Job Title: Windows System Administrator
Location: City of Long Beach, CA
Duration: 6 months
Client:- State of CA
Job Description:-
The System Administrator (SA) is responsible for server security, along with performance tuning. Focused on post cyber incident remediation. Strong in Windows System Admin, AD, VMware, patching, server decommissions. Unix/Linux experience a plus.
Additional Roles And Responsibilities
- Performs installation, maintenance, and decommissioning windows server environment;
- Performs client onboarding and offboarding, Active Directory client permissions, and group policy creation and maintenance;
- Supports a highly virtualized server environment (VMware);
- Supports mission critical systems
- Supports patch management, and enterprise AV endpoint protection systems;
- Supports all phases of business continuity including backup/recovery/archival software, high availability clusters and hardware and software load balancing;
- Supports a large footprint of MS-SQL installation, including multiple clusters and AlwaysOn;
- Works with various divisions to support the IT infrastructure for the entire City of Long Beach;
- Supports cloud-based Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) and Software as a Service (SAAS);
- Supports multiple data centers;
- Works with Rack and Stack and server connectivity; and,
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Skills And Technologies
- Experience with Virtualization infrastructure, datacenters, cloud infrastructure services, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Windows/clusters, SQL and AlwaysOn;
- Experience in enterprise data center operations e.g. business continuity, disaster recovery planning and implementation, server security, virus and patch management;
- Experience in server hardware e.g. blade servers and chassis, standalone servers, hyper-converged server infrastructure and architecture, and fiber optics server connectivity;
- Knowledge of network topology related to server segmentation and interconnectivity, site to site VPN, and local, wide area network connectivity comprised of fiber, copper, cellular and radio waves;
- Knowledge of SAN concepts as it relates to severs.
