDERSTANDING OF:
MSSQL ALWAYS ON
PATCH MANAGEMENT
SECURITY VULNERABILITIES

REQUIRED EDUCATION: HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND EXPERIENCE WITH WINDOWS SERVER OS.