Job Title: Data Center Lead - Windows Environment

Location: Washington, DC(Onsite)

Duration: Full-Time.

We are currently seeking a skilled and motivated Data Center Leadto join our dynamic team of IT professionals. In this role, you will beresponsible for providing crucial support to our client's platform,encompassing production support, system implementation, technical sizing, anddesign support for all client PMO application systems. Your primary focus willbe on efficiently and effectively implementing changes and upgrades to thesystem, while proactively ensuring the performance and availability of keyapplications utilized by the client.

Responsibilities:

- Provide daily operational support for a MS Windows-basednetwork, leading a team of Systems Engineers and Administrators.

- Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for MS Active Directoryand Exchange in a multi-site domain utilizing VMware ESX.

- Administer systems in Microsoft Windows 2008 R2/2012 R2environments, including clustering, Group Policies, advanced configuration,anti-virus and anti-malware software, email gateways, NetApp SAN storage,network routing, and PowerShell scripting.

- Manage and administer Microsoft software such as MS ExchangeServer, MS SQL Server, Active Directory, and LDAP technologies within a Windowsenvironment.

- Utilize server monitoring tools for effective management of theWindows environment.

- Develop and troubleshoot Group Policies using MicrosoftResultant Set of Policy (RSOP).

Required Skills and Experience:

- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in an IT datacenter role, with at least 2 years in a Lead or Team Lead position.

- 2 years of experience supporting a civilian federal governmentagency in a TS environment.

- Minimum of 3 years of supervisory or team lead experience.

- Strong understanding of federal government agency policies andprocedures for data center operations.

- Preferred certifications: MCSE Certification and ProjectManagement Professional (PMP) Certification.

- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, withthe ability to communicate effectively at a management level.

- Experience managing compliance with license agreements andcontrolling user access to the system.

- Proficiency in monitoring and optimizing the performance of MSWindows-based systems.

- Ability to plan, execute, and maintain backup and recoveryprocedures for the system.

- Experience in writing functional requirements and preparingfunctional designs.

Education:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related disciplinepreferred, with at least 5 years of relevant experience.

Security Clearance:

- Top Secret with SCI eligibility.