Principal Windows Systems Administrator - Top Secret

Master's Degree with 3 years of IT experience; OR a Bachelor's Degree with 5 years of IT experience; OR an Associate's Degree with 7 years of IT experience; OR a High School Diploma/GED with 9 years of IT experience is required Must have a DOD 8570 IAT Level II, or higher, certification (example: Security+ CE); maintaining the required certification will be a condition of continued employment Experience managing Windows Server OS Experience with designing Windows domain architectures, including but not limited to Active Directory, GPOs, Policies, and permissions Candidates must have a current DOD Top Secret level security clearance (at a minimum), to include a closed investigation date completed within the last 6 years OR must be enrolled in the DOD Continuous Evaluation (CE) Program, in order to be considered Candidates must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, access to Special Programs as a condition of continued employment The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, a Security+ CE, MCSE (or similar Microsoft cert), and 6 years of Windows Server Administration to include VMWare, Active Directory, and Group Policy in a classified environment DoD 8570 Certification in a primary Operating System (Windows, Linux, Cisco) Experience operating under and managing systems within NISPOM Chapter 8, DCID 6/3-ICD 503, RMF, STIG, JAFAN, or JSIG information system environments Understanding of basic networking, including subnets, routing, and VLANs; Cisco experience and/or certification Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining computer hardware in a networked environment Windows server management experience Windows AD, LDAP, VMWare, and knowledge of SAN storage systems. Linux Operating System experience and/or certification for current versions Red Hat certification for current version VMWare experience with current version Knowledge of environmental monitoring tools (HBSS/Solar Winds/Splunk). Mid to Advanced level Scripting experience Experience with the creation and deployment of system images in an enterprise environment Experience with Certification & Accreditation process Active Top Secret, SCI, Polygraph, or SAP/SAR access would be nice to have