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: 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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