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Windows Systems Engineer, Region Services Corporate Infrastructu
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A Server Administrator oversees computer networks, ensures their efficiency by maintaining software updates, designing and implementing new system structures and monitoring server activity. Documents technical requirements, creates and implements a timetable for network maintenance, ensures security firewalls are updated regularly and remain fully functional.
$104,450 / year median in Virginia
-10% projected decline
Job Description
Job Requirements Herndon, VA Top Secret/SCI Polygraph Career Level not specified $91,000
- $152,000 Job Description Description Region Services Corporate Infrastructure (RSCI) delivers foundational Windows infrastructure services across Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) environments supporting U.S. Government customers. Our team owns Active Directory, DFS, DHCP, DNS, Enterprise Configuration Manager (ECM), and Group Policy
- services that every other team in the environment depends on. We are looking for a Windows Systems Engineer who knows Windows infrastructure and is ready to transform how we manage it. Our direction is Infrastructure as Code
- we need someone who can support production services today while building the automation that eliminates manual operations tomorrow.
- Support and maintain Windows infrastructure services across multiple isolated ADC environments: Active Directory, DFS, DHCP, DNS, ECM, and Group Policy
- Troubleshoot and resolve service issues across the Windows infrastructure stack, providing escalation support for Tier 1/2 teams
- Migrate existing manual operational processes to code-defined, repeatable automation
- Define and monitor service health metrics; build and maintain alarming that enables proactive response
- Ensure services meet security compliance and hardening requirements in partnership with the Security Compliance team
- Create and maintain operational documentation including runbooks, architecture diagrams, and standard operating procedures
- Participate in on-call rotation for service-impacting events A day in the life Why AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating
- that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
- and we're looking for talented people who want to help.
- High school or equivalent diploma, or A+ or CND (Certified Network Defender) or Network+ or Security+
- 2+ years supporting Windows family of operating systems to include four (4) of the following eight (8) core competencies: AD, DHCP, Powershell, Email workflow, SCCM, SCOM, Win OS, DNS, and disaster recovery/business continuity
- Experience administering, maintaining and operating Active Directory Windows based networks and networking basic skills and troubleshooting.
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph Preferred Qualifications
- Experience operating in air-gapped or isolated network environments
- Demonstrated ability to script in the Windows environment using PowerShell.
- Familiarity with
ECM/SCCM/MECM
for OS deployment and patch management- Understanding of WSUS, PKI/certificate services, or identity management
- Experience building monitoring and alerting for Windows services Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
- 91,000.00
- 152,000.