Systems Engineer - Active Directory; Remote

Job Summary

Job Title: Systems Engineer - Active Directory

Location: Remote (Houston, United States) / Sector:
Utilities

Duration: 12+ Months (Extendable)

Eligibility: No C2C. This role is only open to USC or GC candidates.

• Support, design, install, customize, and maintain servers and all associated components.
• Provide general administration of systems, including user access administration, system services, configurations, and the development of tools to manage the environment.
• Assist with the development of prototypes/proofs of concepts to validate key project assumptions prior to significant investments.
• Provide break/fix support of associated software and operating systems.
• Communicate with team, customers, and sponsors effectively; establish credibility by appealing to reason and using research, data, and facts.
• Maintain system performance by pro-active monitoring and trending the utilization of system resources.
• Maintain system reliability and availability by managing system updates and patches.
• Design, install, and implement systems to provide efficient, cost-effective solutions for the business computing needs; research industry trends to aid long-term IT infrastructure strategies.
• Identify system requirements and devise or modify procedures to solve problems considering equipment capacity, operating time, and integration of components.
• Use appropriate change control procedures for implementing software enhancements.
• Oversee systems testing, lead integration testing, and assist in user testing.
• Coordinate the maintenance of assigned applications; monitor system and application performance metrics and provide input for improvements.
• Stay abreast of current technologies and best practices applicable to the company.
• Establish relationships with users and the IT organization to provide technical solutions meeting user needs through workflow analysis and understanding of business needs.
• Assist in Merger and Acquisition activities and domain mergers/divestitures.

• Five (5) years of business experience using and supporting Active Directory, computing, and network technology in an enterprise environment.
• Basic computer skills:
  Operating Systems, Microsoft Office.
• Active Directory and related technologies: ADDS, Sites and Services Configuration, Azure Entra , AD Connect, DNS, DHCP, Microsoft Certificate Authority (MSCA), KMS and RDP licensing, Power Shell scripting, TCP/IP Subnetting.

• Professional office environment, hybrid or fully remote.
• 24-hour on-call support with occasional night and weekend work; overtime as necessary to resolve critical issues and meet milestones.
• Access after hours via cell phone as needed.

• Five (5) years of experience using and supporting Active Directory, computing, and network technology in an enterprise environment.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, or related discipline from an accredited four-year college/university.

• Effectively communicates technical and business concepts; fosters an environment that encourages sharing of information and ideas.
• Demonstrates awareness of client needs and proactively ensures expectations are met or exceeded.
• Makes informed decisions by quickly assessing issues and presenting options leading to resolution.
• Identifies risks and obstacles, develops contingency plans, and takes action to address them.
• Plans ahead, prioritizes, and negotiates priorities to achieve goals.
• Thinks critically, anticipates problems, and develops timely solutions.
• Collaborates with others toward common goals; understands system architecture and how Active Directory deployments, migrations, and consolidations are implemented.
• Experience with AWS/Azure cloud services and VMware virtualization.

• Health, vision, and dental insurance (single and family coverage).
• 401(k) plan (employee contributions only).