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Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.\nPosition Overview\nWe are seeking a Windows Engineer who is a hardworking, competitive type with that is driven to succeed with a natural sense of urgency; a self-starter with a reputation for being an effective team player, who proactively looks to improve and add efficiency to current processes. Someone who exercises judgment in the decision-making process in order to provide consistent customer serviceand highly proficient in problem solving with the ability to follow a systematic troubleshooting approach.\nResponsibilities\nAdministering and troubleshooting on a large scale enterprise Windows environment, to include all supported subsystems and 3rd party applications.\nPlanning, Design, Implementation, and Troubleshooting of everything on the Windows server and workstation platforms. \nAdd improvements and efficiency to current processes\nProvide consistent customer service\nBe part of a 24x7 “on-call” engineering team with availability on nights and/or weekends for troubleshooting, maintenance, and any other special circumstances\nRequired Experience/Qualifications\n7+ years of related experience\nExpert level experience in PowerShell scripting, in order to demonstrate an ability to automate routine tasks for daily operations and maintenance \nExpert level skillset in Microsoft technologies including IIS, MSSQL and Active Directory \nMust be highly skilled and proficient in problem solving and able to follow a systematic troubleshooting approach-very strong troubleshooting skills required \nMethodical approach to change execution and implementation \nDemonstrated understanding of TCP/IP \nExcellent communication skills in working with technical and non-technical people and the ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships among all levels of an organization \nAbility to obtain a Position of Trust Clearance\nAbility to work onsite at the customer's location in Alexandria, VA; Work-from-home available on a case by case basis\n24x7 On-call rotation for after hours support\nPreferred Experience/Qualifications\nAssociate's or Bachelor’s Degree in computer related fields, technical certifications related to responsibilities, or equivalent professional experience \nFamiliarity with common frameworks, languages and server technologies used to develop large-scale applications \nExperience with Microsoft C# programming language \nExperience designing and supporting highly available application infrastructure \nKnowledge of networking concepts and services with ability to troubleshoot (DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SSL, TLS, SFTP, routing, switching, firewalls) \nSound knowledge of Windows and VMware HA environments including VMware HA/DRS/SRM \nUnderstanding of SAN to server connectivity including within NetApp and EMC platforms \nExperience and comfort with hosted/cloud based solutions \nSpecial Requirements/Security Clearance\nAbility to obtain and maintain a Public Trust\nSalary Range\nSalary Minimum: $90,000\nSalary Maximum: $125,000\nThe annual base salary provided is a guideline for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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