Windows Systems/Security Administrator

Our client is looking for a Windows Systems / Security Administrator to be responsible for administering, securing, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise infrastructure across on-premises, virtualized, hybrid, and cloud environments. Candidate focuses on vulnerability management, remediation, patch compliance, and security across Windows, Linux, VMware, and cloud platforms.

Tasks:

·        Infrastructure Security: Administer Windows, Linux, VMware, and cloud infrastructure. Implement security baselines, access controls, and hardening standards.

·        Vulnerability Management: Identify, prioritize, track, and remediate vulnerabilities across servers, virtual machines, and cloud resources. Validate fixes and coordinate remediation timelines.

·        Patching: Coordinate OS and infrastructure patching, validate deployments, maintain compliance, and minimize disruption.

·        Security & Compliance: Assess configurations against security standards, correct weaknesses, and support audits and compliance reporting.

·        Cloud & Virtualization: Secure and maintain VMware, virtual machines, cloud services, configurations, and access controls across hybrid environments.

·        Security Tools: Support asset discovery, endpoint management, vulnerability assessment, patching, and remediation using Tanium or similar platforms.

·        Automation: Develop PowerShell, Bash, or Python scripts and workflows to automate patching, remediation, security validation, and reporting.

·        Troubleshooting: Resolve infrastructure, configuration, patching, and security issues. Maintain incident and change records in the IT service management system.

·        Documentation & Collaboration: Document configurations, security standards, patching, and remediation procedures. Work Schedule: County business hours required; flex time optional. Occasional after-hours work for maintenance, patching, and security remediation.

Environment: Works in a hybrid enterprise environment spanning on-premises, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure, focusing on vulnerability management, security, hardening, and remediation

NOTE: Local candidates only. Relocation not allowed. Hybrid position requiring two in-office days per week.

ocation: Pontiac, MI  
Contract: 6+ months

Skills Required:

5 years of experience in the following:

·        Experience with Windows Server

·        Experience with Linux   

·        Experience with troubleshooting

·        Experience with access management

·        Experience with storage

·        Experience with Networking

·        Experience with Identity and endpoint systems

·        Experience with Vulnerability scanning, remediation tracking, patching, risk prioritization, and configuration compliance

·        Experience with VMware vSphere

·        Experience with virtual machines

·        Experience with cloud platforms

·        Experience with Endpoint management & asset discovery

·        Experience with PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, and Terraform

·        Experience with Incident/change management, documentation, reporting, and cross-team collaboration.

 Skills Desired – A plus to have:

·        Tanium or similar tools

*** Rate depends on experience

*** Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We can accept H1b, , TN, and other valid work visas for IT. However, we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

*** Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position.

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