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The ideal candidate will provide hands-on technical leadership and oversee a team responsible for managing, maintaining, and securing enterprise Windows infrastructure supporting mission-critical applications and data platforms. This role requires extensive experience with Windows Server environments, virtualization, high availability, system hardening, enterprise backup and recovery, and infrastructure automation, preferably within federal or healthcare environments.\nThe candidate must reside within the continental US.\nResponsibilities:\nLead and mentor a team of system administrators and engineers, assigning work, establishing priorities, tracking deliverables, and coordinating maintenance activities.\nServe as the primary technical point of contact for program leadership, application developers, database engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and VA stakeholders.\nDesign, engineer, and maintain Windows Server infrastructure (2016, 2019, and newer) across development, staging, and production environments, including capacity planning and lifecycle upgrades.\nArchitect and manage enterprise services, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, SMB, RDP, and Group Policy Objects (GPOs), while establishing configuration and administration standards.\nDesign and maintain high-availability infrastructure, including server clusters, SAN-attached storage, multipath I/O (MPIO), and NIC teaming.\nOversee physical and virtual server environments, including Microsoft Hyper-V, HP ProLiant servers, firmware updates, and hardware diagnostics.\nLead implementation of VA/DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), vulnerability remediation, patch management, and secure system configurations.\nManage enterprise backup and recovery solutions using Commvault, including backup scheduling, validation, and restoration testing.\nOversee system monitoring using SCOM, SolarWinds, or equivalent tools, serving as the senior escalation point for complex incidents and root cause analysis.\nPlan and coordinate deployments of enterprise software and development tools, including Visual Studio, Power BI, ER/Studio, JupyterLab, and SQL Server.\nLead infrastructure change management activities, including technical reviews, risk assessments, and rollback planning.\nEstablish PowerShell automation standards, review team-developed scripts, and guide the responsible use of AI-assisted administration tools.\nMaintain technical documentation, configuration guides, runbooks, and system topology diagrams to support operational and audit readiness.\nSupport team development through mentoring, onboarding, training, and input on staffing and performance needs.\nPerform additional duties as needed to support project objectives and organizational innovation initiatives.\nQualifications:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or another engineering or technical discipline. Eight (8) years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for the degree.\n5+ years of experience administering and engineering Windows Server environments in large-scale or enterprise settings.\nExperience leading or serving as a technical lead for systems administration or infrastructure engineering teams, including assigning work and reviewing technical deliverables.\nExperience designing and managing enterprise Windows infrastructure, including high-availability configurations, server clustering, and SAN-attached storage.\nHands-on experience with Active Directory, Group Policy Objects (GPOs), Windows clustering, sFTP configuration, and SAN-attached storage.\nProficiency in patch management, system hardening, and compliance with federal security standards.\nExperience with virtualization technologies such as Microsoft Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).\nFamiliarity with enterprise backup and monitoring solutions such as Commvault, SolarWinds, and SCOM.\nStrong PowerShell scripting, troubleshooting, and technical documentation skills, including the ability to establish scripting standards and review work developed by others.\nStrong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to present technical recommendations to engineering teams, non-technical stakeholders, and program leadership.\nAdditional Qualifications:\nExperience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or other federal healthcare environments.\nKnowledge of Windows-based integration with Azure-hosted services.\nFamiliarity with Nessus vulnerability scans and remediation tracking for Authorization to Operate (ATO) readiness.\nExposure to container-based platforms and hybrid cloud infrastructure.\nExperience with ITIL-based change, incident, and problem management in enterprise environments.\nExperience using AI-assisted tools, such as GitHub Copilot, to develop and maintain PowerShell scripts for server automation, patching, and Active Directory administration.\nExperience establishing team standards for responsible AI-assisted administration, including reviewing and testing AI-generated scripts and configurations in non-production environments before production use.\nFamiliarity with AI-assisted vulnerability remediation, including interpreting STIG and Nessus findings and developing remediation steps that are validated against applicable security requirements.\nExperience using AI-driven monitoring and AIOps capabilities to identify anomalies, anticipate capacity issues, and support root cause analysis.\nExperience using AI tools to analyze Windows event logs, troubleshoot system issues, and develop technical documentation, runbooks, and audit artifacts.\nKnowledge of secure and responsible AI use in federal environments, including agency-approved tools and applicable VA and federal guidance for protecting sensitive information.\nRelevant certifications such as Microsoft, CompTIA Security+, or ITIL v4 (e.g., MCSA, Security+).\nAbility to obtain a government clearance. \nBenefits:\nMedical/Dental/Vision\n401k with Employer Match\nPTO + Federal Holidays\nCorporate Laptop\nTraining Opportunities\nRemote Opportunity\nNote: Selected candidates will be required to complete fingerprinting at a government facility and undergo a background check as part of the hiring process.\nMind Computing is an equal opportunity employer. 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