Job Description:
***Only W2 resumes are accepted
Work Location: Role is 100% remote
Candidate location: Candidate must currently reside in Eastern Time Zone.
Key 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 implements.
· 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 product, including scripts, code, and documentation, 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.
