Location: Harrisburg, PA
Position Type: Hybrid
Hybrid Schedule: 1 day in office per week minimum
Contract Length: 6 Month, Contract to Hire
Position Overview:
This role is responsible for administering and supporting complex Intel-based server environments and multiple hypervisor platforms, with Nutanix serving as the primary virtualization technology.
Key responsibilities include Windows Server/Intel OS administration, virtualization management, support for Windows‑based server applications, and implementation and renewal of Windows web services and certificates.
Required Skills:
- 5+ years of Intel OS / Virtualization experience
- Experienced with Windows Server
- Proficient in troubleshooting complex technical problems.
- Demonstrated experience successfully delivering complex initiatives, meeting quality and time expectations.
- Must be able to communicate at a highly technical level to work effectively with peers and other I/T staff.
- Requires adherence to STIG guidelines and remediation activities, along with compliance with established disaster recovery processes.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or an equivalent combination of experience with training and/or certification.
Preferred Skills:
- Any job-related certifications, secondary education, or experience a plus.
Duties:
Windows Server Administration
- Thorough understanding of the Windows Server Operating System (all versions) with the ability to troubleshoot application performance issues or problems.
- Thorough understanding of Active Directory to include group policy management and its effect on both security and application function.
- Support of Windows Server patching and vulnerability remediation.
- Support of Windows Web Servers (IIS and certificate administration).
- Create system images used to build new base template servers to DOD STIG standards.
- Support of incident management, project delivery, and compliance activities. Works with other I/T teams to understand business needs and requirements to deliver improvements to processes, projects, and services.
- Measures and tracks performance. Strives to enhance performance efficiencies and effectiveness while achieving project targets.
- Collaborate with application owners to implement sound, reasonable backup and retention policies.
VDI Compute Environment
- Support of incident management, project delivery, and compliance activities.
- Assist team to enhance stability and functionality.
- Identifies opportunities to improve VDI efficiency, effectiveness, reliability, and recoverability.
- Ensure the VDI environments adhere to security and compliance requirements.
