Windows Administrator

Position Summary (This is onsite in Oak Ridge, TN)

No agency contact, please

This position will support the US Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information (DOE OSTI) vision to ensure long-term preservation of and access to DOE scientific and technical information through support of windows system administration. US citizenship is required in order to obtain an employee badge.

Position-Specific Duties

• Install, configure, maintain, and monitor Windows based computer systems
• Vulnerability remediation and software patching
• System baseline hardening using DISA STIGs
• Manage accounts and group memberships in both on-prem and cloud environments
• Deployment of COTS and custom applications
• Automation of routine and repeatable tasks
• Document systems’ policies and procedures
• Coordinate and communicate activities, status updates, outage notifications and schedule information with clients, other IT personnel, and other team members

Education, Training, Experience

• Prefer candidates to have or be working toward a degree in computer science, mathematics, or related field from an accredited college or university or with equivalent background
• Minimum of 3 years’ system administration experience with Windows

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Experience with Windows operating systems
• Knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory/Entra (Directory Services, Federation Services, Group Policy, Domain Trusts, Certificate Services, Right Management Services)
• Experience administrating Microsoft M365 environment
• Familiarity with Smartcards/PKI
• Familiarity using VMware vSphere and vCenter
• Familiarity with VMware Horizon or similar remote desktop software
• Strong troubleshooting and solution research skills
• Experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell
• Experience with task automation
• Experience with centralized patch management solution
• Working knowledge common Internet protocols
• Familiarity with configuration management practices for operating systems and major applications
• Familiarity with system documentation standards and procedures
• Demonstrated excellent customer service
• Demonstrated ability to clearly and effectively communicate both verbally and in written format
• Strong planning and organizational skills with attention to detail and a focus on delivery
• Self-directed, results-oriented, and flexible
• Ability to build strong working relationships across all levels of an organization
• Ability to work as part of a diverse team
• Ability to translate technical information to an audience-appropriate level