Windows Administrator

Maximus is seeking a Windows Administrator to join our team.

As a Senior Windows Administrator, you will be responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, and maintenance of windows-based servers and systems.

Your role will involve managing server infrastructure, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring the reliability and security of the Windows environment.

Empower mission-critical systems and safeguard our Homeland as a Senior Windows Administrator with Maximus-where innovation meets opportunity.

This position is onsite in Colorado Springs, CO and requires an active secret clearance

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS219, T3, Band 6

Job - Specific Essentials Responsibilities:

- Serve as a senior technical lead and escalation point across mission-critical enterprise environments

- Provide technical direction, mentoring, workload coordination, and supervision for Windows administrators and supporting technical staff

- Administer, configure, patch, secure, and optimize Windows Server infrastructure while monitoring system health, performance, and availability

- Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, incident response, break/fix support, and service restoration

- Develop and maintain patching, upgrade, backup, restoration, and disaster recovery plans to support high availability and operational readiness

- Coordinate with cybersecurity, network, database, application, storage, and operations teams to ensure system reliability, security, and compliance

- Create and maintain system documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), runbooks, configuration guides, and knowledge transfer materials

- Install, configure, and troubleshoot applications, software tools, operating systems, and enterprise Windows services

- Support the management, maintenance, and operational readiness of backup and restore platform hardware and software

- Manage desktop tools and support virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and remote desktop environments

- Support Microsoft clustering technologies, including Exchange and Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) clustered environments

- Perform other duties as assigned

Job- Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Active Secret Clearance is required.

- Due to contract requirements, only US Citizens can be considered.

- 7 or more years of experience or equivalent in the following:


* Dell Enterprise Servers with iDRAC and Dell Lights Out Management


* MS domain infrastructure: Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, DFS, Network Policy Server, distributed patch, security, and Exchange


* Omnissa (VMware) VDI infrastructure and services; backend and frontend


* MS Windows 11


* HBSS Clients on Windows Operating Systems


* Familiarity with third-party backup and restore methodologies on Windows Operating Systems

- Candidates must reside within a commutable distance for daily onsite work and on-call requirements.

- This contract supports systems that requir...