Sr. Systems Administrator

Position: Sr. Systems Administrator (39838)
Company Description IDEALFORCE has a CONTRACT position available immediately for a Sr Windows Administrator to join our customer in Phoenix,AZ. This is an ONSITE position and require in person interview. Please find below additional details about this job.

Kindly respond with your most up to date resume if you would like to pursue this opportunity. Only LOCAL CANDIDATES are considered.

Job Description The Senior Systems Administrator Consultant, under direct supervision of the Infrastructure Manager, will be primarily responsible for assisting to manage the entire infrastructure for the agency and work on special technical related projects.

Description of Duties:
· 65% of the resources time will be spent on special technical projects.
· 20% of the resources time will be assisting to manage the entire infrastructure for the agency.  
· 15% of the resources time will include other duties as assigned.

ACTIVE IT RELATED PROJECTS
- Active Directory/GPO review/redesign- VDI Refresh
- Troubleshooting Network bottlenecks - Server Performance Enhancements
- Network Diagraming
- Server Room Cabling and Identification
- Endpoint Detection Solution
- Data Audit and Access Governance Solution
- Hyper-V Virtual Machine Backup Solution
- Exchange 2013 migration
- Agency Disaster Recovery Failover Test
- Disaster Recovery Enhancements Qualifications
- Extensive Experience in Active Directory
- Extensive GPO experience-Extensive

Experience with Windows Servers Platform       - 2008 R2       - 2012 R2-Extensive Experience in MS HyperV Administration-Extensive

Experience with HP Switches-Extensive

Experience with Juniper/Checkpoint firewall-Extensive

Experience with Network Architecture-Extensive Experience in Supporting LANs-Extensive Experience in Supporting WANs-Extensive

Experience with DELL Hardware-Experience with BES
12-Experience in IT Security-MS Exchange 2007/2013 Server-Anti-Virus Applications (ESET NOD 32)-Experience with Watchguard/Barracuda Spam Appliances-Policy Based Encryption Client Software (Dell DDP)- experience with SQL Server 2005 and/or 2008/R2 is a plus-Experience with project management process THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems or related field, CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, MCSE, CCNA7+ years network infrastructure experience, (LAN, WAN, Frame Relay, Wireless), HP, DELL, CISCO, Juniper hardware

Knowledge of Juniper firewalls, HP Pro Curve switches, Cisco switches, HP Wireless solutions, SIEM, Symantec Backup Exec, ESET NOD
32 Antivirus Business Edition, Solarwinds, Intermapper, SQL 2003/2005/2008, Norstar PBXExcellent working knowledge of Windows 2008/2012, Active Directory, MS Exchange, DNS, DHCP, IIS, SQL Server and related applications

Excellent working knowledge of Windows 7, Office 2010, VISIO, MS Project, Adobe Acrobat, etc. Skill in network design, procurement, installation and implementation

Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships to manage complex integrative projects

Skill in problem identification and formulation of alternatives and solutions to maintain operational integrity of the enterprise server

Skill in establishing and maintaining relationships with vendors, divisional staff, agency program staff, agency senior management, as well as staff and management of other governmental and private sector entities

Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language

Ability to conduct research into networking issues and products as required

Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Ability to write and/or oversee the development of detailed documents and project plans

Ability to take ownership of assigned projects and bring them to…