APR Staffing
Windows System Administrator (Vancouver)
APR Staffing, Vancouver, Washington, United States, 98662
Job Title: 11745
Job Number: System Administrator
Virtualization, VMWare, Windows, Storage Location: Vancouver, WA - onsite Overtime: 10% anticipated Travel: up to 10% local and field travel Length: Initial 12 month engagement
renewable for up to 5 years
MUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check
SUMMARY
This contract System Administrator 3 position will work within Operational Infrastructure subgroup within Transmission Technology group in the Transmission Services business line. This division provides hardware maintenance lifecycle support for the corporate Control Center systems. This division also provides General Support System (GSS) infrastructure maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, emergency response, client support, system energization/acceptance testing, and performance analysis and trending
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES Configuring applicable software and systems, maintaining local documentation, installing/updating/removing software, applying change control processes and procedures, planning and preparing for future growth, troubleshooting and resolving technical issues, and performing system-related training for the following systems: Deploying virtual services using automation, i.e, Aria Automation, Terraform, Ansible. Storage services, i.e. SAN, NAS & Virtual Antivirus, antimalware, and malicious code prevention. Software Defined Networking, i.e. VMWare NSX, Cisco ACI. VMware Virtual Machine, Hypervisor Management and Infrastructure deployment. Virtualization Management, (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, KVM). Management of Windows Server & REHL operating systems Cyber Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation Research. Patch Management in an enterprise environment. Windows infrastructure, i.e. active directory, group policy, PKI, et al Research, test and draft / document standardized technical procedures for the deployment of computer hardware and associated operating systems; organize, store and dispose of superseded documents in accordance with Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards. Perform regular assessments of newly discovered vulnerabilities on a wide range of operational network devices, computer systems devices and various software packages. Implement, design, and maintain least privileged and role-based access control models. Research, test and document standardized technical procedures for the deployment of computer hardware and associated operating systems for final review and approval by the manager /staff. Respond to client support issues utilizing change management software to process and complete the tasks necessary for resolution of technical client issues; unusually complex issues may include involvement of the appropriate manager or team lead. Provide advice and recommendations for process / procedural changes that may become necessary due to system changes, upgrades, etc. Provide input and recommendations to the manager, technical lead and staff Support and assist the team lead and North American Electric Reliability Corporation - Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC-CIP) subject matter experts (SMEs) with implementing, analyzing, and reporting on the operational compliance of all Control Center cyber assets. Develop, draft and recommend improvements to the Control Centers procedures and processes
REQUIREMENTS Education & Experience: A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a directly related technical discipline is preferred. With an Associates or Bachelors degree in applicable fields, 8 years of experience is required. Without an applicable degree, 10 years of experience is required.
Required Technical Skills & Experience 2 years experience with the following: Working knowledge and experience sufficient to successfully support, troubleshoot and maintain a virtualized computer environment. Working knowledge and experience sufficient to successfully support, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Windows infrastructure using active directory, group policy, Powershell, and other Windows utilities
Preferred Skills & Experience Administration of virtualization technologies including VMWare, Hyper-V, Nutanix, KVM, etc. Experience administering computer systems in a 24/7 high availability operational environment. Administration and maintenance of network systems infrastructure management tools or systems including anti-virus, patch deployment, log management, software deployment and backup and recovery functions. Experience in researching vulnerabilities and deploying security patches in a large IT infrastructure environment. Experience with administering both network and host-based firewalls. Experience troubleshooting LAN connectivity problems. Experience using specific technologies such as Splunk, Remote Desktop Services, IIS, Wireshark, App-V, Tripwire, Trend Micro, LANDesk, Puppet Enterprises, Checkpoint Firewall, Veeam backup, HP and Cisco server hardware, KVM hardware Knowledge of scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, Python
Pre-Employment Requirement All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About APR Staffing APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions and Data Resource Group. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Virtualization, VMWare, Windows, Storage Location: Vancouver, WA - onsite Overtime: 10% anticipated Travel: up to 10% local and field travel Length: Initial 12 month engagement
renewable for up to 5 years
MUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check
SUMMARY
This contract System Administrator 3 position will work within Operational Infrastructure subgroup within Transmission Technology group in the Transmission Services business line. This division provides hardware maintenance lifecycle support for the corporate Control Center systems. This division also provides General Support System (GSS) infrastructure maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, emergency response, client support, system energization/acceptance testing, and performance analysis and trending
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES Configuring applicable software and systems, maintaining local documentation, installing/updating/removing software, applying change control processes and procedures, planning and preparing for future growth, troubleshooting and resolving technical issues, and performing system-related training for the following systems: Deploying virtual services using automation, i.e, Aria Automation, Terraform, Ansible. Storage services, i.e. SAN, NAS & Virtual Antivirus, antimalware, and malicious code prevention. Software Defined Networking, i.e. VMWare NSX, Cisco ACI. VMware Virtual Machine, Hypervisor Management and Infrastructure deployment. Virtualization Management, (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, KVM). Management of Windows Server & REHL operating systems Cyber Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation Research. Patch Management in an enterprise environment. Windows infrastructure, i.e. active directory, group policy, PKI, et al Research, test and draft / document standardized technical procedures for the deployment of computer hardware and associated operating systems; organize, store and dispose of superseded documents in accordance with Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards. Perform regular assessments of newly discovered vulnerabilities on a wide range of operational network devices, computer systems devices and various software packages. Implement, design, and maintain least privileged and role-based access control models. Research, test and document standardized technical procedures for the deployment of computer hardware and associated operating systems for final review and approval by the manager /staff. Respond to client support issues utilizing change management software to process and complete the tasks necessary for resolution of technical client issues; unusually complex issues may include involvement of the appropriate manager or team lead. Provide advice and recommendations for process / procedural changes that may become necessary due to system changes, upgrades, etc. Provide input and recommendations to the manager, technical lead and staff Support and assist the team lead and North American Electric Reliability Corporation - Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC-CIP) subject matter experts (SMEs) with implementing, analyzing, and reporting on the operational compliance of all Control Center cyber assets. Develop, draft and recommend improvements to the Control Centers procedures and processes
REQUIREMENTS Education & Experience: A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a directly related technical discipline is preferred. With an Associates or Bachelors degree in applicable fields, 8 years of experience is required. Without an applicable degree, 10 years of experience is required.
Required Technical Skills & Experience 2 years experience with the following: Working knowledge and experience sufficient to successfully support, troubleshoot and maintain a virtualized computer environment. Working knowledge and experience sufficient to successfully support, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Windows infrastructure using active directory, group policy, Powershell, and other Windows utilities
Preferred Skills & Experience Administration of virtualization technologies including VMWare, Hyper-V, Nutanix, KVM, etc. Experience administering computer systems in a 24/7 high availability operational environment. Administration and maintenance of network systems infrastructure management tools or systems including anti-virus, patch deployment, log management, software deployment and backup and recovery functions. Experience in researching vulnerabilities and deploying security patches in a large IT infrastructure environment. Experience with administering both network and host-based firewalls. Experience troubleshooting LAN connectivity problems. Experience using specific technologies such as Splunk, Remote Desktop Services, IIS, Wireshark, App-V, Tripwire, Trend Micro, LANDesk, Puppet Enterprises, Checkpoint Firewall, Veeam backup, HP and Cisco server hardware, KVM hardware Knowledge of scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, Python
Pre-Employment Requirement All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About APR Staffing APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions and Data Resource Group. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.