Senior Windows Server Admin

Company: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

• Strong proficiency in managing Microsoft Azure infrastructure, including Entra  security optimization.
• Experience implementing cloud security best practices and integrating on-premises systems with Azure services.

• Deep knowledge of Active Directory, Domain Controllers, Group Policy Objects (GPOs), Certificate Services, DNS, DHCP, and Print Servers.
• Expertise in domain controller operations, authentication protocols (Kerberos, NTLM), and security configurations.

• Advanced skills in performance analysis and diagnostic tools for Windows Server environments.
• Ability to resolve complex infrastructure issues using logs, traces, and network analysis tools.

• Strong proficiency in Power Shell scripting, including automation workflows, reporting scripts, and reusable configuration modules.

• Understanding of enterprise storage technologies, Hyper‑V, VMware, IIS, and MS SQL.
• Experience supporting virtualization and application hosting environments.

• Proven ability to interface with teams across the enterprise stack: networking, storage, project management, capacity planning, and incident management.
• Comfortable leading technical discussions and translating complex concepts into clear, actionable language for diverse audiences.

• Demonstrated experience with ITIL processes for incident, change, and problem management.
• Ability to train and guide teams on new and existing processes, including cloud architecture best practices.
• Highly interpersonal with strong communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage tight deadlines, and adapt to changing requirements.
• Skilled in mentoring and knowledge transfer to junior staff.

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or technology related field or equivalent combination of education and experience to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Seven years experience providing senior Windows Server administration support and senior server configuration support.

At least one of the following industry certifications preferred: MCSA/MCSE/MCTIP‑SA or VMware VCP and similar certifications desired.

Position Purpose
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Provide senior level Server Administration support in a virtualized environment.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Functions.

• Install OS applications, daily system maintenance, application integration, and upgrades on Windows systems in a VMware virtualized environment.
• Work closely with network, application, and middleware teams to support product installations, customizations, and deployments.
• Perform Active Directory Services administration and management to include design, cleanup and routine maintenance and configuration.
• Work closely with UNIX, Open Shift, Backup and Storage teams to support deployments.
• Provide operations support to ensure high performance backup and data protection, universal availability and simplified management of complex systems and storage networks.
• Support, implement and maintain backup plans to ensure continuation of critical operations in the event of a disaster or recovery.
• Operate, configure, and troubleshoot organization backup and data replication infrastructure.
• Provide administration and support of the Open Shift platform.
• Provide administration and support of the Spectrum Protect (SP) and Spectrum Protect Plus (SPP) platform.
• Develop or lead oversight of update, documentation and management of GPOs across the domain.
• Develop and maintain user and technical documentation.
• Create administrator and service accounts, maintain system documentation, tune system performance, and install enterprise‑wide software.
• Monitor policies and standards for allocation related to use of computing resources.
• Provide support including software updates and upgrades, backup and recovery, performance management and capacity planning for the environment.
• Collect and assess information from the user community for software and hardware problem resolution.
• Define and track metrics and key performance indicators to raise the bar in team performance and customer service.
• Reduce errors working with the other Windows administrators through process improvement and root cause analysis.
• Produce support documentation on demand.
• Help tune performance and ensure high availability of server infrastructure.
• Assist in developing and maintaining configuration management solutions.
• Utilize performance tools to help teams make the most out of the available infrastructure.
• Demonstrate strong customer service skills to provide onsite technical support focusing on strong listening skills to gain accurate understanding of the situation, displaying a sense of urgency to resolve customer issues.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Experience with GPO creation and…