Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Bethesda, MD (Onsite, 5 days per week)

Required Clearance: Ability to obtain Public Trust

LCG is a minority-owned technology consulting firm that has been a trusted partner to more than 40 federal agencies, including 21 of the 27 Institutes and Centers (ICs) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). For over 25 years, LCG has brought digitization and innovation to the Health and Human Services (HHS) and the NIH ecosystems. We support IT organizations by bringing precision technology and operation models that achieve mission capabilities and performance success.

Position Description:

LCG is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide daily support to our federal client. The ideal candidate is well organized, detail-oriented, flexible to handle multiple assignments and meet deadlines with a safety mind set. This individual must also exercise good judgment and render sound business decisions. The applicant should possess strong oral and written communication skills and must provide system documentation. Candidate should possess strong technical knowledge of various computing platforms from servers, networks, storage including scripting experience for automation. The candidate will work with other IT and Business groups to ensure/facilitate task completion. They will participate in configuring, designing, and implementing system upgrades.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain VMware ESXi environments.
• Ensure devices in both environments have valid backups and are centrally monitored.
• Respond and close out IT ServiceNow tickets in a timely manner.
• Manage and update/patch Windows servers.
• Create documentation and procedures for day to day and major tasks as needed.
• Participate in weekly team meets and present the progress of assigned work.
• Server builds and installation of post-OS required software.
• Monitor server performance and availability.
• Scripting skills with PowerShell.
• Provide first-level and second level server troubleshooting and response.
• Install and move servers and storage equipment.
• Interface with support vendors when required.
• Provide on-call support as required.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in systems administration or another related field.
• Must be highly motivated and demonstrate a strong commitment to customer service.
• VMware Clusters.
• Nutanix.
• Windows Server/desktop operating system administration.
• Networking experience.
• Backup / restore solutions.
• Antivirus and system security administration.
• AD / LDAP.
• Scripting: PowerShell.
• Patch management.

Compensation and Benefits

The projected compensation range for this position is $106,000 to $144,000 per year benchmarked in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The target salary for this role is $125,000. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. Salary at LCG is determined by various factors, including but not limited to role, location, the combination of education/training, knowledge, skills, competencies, certifications, and work experience.

LCG offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package which includes health insurance options (medical, dental, vision), life and disability insurance, retirement plan contributions, as well as paid leave, federal holidays, professional development, and lifestyle benefits.

Devoted to Fair and Inclusive Practices

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

If you are interested in applying for employment with LCG and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, contact our Human Resources department by email at hr@lcginc.com.

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