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• Built, migrated and maintained Exchange, SQL, CSPR, Skype, and Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator servers• Utilize agile best practices and tools to organize and prioritize IT work within the program• Lead Information Technology projects that provide dedicated program infrastructure.• Work directly with programs to ensure Information Technology infrastructure solutions meet the program requirements and schedules• Perform a multi-disciplined range of technical systems and application activities• Design, install, configure, troubleshoot and provide maintenance of systems hardware, software and components• Ensure Information Technology infrastructure conforms with standard architectural objectives• Provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems• Develop solutions that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives• Contribute to the completion of specific programs and projects• Provide comprehensive end-to-end computing support in closed environments from desktops to servers• Provide broad range of basic systems and application support, including patch management• Protect classified and proprietary information• Administer user system access and establishing safeguards to protect information to meet security requirements• Perform a multi-disciplined range of technical systems and application activities• Install, configure and maintain multi-platform systems hardware, software and components• Perform the restoration of routine to complex computing service operations• Evaluate and effectively communicate complex system problems and resolutions• Provide on-site/in-person hardware installation, cabling, and configuration• Identifies computing requirements and confers on system needs• Build and maintain information systems that comply with Joint Special Access Program Implementation • Guide / Risk Management Framework (JSIG / RMF) security requirements

• Maintains smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with Cyber Systems Engineers.• Interacts with users and evaluates vendor products.• Makes recommendations to purchase hardware and software, coordinates installation, and provides backup recovery.• Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources.• Ancillary duties include setting up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software and allocating mass storage space.• Periodically conduct a complete review of each system's audits and monitor corrective actions until all actions are closed.• Planned and developed written policies and procedures for computer operations

• Utilized agile software development in day to day activities and JIRA for workflow• Customer Service and Ticket Ownership through a proprietary ServiceNow• Administering, creating, managing and demising 100+ VMs via Vsphere• Updated the Patches for ESX Servers using VMware Update Manager in Virtual Center• Monitoring and supporting computer processes and activities to verify the integrity and availability of all hardware, interfaces, server resources, systems, and key processes• iLO remote server management• Classified and unclassified system support• Server room/Database maintenance and service• Network wide password changes, user creation and group upkeep• Splunk and McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator management• Network wide Anti-Virus patches• Administration of Vmware-vCloud Director- installation, design, and configuration experience.• Experience with scripting languages Powershell, PowerCLI, Shell and Perl.• Patch Management of ESXi hosts and VM's using VMware VCenter Update Manager.• Provide remote support and administration on network for internal and external clients using tools like Microsoft remote desktop connection.

• Cisco routing and networking.• Router and switch configuration and installation. • Ground up configuration, and set up of routers through a PuTTY client.• Windows 2008R2 and Windows 7 server management administration. • Network and Local windows installation on workstations and servers.• Active directory domain services management and network oversight. • Managing the Domain Controller, creation of users,groups,and computer assets.• Linux Redhat server administration, and Cent0s workstation experience. • The creation of users, groups, and directories through root access.• Windows and Linux remote access experience through SSH. • Cross-Platform remote access into user accounts.• Involvement with configuring DCGS-A systems and its interconnected puppet VMs.• Computer hardware installation, trouble-shooting and replacement.• Active TS-SCI clearance.• Active CompTIA Security+ Certification.• Network, hardware, and software trouble-shooting on both Linux and Windows systems.• Experience in installing, maintaining and managing various rack mounted and Blade servers from Dell, HP, IBM and UC on Cisco UCS.• Administering Microsoft Windows 2008 , Windows 2003, Windows 2000 and NT Server Environments, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP.• Monitored Server Hardware and Operating System