Windows Configuration Manager Specialist
Location
Chantilly, Loudoun County, VA | United States
Job description
We are seeking highly motivated engineers with a thirst for learning, in support of a geographically dispersed, network integrating a variety of Microsoft services, both on-premises and in the cloud. Candidates with proven depth in Microsoft Endpoint Manager based solutions like System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)/Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM), Intune and Autopilot to manage Microsoft Windows Server and Desktops will be positioned for success in our organization.
The selected candidate will have a strong background in designing, building, deploying, upgrading, and administering large scale multi-domain enterprise Windows environments. As a part of the ever-evolving migration to the cloud, engineers will build, maintain, and migrate a variety of on-premises and hybrid systems and services to cloud-based infrastructures, solutions and services. Engineers will provide support to multiple globally dispersed WAN connected sites, embracing the DevOps model, engineers will be responsible for supporting their solutions throughout the entire IT project lifecycle, to include refining requirements, creating design documentation, installation instructions, deployment plans, and providing O&M support. Project assignments will vary based on skill level, and may include engineering geographically dispersed services, integrating services into public, private and hybrid cloud environments, engineering solutions to be deployed via automated configuration management tools, and hardening solutions to address STIGs, security findings, vulnerabilities and to maintain SCAP compliance.
GENERAL DUTIES:
- Designs and defines configuration management-based system architecture for new and/or existing systems utilizing both on-premises and cloud-based hosting technologies
- Analyze requirements and system architectures to develop system requirements specifications and resulting design plans
- Administer, operate, manage, and maintain configuration management components for both on-premises and cloud-based environments
- Reviews completion and implementation of system additions and/or enhancements and makes recommendations to management and/or clients
- Plans and directs the deployment, integration and upgrades of Microsoft Endpoint Manager and its components
- Design and administer Configuration Management tools and services and Patch Management solutions for desired state configuration and baseline management and control
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
- 8+ years experience
- CompTIA Security+ or similar for IAT Level II DoD 8570 certification
- Strong Experience with Microsoft Endpoint Manager and it’s management solutions; System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and/or Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM)and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
- Experience and/or familiarity with Microsoft Endpoint Manager cloud-based services, such as Intune, Autopilot and Desktop Analytics
- Experience with Microsoft deployment methodology options to include Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)
- Strong Experience with Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022
- Experience with, and strong understanding of, Windows Active Directory
- Experience with, and strong understanding of, Group Policy Configuration and Management
- Experience with, and strong understanding of, Windows DNS and DHCP
- Experience with Microsoft Windows automation scripting with PowerShell or other scripting languages
- Experience with, and strong understanding of, Windows File and Storage Services, to include Distributed File System (DFS) Namespace and Replication management
- Experience with Microsoft Azure will be valued
- Experience building/managing servers in the AWS (Amazon Web Services) and Azure hosting environment will be valued
- Experience with managing work tasks via tools such as JIRA and ServiceNow
- System configuration based on security guidelines such as DISA STIGs
CLEARANCE:
- TS/SCI with Polygraph minimum
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