[Jobposts] Job vacancy: Senior Windows Systems Engineer, IT Engineer - DIT, UMD

Wed Feb 3 21:52:17 UTC 2021

1.Which country are you in? USA
2. Will you take international applicants? Yes
3. Do folks need pre-existing work visas for your country?Yes
4. Is a relocation allowance part of the salary package? Negotiable
5. Can we telecommute? Yes, from the USA

*Position title:* *Senior Windows Systems Engineer, IT Senior Engineer*
*Position #: 126105*

The University of Maryland Division of Information Technology (DIT) is
seeking a Senior Windows Systems Engineer to join our Platform Services
team. The primary purpose of this position is to deploy, maintain, enhance,
and troubleshoot system, services, configurations, roles, and core
applications deployed within the Division of Information Technology’s
Active Directory infrastructure. Responsibilities include performing
systems planning and development of new features; proactive management of
the environments as well as the forecasting of capacity needs; assisting
with the deployment of new applications and services for the campus;
working with campus units to migrate from their Active Directory
deployments to a centralized Active Directory infrastructure or
troubleshooting their existing infrastructure; and play a key role in
optimizing IT services using products within Microsoft’s System Center
Suite. This individual must be a forward thinker who can proactively plan,
multitask, troubleshoot, and possesses excellent organizational and
communication skills.

The incumbent will also monitor system performance, investigate problems,
interact with vendors, and serve as technical expert and ambassador of
Microsoft technology for the campus. The position has a 24×7 support
requirement, so the incumbent must be willing, able, and available to
participate in a regular on-call rotation, work a flexible schedule, and
respond to out-of-band emergencies when the need arises.

- Create, maintain and decommission servers running Windows Server 2016 and
2019 in on-premises and cloud environments.
- Hands-on deployment of new applications and services within a virtualized
computing environment as well as providing tier II/III incident support.
- Develop increasing expertise in key technologies, focusing on
virtualization within cloud environments.
- Interact directly with University staff to gather technical and business
requirements, develop and implement solutions.
- Manage technologies in an enterprise environment with a drive for
understanding customer needs and operational excellence.
- Communicate with vendors for upgrades and troubleshooting issues with
software.
- Training and demonstration of product features and operation to
non-technical customers.
- Document all platform service processes and procedures and maintain the
artifacts in a document repository.
- Participate in disaster recovery (DR) planning and execution in support
of customer requirements.
- Automate repetitive tasks where possible to improve service delivery and
reduce operational overhead.
- Collaborate with the Security team to identify and remediate application
and operating system vulnerabilities.

*Minimum qualifications*

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, technical
certifications or training, or work experience.

Minimum of 8 years of Microsoft systems administration, configuration and
troubleshooting, with 3 years in an engineering role.

Proven technology expertise in designing, deploying, maintaining,
troubleshooting, and securing services (LDAP, DNS, DHCP, Site Replication,
etc.) in a highly available multi-site Active Directory infrastructure
within a large enterprise.

Experience configuring and supporting high availability and disaster
recovery scenarios for domain controllers and Active Directory services.

Experience creating, administering and troubleshooting Group Policies.

Experience deploying, integrating, configuring, and securing Microsoft
Windows Servers 2012/ 2016/2019 and Windows 10 in Active Directory and
standalone environments as well as hybrid environments (on-prem and cloud
based).

In-depth understanding of Windows operating systems and general awareness
of public cloud services.

Experience using Client Management Tools to automate and centrally manage
servers and desktops in an enterprise environment.

Experience automating repeatable processes using PowerShell.

Experience with patching, updating and vulnerability remediation for
Windows OS and third party applications.

Ability to multi-task and adjust to changing priorities.

Experience performing systems planning and development to include new
features in the Windows server operating system as well as the ability to
deploy new applications and services.

Experience with virtualization in a large enterprise environment.

Effective written and verbal communication skills. Must assist, guide, and
share information with technical and non-technical personnel.

Must be able to work well with others in a cooperative work environment.

*Preferences*

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.

Experience Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (formerly known as
System Center Configuration Manager) or Intune.

Proven technology expertise in more than one relevant core area such as,
Azure Active Directory, BitLocker, Office365, Microsoft SQL 2014 or newer,
AlwaysOn Availability, IIS, MacOS, JAMF, scripting, Splunk, Tripwire,
monitoring tools.

Experience creating and maintaining infrastructure using public cloud
services, specifically AWS or Azure.

VMware experience.

Working knowledge of COTS applications.

MS Certifications – MCSE: Core Infrastructure, MCSA Windows Server
2012/2016 or MCITP:Enterprise Administrator, Microsoft Certified: Azure
Administrator Associate.

Understanding of a higher education environment.

Strong customer service orientation and presentation skills.

Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

*Additional information: *this position does not provide sponsorship for
visas.

*Physical demands:* predominantly operates in an office environment. Some
periods of time may be spent in computer rooms for installation, testing,
and troubleshooting. Some work (less than 5%) requires moving and lifting
of server equipment.

*Best consideration date: 02/24**/2021 or open until filled*

*Please apply at: *https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/80992

*EOE/AA*

*Elena Franzoi, M.S.*
(Pronouns: She | Her | Hers)
Business Office Coordinator
5801 University Research Court
College Park, MD 20740
301.405.4912 | 301.314.9100 (fax)
it.umd.edu
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