Pensacola, FL

Overview Castalia Systems is seeking a Top Secret cleared Windows Systems Administrator to join our team in Pensacola, FL. The Systems Administrators will maintain a virtual system environment in support of our government customer. Responsibilities * User Admin, Sys Admin, Documentation, and cradle to grave SDLC support * Interacts with developers and infrastructure support team to provide vendor application support * Supports and develops SOPs that provide policies and standards for sustainment of customer systems and resources * Participate in 24x7 schedules with fixed shift and possible weekend support * Operate and maintain all Production, Pre-Production, and Development systems in a Windows environment * Perform System Administration to included AD, GPO policies, Patching, application support, and activities to include account management, monitoring and management of system resources (CPU, memory, disk, etc), monitoring and auditing system logs * Implement and monitor the Enterprise Windows Servers testing and installation of patches, updates, additional tools and future versions of all software on a regular basis * Meet compliance for Information Security Vulnerability Management (ISVMs) and Intelligence Community Vulnerability Alert (ICVAs) and provide support for DoD STIGS * Perform Systems Lifecycle management including planning, implementation, maintenance, upgrades, consolidation, and decommissioning of enterprise hardware, and software * Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the system is compatible with defined architecture and meets customer needs. Required to perform 3rd shift work. Qualifications * Minimum clearance requirement is an active Top Secret clearance. * Must obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting work. * Microsoft Windows server and client administration (Windows 2012 or Windows 2016) * Experience building Windows Servers * Experience with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy * Knowledgeable and experience in application of STIGs to secure Windows services and applications * Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) * Backups/Restore, ePO McAfee, VMware 6.0 or higher * Familiarity SQL Server 2012/2014/2016 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 or 2016 * Altiris * SharePoint Server * Double-Take Back up Software * Advanced experience with Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2016 * Venafi Certificate Management Systems Desired Certification(s): Applicable Microsoft certifications (Examples: MCSE, MCSA), Security+ CE * Minimum of four (4) years relevant experience AND; a Bachelor's Degree * Eight (8) years of additional and relevant professional experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's degree. Why Castalia Systems? Castalia Systems values its employees, and our employees love to work for Castalia! We offer a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k matching with day 1 vesting, PTO and paid holidays, paid life insurance, AD&D, and long/short-term disability, professional training, and many more! Castalia Systems is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, HIV-positive status, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful, and all persons involved in the operations of the company are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct.