Windows Server Administrator

Job Title: Windows Server Administrator

Job Location: Alpharetta, GA

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Pay Range: $49.00hr - $54.00hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• Over 2 years of experience as a Microsoft IIS Administrator, with diversified technical experience in middle tier technologies, Powershell, Unixshell, web infrastructure design, solution architecture, identity and access management, web operations and application integration within large enterprise environments.
• Experience working in Windows Server environment.
• Significant experience in production code migration for .Net/Java/J2ee applications and ensuring the availability of production infrastructure environments.
• Excellent understanding of internet and networking protocols, including TCP/IP and HTTP/HTTPS.
• Strong internet infrastructure product knowledge in Windows.
• Experience in enterprise-level web-hosting environment.
• Ability to handle outage and incident situations.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and high-pressure situations for outage handling, management, or resolution.
• Proficient in ITIL concepts for Incident, Change, and Configuration Management.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with peers, customers, and management.
• Facilitation skills including conducting walkthroughs, interviews, and brainstorming sessions.
• Proven ability to learn and work with new applications in minimal time.
• Ability to communicate effectively with various user groups, such as developers and engineers, as well as remote team members.

Responsibilities:

• Support a large number of web-based applications in an enterprise environment.
• Analyze the infrastructure requirements for enterprise business applications and provide the required applications support for the production environments.
• Use network tooling to address connectivity issues, fault analysis, failure avoidance, and the diagnosis and resolution of functionally impacting issues in distributed systems environments.
• Work with in-house application management systems designed to simplify deployment and management of distributed applications.
• Model application systems using relational data models and control and monitor applications over the network via a GUI console.
• Maintain Windows and UNIX servers across DMZs and MPNs and provide infrastructure support for .Net/Java/J2EE and proprietary applications.
• Collaborate with the firewall team to resolve connection issues using knowledge of firewall rules and server requirements across DMZs.
• Work with the network team in configuring servers in a load balanced model for a variety of applications.
• Create and renew SSL certificates for all enterprise-wide .Net/Java applications on the servers.
• Utilize knowledge of A10/F5 based VIP/DNS configurations for enterprise-wide applications.
• Drive process improvement through methods such as automation and scripting.
• Collaborate with L2 teams and other L3 team members internationally.
• Write technical documentation.

Nice to Have:

• Administrative competence in at least one major programming language or platform such as Powershell, C#, or Perl.
• Strong understanding of security protocols, including SSL/TLS and Kerberos.
• Comfortable with administration of Unix/Linux.
• Driven to learn about new technologies and techniques.
• Experience operating in large enterprise environments.

Skills:

• Microsoft IIS.
• Windows Server.
• ITIL.
• Powershell.
• Unixshell.
• TCP/IP.
• HTTP/HTTPS.
• SSL/TLS.
• A10.
• F5.
• DNS.
• Load Balancing.
• Automation.
• Scripting.

Qualification And Education:

• 7+ years of relevant experience in Windows Server Administration.

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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities