Windows Systems Engineer

Take2 has proven experience bridging the intersection of technology and people solutions. As a proven, trusted provider for our Federal and commercial clients, we provide the right solutions, at the right time through trusted partnerships, customized to solve our client’s unique business challenges. Take2 invests time, discipline, and rigor into our technology and people solutions, as well as utilizes our proprietary People Cloud. Whether we are bridging the gap between IT talent and our customer’s business challenges, Take2 will work as a partner to best resolve client needs.

• Responsible for Windows solutions development and planning to meet customer needs including requirements gathering, preparing the engineering solution which may include integration with multiple technologies (systems, network, virtualization, etc) within the data center, implementation, testing, deployment to production and operation and customer support throughout the process.
• Communicate projects, plan details and technical information to the team members, customers, vendors and subcontractors.
• Develop and recommend technical recommendations to leadership which involves applying prior expertise, understanding of technical tenants and concepts and best practices.
• Developing project plan and customer presentation to include evaluating products, cost comparisons and risk assessment and impact on the data center.
• Installation of complex software suites and integration of these packages into the data center and processes.
• Analyze and resolve complex problems associated with server hardware, applications and software integration.
• Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning.
• Assist with daily activities of data center systems operations, including customer problems.
• Provide health monitoring of systems, storage and networking.
• Review and implement Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIGs).
• Administering, to include, troubleshooting and engineering solution with, and for, ACAS and ePO servers (including HBSS components).
• Prepare and update documentation including work instructions, standard operating procedures, system As-Builts and other training materials.

• Bachelors degree with 8+ years of prior relevant experience, or Masters with 6+ years prior experience or relevant working experience in lieu of degree.
• Must have Security+ (or equivalent) certification.
• Must have relevant vendor certification such a Microsoft Windows Server Administration.
• Ability to work at customer location.
• Must possess a current DoD Secret clearance.

• Microsoft operations experience to include maintaining security posture including patching, scanning, updating and Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) review and implementation.
• PowerShell scripting experience.
• ACAS administration.
• ePO Administration and engineering a plus.
• Forescout Administration a plus.
• Virtualization configuration and maintenance a plus.