• Work within data center operations for Windows 20019/2016/2012 Servers and Windows 10 OS and application patching, software version upgrades, network and firewall changes
• Customize IIS (Internet Information Server) or Apache web pages to develop web-based UIs to administer and manage hosted software applications and/or dashboards such as 26NOS web site, SharePoint sites, NetQoS, Cacti, SolarWinds, etc.
• Detect, craft and sustain desktop and/or server Windows Automation Processes with PowerShell to improve or enhance day-to-day operations to create team efficiencies & reduce manual processes
• Ability to interact with Microsoft SQL database stored procedures, and desktop applications to support the productivity and goals of the AFINC mission
• Aid to identify technical environment issues and recommend solutions to mitigate problems
• Perform analytical, technical and administrative work in the planning, design and installation of new and existing web-based application systems in a smart card environment
• Evaluate web performance issues and requests for multiple local and remote data centers
• Proactively monitor web service environments; Establish, recommend system/service policies
• Be acquainted with virtualized server offerings, especially those based on VMware or Nutanix
• Aide in effective provisioning, installation, configuration, operation, certificate management and maintenance of enterprise-wide web related production and disaster recovery (DR) sites
• Provide a periodic report of system status to include uptime, incident and problems, open issues
• Respond to system faults, analyzing and correcting applications or errors to reestablish service
• Provide in depth systems analysis, system administration, security, compliance and maintenance
• Able to audit, remediate, and maintain DISA Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) checklist documentation on supported systems utilizing technical procedures, best practices, hardening guidance, vendor manuals, user guides and runbooks;
• Ability or experience in evaluating scan report data from ACAS Tenable.SC or Tenable Nessus Scanners; participate in the review and response phases of the Vulnerability Management (VM) life cycle
• Aptitude to support provisional installation, configuration, operation and maintenance of server systems hardware (Dell PowerEdge, HPe ProLiant, etc.), and utilize related infrastructure devices such as KVMs, out-of-band management (OOBM) tools like integrated lights-out (ILO), iLO Amplifier, integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) or Open Managed Enterprise (OME) appliances
• Develop and/or implement technical solutions based on defined mission scope and using approved software tools such as PuTTY, SecureCRT, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), NotePad++, etc.
• Aptitude to test/interact with new software technologies in environment with 3^rd party monitoring tools to track overall health and availability of apps: Splunk Enterprise, SolarWinds Orion platform, McAfee Endpoint Security Systems (ESS), Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM), WSUS, ForeScout, NAGIOS, Veritas NetBackup, etc.
• Ensures networks receive periodic updates from AFCYBER-released software patches, updates, and upgrades via Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO), Time Compliance Network Orders (TCNO), Maintenance Tasking Order (MTO) and Notices to Airman (NOTAMs)
• Assist AF Cyber personnel with Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) programs, cybersecurity toolsets, and Operation Order (OPORD)/Fragmentary Order (FRAGO) support
• Candidate will report to the 26^th NOS Systems Administration (SA) team leadership

Qualifications

• Experience within DoD environment or enterprise data center desired
• Experience with supporting web servers preferably VMware infrastructure, and/or backups
  • Must have a minimum of 2+ years of experience with web-client technologies
  • Prefer a minimum of 1-3 years of experience with Windows server environment
• Knowledge of network protocols and technologies: DHCP, ICMP, LDAPS, NetFlow, Polling, SCP, SMTP, SNMP, Syslog, TCP/IP, VLANs, WMI
• Exposure to load balancing traffic management technologies; virtualized environments such as VMware vSphere’s vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA), ESXi hosts, virtual machines (VMs), VMTools, Horizon View, and/or VM/Host distributed resource schedules (DRS) groups/rules
• Support day-to-day technical communication systems, alerts and incident tickets queue in support of operations; Open/track change requests and interact with external customers or vendors
• Experience with networking, desktops / laptops, middleware, client/server software, Office products, server operating systems, virtualization, managing data, applications, websites, or database supporting a multi-site, multi-domain Windows forest
• Familiarity of advanced CSS/CSS3, HTML/HTML5 and browser performance optimizations
• Responsible for shared 24x7 coverage of the Windows physical and/or virtual support

Competencies:

• Interact well with all levels of management across multiple teams consisting of Government civilians, contractors, and military personnel
• Self-motivated self-starter, able to work autonomously and as part of a team, sharing knowledge to help others in a fast-paced cyber environment
• Possess refined critical thinking skills and thrive in fast-paced multi-task environment
• Good communication and interpersonal skills; Ability to follow policies and procedures
• Approach work tasks as diplomatic, adaptive to a dynamic environment, dependable and reliable
• Aptitude to address negative situations and resolve them in a positive manner
• Experience maintaining, overseeing and troubleshooting computers and related peripheral equipment performing preventative maintenance in accordance with department policies
• Proactively stay current with the latest server infrastructure and storage technologies releases
• Ability to lift, rack and provision government furnished equipment (GFE)

 Education/Certification(s):

• Technical degree, Associates or, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Systems, Science/Engineering/Math or 2-4 years’ relevant experience in Information Technology preferably within system administration is acceptable
• Required Certification: CompTIA Security+ ce (continuing education) or (ISC)² CISSP
• Minimum one or more of the following Microsoft technical certifications: Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA), Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA), Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer, Expert (MCSD, MCSE), Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals, Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals, or Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
• ITIL certification a plus

Clearance Level
Secret
Certifications
8570 compliance