Windows System Administrator

Have you ever wanted to work at a company with other like-minded hard workers supporting national security issues?  If you’re seeking a reputable mid-size company with the pay and benefits of a Fortune 100 company, then Railhead is your company.  We surround ourselves with top talent across the DoD, Intelligence Community, and commercial sector.  Whether you’re working on-site at one of Railhead’s corporate locations around the globe, or at a customer site, we inspire a culture of fun and creativity while performing some of our Nation’s most critical and impactful work.

Railhead is presently seeking a Windows System Administrator to work at our corporate office in Herndon, VA.  The ideal candidate will have had experience in the high-paced energy of startups as well as experience in the structured world of larger organizations.

• Manage client agents for server monitoring as well as agents for server management
  




• Proactive management of infrastructure to help maintain a healthy environment
  




• Experience in administering of Microsoft Windows Server and Active Directory and group policy
  




• Partner with and be mentored by senior system admins
  




• Self started and self motivated to learn new things
  




• Eagerness to learn new technologies
  

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with the following:
  




• Windows desktops (Windows 10)
  




• Windows server 2016, 2019 installation and maintenance
  




• Systems deployment, administration, performance tuning, and monitoring
  




• Experience with HP server and storage hardware
  




• Experience with VMware VSphere (ESXi, vCenter, etc)
  




• Experience with Storage – HP MSA, RAID configuration
  




• Experience with Window Servers, Active Directory and Group Policy
  




• Experience with Infrastructure backup, restore, disaster recovery and business continuity
  




• Critical thinking – ability to solve technical problems independently and with collaborative teams
  




• Experience with security infrastructure products and capabilities (e.g. Antivirus, Ivanti)
  




• Active DoD Secret security clearance
  




• Current CompTIA Security+ certification
  

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiar with security compliance applications such as Ivanti, Splunk and Tenable Scanner
  




• Experience with Applications: MS Office various network Server/Client applications
  




• Project management and implementation
  




• Network and infrastructure services such as domain controllers, global catalogs, DNS, and DHCP
  

About Railhead

Railhead, Inc. is a leader in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; advanced cyber solutions; cloud and managed IT solutions; engineering, and information-based solutions for law enforcement and homeland security. We provide training and logistics in support of readiness operations; and operational support services and solutions in support of organizations not limited to DHS, DoD, and the Intelligence Community (IC). We hire mission enablers whom reflect our communities and proactively embrace diversity and inclusion, in order to advance our corporate culture, develop our family of employees into the best they can be, and in turn grow our market share throughout industry.

Railhead, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.