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Information Systems Architect - Advanced - On-Prem Systems Engineer

Talent Software Services, Inc.Columbia, South Carolina🇺🇸United States

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SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeOn Site
LocationColumbia, South Carolina, United States
Active DirectoryPKIPowerShellAzureWindows ServerAzure DevOps

Job description

Job Description Job Description Job Title: Systems Engineer
Job Location: Columbia, SC, 29201 (Remote)
Job Duration: 12 Months Job Responsibilities:
  • Execute the Active Directory, Group Policy, and permissions work backlog: GPO creation, modification, testing, and retirement, plus delegation and access changes.
  • Implement CIS baselines through GPO and scripted remediation, working from the Senior Server Administrator's analysis and direction. The Senior reviews and orchestrates; this role implement.
  • Design, write, and maintain PowerShell for administration, automating, auditing, remediation, and reporting across endpoints and AD.
  • Identify repetitive operational tasks and automate them, replacing manual procedures with tested, documented scripts.
  • Manage the Windows Server lifecycle at enterprise scale: build, configuration, patching, upgrading, troubleshooting, and decommissioning.
  • Receive work as assigned and prioritized by the Server Operations Team Manager, including work routed through the Senior Server Administrator or the Server Administrator under the Manager's oversight.
  • Log, update, and track all work items in Azure DevOps.
  • Work service requests and change controls through the Service Management tool, following the team's change process.
  • Store all work product and documentation in Azure DevOps as work is performed, including scripts, code, GPO documentation, runbooks, and SOPs. All work products are the property of the branch.
  • Cross-skill with the Senior Server Administrator so that AD/GPO and CIS knowledge is shared, not held by one person.
  • Take on additional on-premises duties as team responsibilities are realigned, as directed by the Manager.
Required Skills & Experience:
  • 5 years of experience with Active Directory: domain services, replication, delegation, permissions, and domain controller troubleshooting.
  • 5 years of experience with Group Policy: design, scoping, filtering, troubleshooting, and change control in a large environment.
  • 5 years of experience with PowerShell: modules, error handling, remote execution, scheduled and unattended scripts, and AD/GPO automation.
  • 3 years of experience with implementation of CIS benchmarks (or equivalent hardening baselines) on Windows endpoints via GPO and scripting.
  • 5 years of experience with Windows Server administration and lifecycle management across a large server estate, including build, patching, upgrading, and decommissioning.
  • Experience with documenting while working: SOPs, runbooks, and change records kept current, with no after-the-fact write-ups.
  • Experience working from a tracked work queue (such as Azure DevOps boards) and within formal service request and change control processes.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have:
  • Experience with task automation and orchestration beyond PowerShell, such as scheduled workflows and automation platforms.
  • Endpoint patch management experience, including third-party application and Windows OS patching.
  • Third-party application packaging and deployment automation, including application bundles (such as PDQ).
  • PKI and AD Certificate Services operations.
Success Metrics / Deliverables:
  • Success is assessed against metrics established with the Manager and tracked in Azure DevOps, including AD/GPO backlog reduction, CIS items implemented, and script and documentation coverage.
  • AD/GPO backlog reduced and tracked in Azure DevOps.
  • CIS items implemented per the Senior's direction, with before and after state recorded.
  • Core administrative and remediation tasks covered by tested, documented PowerShell, with a baseline script library in Azure DevOps.
  • All work products, including scripts, code, and documentation, are stored in Azure DevOps as property of the branch, with no work held locally or in personal storage.
  • Tested coverage on AD/GPO and PowerShell-based processes, so that more than one person can run and support them.
  • SOPs for recurring AD/GPO and hardening tasks written and reviewed by the Senior.

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