LCG is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide daily support to our federal client located in Rockville, MD. The ideal candidate is well organized, detail-oriented, flexible to handle multiple assignments and meet deadlines with a safety mind set. This individual must also exercise good judgment and render sound business decisions. The applicant should possess strong oral and written communication skills and must provide system documentation. Candidate should possess strong technical knowledge of various computing platforms from servers, networks, storage including scripting experience for automation. The candidate will work with other IT and Business groups to ensure/facilitate task completion. They will participate in configuring, designing, and implementing system upgrades.

Skills & Requirements:

• Build and maintain Nutanix AHV and VMware ESXi environments
• Ensure devices in both environments have valid backups and are centrally monitored
• Respond and close out IT ServiceNow tickets in a timely manner
• Manage and update Windows servers
• Create documentation and procedures for day to day and major tasks as needed
• Participate in weekly team meets and present the progress of assigned work
• Server builds and installation of post-OS required software
• Monitor server performance and availability
• Scripting skills with PowerShell
• Provide first-level and second level server troubleshooting and response
• Install and move servers and storage equipment
• Interface with support vendors when required
• Provide on-call support as required

Seeking a highly motivated candidate who demonstrates a strong commitment to customer service and possesses strong technical skills and proficiency working with:

• VMware Clusters
• Nutanix
• Windows Server/desktop operating system administration
• Networking experience
• Backup / restore solutions
• Antivirus and system security administration
• AD / LDAP
• Scripting: PowerShell
• Patch management

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline
• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in systems administration or another related field