Senior System Engineer (Onsite)

Senior System Administrator (Onsite)

Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a System Administrator for their Vancouver, Washington location.  This position provides agency expert level (Tier 3) support for the infrastructure in the control centers. Services in these support systems include authentication and access, storage and virtualization, malicious code protection, dispatch and scheduling display infrastructure, operating system platforms, vulnerability detection, patch management, network security and configuration management, cabling infrastructure, facilities management systems, and critical area security. Included in these responsibilities are the documentation and compliance activities required to perform these functions.

This onsite position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits!  If you feel this position aligns with your professional experience and goals, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities for Senior System Administrator:

• With Manager, technical lead oversight, use professional level skills/ knowledge to perform system administration of the following systems, including the following:
  • Server administration
  • Vulnerability Scanning, including Nessus
  • Cyber Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation Research
  • Implementation, design, and maintenance of least privileged and role-based access control models
  • Patch Management of network and compute devices
  • Server Virtualization, i.e. Hyper-V, VMWare vSphere
  • Network Virtualization, i.e. VMWare NSX, Cisco ACI
  • Antivirus, antimalware, and malicious code prevention
  • Storage services, i.e. Nexgen, Pure, vSAN, other network-attached storage arrays
  • Display infrastructure
  • Laptop and workstation support
  • Software deployment services
  • Virtualization infrastructure
  • Windows & Linux operating systems
  • Windows infrastructure, i.e. active directory, group policy, PKI, et al
  • Support of in-house developed applications
  • Network time distribution
  • Windows file services
  • Linux infrastructure (deployment services, CentOS)
  • Assisting in the implementation of system upgrades
• Research, test and draft / document standardized technical procedures for the deployment of server and workstation computer hardware and associated operating systems; organize, store and dispose of superseded documents in accordance with Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards.
• Perform regular assessments of newly discovered vulnerabilities on a wide range of operational network devices, computer systems devices and various software packages.  Document patch and vulnerability applicability assessments and recommend vulnerability mitigation options. 
• Implement, design, and maintain least privileged and role-based access control models.
• Research, test and document standardized technical procedures for the deployment of server and workstation computer hardware and associated operating systems for final review and approval by manager /staff.
• Respond to help desk-client support calls utilizing change management software to process and complete the tasks necessary for resolution of technical client issues; unusually complex issues may include involvement of the appropriate manager or team lead.
• Assist in the MCIT Project effort to move eligible Transmission Technology (TT) applications from legacy computing environments to virtual data center environments in accordance with the MCIT Vision architecture.
• Maintain files / filing system(s) in accordance with compliance requirements.

Requirements for System Administrator:

• U.S. Citizenship and a valid U.S. Driver’s License is required.
• A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a directly related technical discipline is preferred.
  • With an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in applicable fields, 8 years of experience is required.
  • Without an applicable degree, 10 years of experience is required.
• Experience must include direct work experience in Information Technology performing System Administration.
• 2+ years’ experience with the following:
  • Working knowledge and experience sufficient to successfully support and maintain a virtualized and converged compute environment.
  • Working knowledge and experience sufficient to successfully support, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Windows infrastructure using active directory, group policy, Powershell, and other Windows utilities.

**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**


About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:

Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.

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Job ID: 13791