POSITION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY
POSITION IS ONSITE IN WASHINGTON DC
MUST BE US CITIZEN
MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A PUBLIC TRUST CLEARANCE
Abaco is seeking Systems Administration/Configuration Manager to support a federal Agency located in the Washington, DC Metro Region. Ideal candidates will possess 5-7 years of experience and a 4-year degree in IT or related field.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
· Experience with windows migrations and active directory upgrades
· Knowledge of network backup processes and procedures
· Experience building, configuring, and managing Microsoft Windows servers
· Experience with Enterprise Backup software
· Experience reviewing, verifying, and validating SDLC documentation
· Experience ensuring requirements traceability in code
· Knowledge of Windows and Virtualization
· Strong understanding and working knowledge of Agile and Waterfall code promotion models
· Strong understanding of code branching and merging
· Working knowledge of PowerShell and Automated builds
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Monitors server resources, application/server health, and application/server performance to proactively identify and resolve any server-related issue(s).
· Performs analysis on server faults to and implement strategies to minimize future issues
· Troubleshoots and resolves server problems
· Recommends system enhancements, tests, and implements approved solutions
· Performs Windows server upgrades and patches
· Authors and maintains PowerShell script suite for various server operations tasks
· Ensures the server security posture is in adherence to agency’s mandates
· Analyzes security scan finding and address vulnerabilities
· Conducts code deployments to all environments except Development
· Reviews work of team members as related to verification of builds, scripts, installation procedures, source code control, and issue tracking preferably in the IBM Rational tool suite.
· Collaborates with the Development and QA Leads to deploy builds to non-production environments to initiate testing
· Supports the Production release by executing the release plan activities including deploying code to Production servers
· Works closely with Software Development Leads to ensure release version is the version tested and to be released nationally
· is responsible for reviewing, verifying, and validating SDLC documentation such as SCM Plan, PDE, Programmers Manual, and Reference Manual to ensure technical accuracy, readability, and completeness and writes TARs
· Proposes changes to satisfy documentation requirements, project objectives, and proposes updates to documentation to satisfy those requirements
· Is responsible for ensuring requirements traceability throughout all SDLC including the PDE, change management tool, and source code
· Is responsible for ensuring software release and distribution packages are under configuration control, identifying any deficiencies, and ensuring proper archival
· Is responsible for conducting and observing builds, understanding how the build is conducted, and reporting results
· Must be able to write technically accurate and detailed Software Build Reports and Media Comparison Reports. Must track release to process compliance
