Windows Systems Engineer

Windows Systems Engineer

Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA

Salary Negotiable - Full Time with Benefits

Flexible Start-Date – Immediate Opening

Your work will involve providing Operation & Maintenance (O&M) support to Windows (2016 or later) servers used at NSWC Dahlgren Division for corporate solutions and Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation (RDT&E) organizational needs. This environment includes support for Windows Active Directory. O&M support includes patch management, and information assurance/security for the Research Development Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) network.

As the Windows Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Provide engineering support for initiatives including, but not limited to, VMware, IBM Endpoint Manager, Splunk, and NetApp enterprise storage system.

• Responsible for the configuration and maintenance of domain backup solutions using Symantec NetBackup.

• Administer and maintain endpoint solutions on supported RDT&E networks. Develop, maintain, and deploy automated Windows 2016/2019 Servers. Assist with Windows server migration.

• Provide O&M support for various Department transition initiatives to Corporate Services. Provide Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for designs and implementation strategies of new hardware and software deployments.

• Address requirements for maintaining system security as defined by the Assessment & Authorization (A&A) package.

• Work with the Help Desk; but also with various Department Points of contacts as needed to resolve customer problems.

To qualify, you will need:

• DOD Top Secret Security Clearance

• Active CompTIA Security+CE or equivalent IAT Level II Certification

• 4 years of experience supporting Windows operating systems

• Requires strong understanding of current Microsoft supported Windows operating systems. Must be experienced in Windows Active Directory infrastructure administration to include Group Policy Objects management.

• Must understand SAN fundamentals to include but not limited to virtual machine and LUN provisioning, snapshots, and zoning.

• Experience with Splunk, IBM Endpoint Manager and WSUS are highly desirable.

• Scripting knowledge is a plus, with Powershell, PowerCLI or another language. 

• Knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD) networking and security accreditation requirements such as Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP).

• Familiarity with Host Based Security System (HBSS) and Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) is a plus

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