What are the responsibilities and job description for the Server Administrator position at TechSur Solutions?
Job Title: Server Administrator
Location: Sterling, Virginia
Salary: DOE full benefits
Clearance: Active Public Trust (or ability to obtain)
Company Overview:
TechSur Solutions is a digital services company whose mission is to enable digital transformation for our customers, improving quality and efficiency. Based in the DC metropolitan area, TechSur specializes in advanced cloud services, modernization for both IT structures and applications, leveraging Agile development, and data analytics. Since we were formed in August of 2016, we have supported multiple impactful and exciting government programs.
Job Overview
We are seeking a Server Administrator to manage, maintain, and optimize our organization's server infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be responsible for configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting both on-premises and cloud-based servers to ensure high availability, security, and performance. This role requires expertise in Windows and/or Linux server environments, virtualization technologies, and network protocols.
Job Responsibilities
• Install, configure, and maintain Windows and/or Linux servers in physical and virtual environments.
• Perform regular updates, patch management, and security hardening of servers.
• Ensure optimal server performance through capacity planning, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Monitor server health using tools like Nagios, SolarWinds, or PRTG.
• Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, and network-related issues affecting servers.
• Implement disaster recovery solutions, including backup and restore strategies.
• Manage user permissions and access control via Active Directory (AD), LDAP, or other authentication systems.
• Implement and maintain group policies (GPOs) for security and compliance.
• Enforce security best practices by configuring firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), and antivirus solutions.
• Conduct regular security audits, vulnerability assessments, and penetration tests.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards such as ISO 27001, NIST, HIPAA, or SOC 2.
Required Skills/Work Experience
• 8 years of experience
• Supervise and manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of systems which may be mainframe, mini, or client/server based.
• Plan and monitor the optimization of system operation and resource utilization and perform systems capacity analysis and planning.
• Plan and monitor assistance to users in accessing and using business systems
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server (2016, 2019, 2022) and/or Linux (Ubuntu, RHEL, CentOS, Debian).
• Proficiency in Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy management.
• Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, KVM).
• Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, SSH, FTP, SNMP, SMTP, HTTP/S).
• Hands-on experience with server monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Nagios, Zabbix).
• Knowledge of backup solutions (Veeam, Acronis, Commvault).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Basic knowledge of scripting and automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python).
Education
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information science, or related field
