Senior Systems Administrator/Engineer

TalEx is partnering with a Top 20 place to work in the DC Metro area to identify a Senior System's Administrator. This is a direct hire opportunity located in Bethesda, Maryland.

All areas of responsibility listed below are essential to the satisfactory performance of this position by any/all incumbents, with reasonable accommodation, if necessary. Any non-essential functions are assumed to be included in “other IT duties as assigned.”

• Analyze organization’s needs, conduct technical research, and implement appropriate solutions to meet needs and comply with department standards.
• Ensure high availability of all critical applications and servers while meeting or exceeding Service Level Agreements (SLA).
• Implement and maintain advanced functions of Office 365 including data loss prevention (DLP), data security, data governance and compliance.
• Maintain hybrid connections to Office 365, manage multiple tenants, and integrate/consolidate existing/newly acquired tenants.
• Review, modify, develop, and adapt security policies based on challenges posed by a multi-tenant public cloud.
• Implement and maintain mobile device management (MDM) policies using Intune.
• Provide security compliance validation of Office 365 and Azure.
• Develop compliance and data loss prevention reports for distribution to management.
• Ensure a rapid response to patch management requirements by assessing risk, devising a plan, and executing plans to all servers, server components, and other devices.
• Establish and validate full functionality of disaster recovery environment for critical business applications.
• Work closely with technical teams to detect network faults and performance issues and proactively implement monitoring services and alerts to prevent future occurrences.
• Maintain highly secure systems through proper configuration and system access monitoring.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation.
• Perform other IT duties as assigned by management.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of seven (7) years’ proven experience as a Systems Administrator with a minimum of three (3) years’ hands-on experience in the design, planning, and implementation of Active Directory, ADFS, and Azure AD.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ hands-on experience supporting Office 365 tenants and integrations, including hybrid environments.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience with VMware.
• Demonstrated experience configuring and maintaining Office 365 workloads such as OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, and Skype for Business.
• Hands-on leadership of on-premise Exchange to Office 365 migration experience required.
• Expert proficiency in Cisco IronPort, Exchange Online Protection, or similar messaging hygiene and security tools to protect from external threats.
• Demonstrated experience with Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions such as Intune.
• Highly proficient with writing and maintaining custom scripted solutions with PowerShell.
• Extensive experience with Secure Active Directory Design.
• Expert level experience with Windows 2008-2016 server operating systems.
• Experience with implementation and management of ExpressRoute for Office 365.
• Industry certifications are highly desirable.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Able and willing to lift 50 lbs.
• Capable of managing multiple tasks of varying priorities in a fast paced, highly technical environment.
• Strong verbal communication skills, with an ability to communicate highly technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Excellent written communication skills, with an ability to produce and maintain technical documentation.
• Strong customer service skills with a focus on delivering the best outcome for the business and all customers.
• Ability to perform under stress and adapt when confronted with emergency situations.
• Ability to manage time well to meet or exceed customer and management expectations.
• Ability to resolve problems using analytical skills, technical expertise, or research.
• This position periodically requires being on-call outside of normal business hours to support service issues and emergency or maintenance tasks.
• Possesses a high level of integrity.
• Strong business understanding and focus.
• Attention to detail.