Job Description

Public Trust: MBI (T2)

Requisition Type: Pipeline

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by providing services that help the government ensure the well being of U.S. citizens.

Job Description

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Network Operations Engineer supporting The United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General (OIG). GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. You will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. You will have a primary focus on serving as the primary administrator for all servers to include application, file and printer server Operating Systems, as well as Active Directory. This will include Microsoft Windows Server infrastructure and virtualized environments (both server and desktop).

HOW A NETWORK OPERATIONS ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Responsible for administration of Microsoft Servers listed on the SSR, Active Directory, file and print services to include account maintenance of OIG forest
• Coordinates all maintenance activities including testing and scheduling for maintenance weekends including ensuring that all change records have been approved prior to maintenance events
• Develops mitigation strategies when vulnerabilities cannot be remediated
• Coordinates with IT security for review and acts on any directed changes
• Develops and submits change requests and tracks to completion for software upgrades and patches.
• Develops technical architecture documentation that details procedures for installation, maintenance, security, configuration, and disaster recovery
• Recommends enterprise upgrades, changes, or enhancements
• Responds to events and incidents with possible security architecture or negative user experience impacts; takes necessary corrective actions promptly

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education :

• BA/BS in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related fields or equivalent demonstrated experience

Required Experience :

• 3+ years of specialized IT experience in Windows-focused administration to include Active Directory services, Endpoint Management and file and print services.  

Required Technical Skills :

• Knowledge of and experience administering Microsoft Windows environment including information security principles, concepts, practices, systems software, database software, and immediate access storage technology to carry out activities relating to security certification and accreditation
• Ability to provide expert technical advice, guidance, and recommendations to management and other technical specialists on critical Windows and software updates and vulnerability issues
• Ability to assess risk factors and vulnerabilities to recommend mitigation strategies
• Ability to ensure coordination and/or collaboration on upgrade activities
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing with management and other technical specialists
• Ability to plan, organize and manage tasks on time with minimal supervision
• Implementing and administering a Microsoft Windows Directory Services Infrastructure
• Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Network
• Must possess ability to successfully implement hardening of the server infrastructure in appropriate server roles
• Designing and implementing a Microsoft Windows Network Infrastructure
• In-depth knowledge of Active Directory and LDAP technologies on Windows
• Experience with server monitoring tools
• Thorough understanding of Active Directory DC design, Schema, OU design, AD replication topology, and DC backup/restore procedures
• Excellent working knowledge of DNS, GPO's, Message tracking and performance

Desired Skills and Abilities:

• MCSE certification
• Microsoft Endpoint Management / Intune
• Experience with Microsoft Applications to include the following: Autopilot, Defender Office 365 and licensing in an enterprise environment

Security Clearance Level :

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting
• This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.

Location :

• Hybrid, must be local to the DMV area for reporting to office as needed with primary location in Arlington, VA

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

3 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

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