Yakshna Solutions, Inc.
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Yakshna Solutions, Inc , a small, woman-owned IT firm based in Herndon, VA. Title:
Windows System Engineer Location:
Stafford, VA/ Quantico, VA
(100% Onsite Mon- Fri) Clearance:
Top Secret
Overview The following description outlines responsibilities and qualifications for the Windows System Engineer role at Yakshna Solutions, Inc.
Responsibilities
Maintaining operating system servers in support of business processing requirements.
Performing software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages.
Scheduling installations and upgrades and maintaining them in accordance with government standards.
Monitoring and tuning the systems to achieve optimum performance levels.
Ensuring server data integrity by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions. Ensuring data/media recoverability by implementing a schedule of system backups and database archive operations.
Maintaining accounts, network rights, and access to systems and equipment. Installing, updating, and troubleshooting systems/servers.
Managing system/server resources including performance, capacity, availability, serviceability and recoverability while monitoring and maintaining system/server configuration. Conducting periodic system maintenance including clearing, disk checks, routine reboots, data dumps, and testing. Installing, implementing, and configuring support of system components.
Complying with government systems administration standard operating procedures and implementing and enforcing local network usage policies and procedures.
Requiring knowledge of cybersecurity principles, computer networking concepts, protocols, network security methodologies, risk management framework, cyber threats and vulnerabilities, and performance tuning tools and techniques.
Possessing skills in monitoring, optimizing system/server performance, operating system administration (account maintenance, data backups, system performance, installation and configuration of new hardware/software).
Knowledge of virtualization technologies, virtual machine development and maintenance, system administration, network and operating system hardening techniques.
Required Skills
BS/BA in Computer Science or Information Technology with 5 years experience or AA in Computer Science or Information Technology with 7 years experience.
Active Top Secret Clearance
Firewall, IDS, IPS
Net App,
VMware experience
Network Monitoring experience,
Windows Server 2022
Datacenter, DISA, STIGS, POA&M
Must have a total of two (2) of the following Microsoft Certifications consisting of a combination of the following:
Azure Security Engineer Associate
Azure Network Engineer Associate
Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Azure Security Engineer Associate
Cybersecurity Architect Expert
Security Operations Analyst Associate
Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
Azure Administrator Associate
Azure Network Engineer Associate
Cybersecurity Architect Expert
Red Hat Certified Engineer
Must have two (2) of the following Microsoft Certifications:
Windows Server
Hybrid Administrator Associate
OR at least two (2) Microsoft Certified role-based requirements:
Identity and Access Administrator Associate
Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
OR WILLING TO OBTAIN THE ABOVE Required Certification.
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Yakshna Solutions, Inc , a small, woman-owned IT firm based in Herndon, VA. Title:
Windows System Engineer Location:
Stafford, VA/ Quantico, VA
(100% Onsite Mon- Fri) Clearance:
Top Secret
Overview The following description outlines responsibilities and qualifications for the Windows System Engineer role at Yakshna Solutions, Inc.
Responsibilities
Maintaining operating system servers in support of business processing requirements.
Performing software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages.
Scheduling installations and upgrades and maintaining them in accordance with government standards.
Monitoring and tuning the systems to achieve optimum performance levels.
Ensuring server data integrity by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions. Ensuring data/media recoverability by implementing a schedule of system backups and database archive operations.
Maintaining accounts, network rights, and access to systems and equipment. Installing, updating, and troubleshooting systems/servers.
Managing system/server resources including performance, capacity, availability, serviceability and recoverability while monitoring and maintaining system/server configuration. Conducting periodic system maintenance including clearing, disk checks, routine reboots, data dumps, and testing. Installing, implementing, and configuring support of system components.
Complying with government systems administration standard operating procedures and implementing and enforcing local network usage policies and procedures.
Requiring knowledge of cybersecurity principles, computer networking concepts, protocols, network security methodologies, risk management framework, cyber threats and vulnerabilities, and performance tuning tools and techniques.
Possessing skills in monitoring, optimizing system/server performance, operating system administration (account maintenance, data backups, system performance, installation and configuration of new hardware/software).
Knowledge of virtualization technologies, virtual machine development and maintenance, system administration, network and operating system hardening techniques.
Required Skills
BS/BA in Computer Science or Information Technology with 5 years experience or AA in Computer Science or Information Technology with 7 years experience.
Active Top Secret Clearance
Firewall, IDS, IPS
Net App,
VMware experience
Network Monitoring experience,
Windows Server 2022
Datacenter, DISA, STIGS, POA&M
Must have a total of two (2) of the following Microsoft Certifications consisting of a combination of the following:
Azure Security Engineer Associate
Azure Network Engineer Associate
Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Azure Security Engineer Associate
Cybersecurity Architect Expert
Security Operations Analyst Associate
Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
Azure Administrator Associate
Azure Network Engineer Associate
Cybersecurity Architect Expert
Red Hat Certified Engineer
Must have two (2) of the following Microsoft Certifications:
Windows Server
Hybrid Administrator Associate
OR at least two (2) Microsoft Certified role-based requirements:
Identity and Access Administrator Associate
Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
OR WILLING TO OBTAIN THE ABOVE Required Certification.
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