Senior System Administrator

Sebenza LLC is a woman owned small business operating out of McLean, VA
. We currently have an immediate opening for a Sr. Systems Administrator to support our contract in Lanham, MD.

Our government client has a requirement to provide support in Infrastructure Management for a Senior System Administrator, with strong Microsoft Hyper‑V administration skills in both a physical and hyperconverged environment.

Hours of support are Monday through Friday from 8am to 4:30pm, with occasional overtime and/or weekend work as necessary to finish the task(s)/project.

Must be able to pass Federal Government Background Investigation. Public Trust Clearance

• Build, configure, and troubleshoot software and hardware enhancements, application deployments and infrastructure up‑grades for Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2012, and 2016 in a Microsoft Hyper‑V environment (must have at least 5 years of hands on experience in a large‑scale environment)
• Diagnose and correct Microsoft Hyper‑V VM server issues
• Perform daily and advanced management and administration of Hyper‑V VMs via Microsoft System Center SCVMM
• Ability to install and configure Windows Server software
• Recommend software and hardware enhancements
• Ability to manage and administer iDRAC or other remote console software for servers. (specifically, for Dell EMC or HP servers)
• Responding to users’ request for assistance via problem management and tracking software, (ex. Remedy, CA Service Desk, etc.)
• Responding to technical staff’s request for assistance via problem management and tracking software, (ex. Remedy, CA Service Desk, etc.)
• Providing remote help desk and server support to remote office administrators.
• Providing software and hardware familiarization overviews with technical staff.
• Coordinate with internal IT teams and vendors in escalation and troubleshooting.
• Act as technical liaison to the US Government customer.
• Diagnose and correct computer systems’ issues.
• Provide hands‑on system administration support, system maintenance and operations support.

• Experience administering Windows servers in a hyperconverged environment.
• Experience administering and maintaining DFS files and shares.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work with users’ and other technicians with varying IT backgrounds
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced and sometimes stressful environment.

• Microsoft MCSE:
  Core Infrastructure or MCSA:
  Server 2012 or 2016 certification; and the