Position: Part-Time Windows Server Administrator
Location: Remote (Preferred U.S. Based)
Hours: 12–16 Hours per Week
Employment Type: Part-Time / Contract
About the Position:
We are seeking a Certified Newtork/Windows Administrator to manage, maintain, and support our Microsoft Windows server and desktop environments. The ideal candidate will have experience administering Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, virtualization platforms, and enterprise infrastructure services. This role is responsible for ensuring system availability, security, performance, and compliance with organizational standards.
Key Responsibilities:
Server Administration:
- Automation scripting: PowerShell proficiency for routine task automation and reporting.
- Cluster management: Experience configuring and troubleshooting Windows Server Failover Clustering.
- IIS hardening: Implementation of SSL/TLS protocols and request filtering.
- SCCM health: Monitoring site replication, creating workstation images, deploying software packages, WSUS patch integration. ***Experience setting up an SCCM environment from ground up VMware.
- Resource management: High availability (HA) and Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) configuration.
- Motion deployment: Live migration handling with zero downtime.
- Backup integration: Experience with enterprise backup tools like Veeam.
- Performance tuning: Capacity planning and CPU/Memory allocation optimization.
SAN Storage:
- Fabric switching: Configuration iSCSI networks.
- Provisioning skills: Managing LUNs.
- Disaster recovery: Implementation of storage-level replication and snapshot strategies.
Active Directory:
- GPO design: Structuring Group Policy Objects for efficient inheritance and enforcement.
- Identity management: Integrating Azure AD / Entra ID for hybrid environments.
- Health auditing: Regular dcdiag reviews, replication monitoring, and metadata cleanup.
Security Best Practices:
- Least privilege: Implementation of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Tiered Administration.
- Patch strategy: Strict staging and verification workflows for WSUS and SCCM deployments.
- Vulnerability scanning: Remediation of flaws found via tools like Nessus.
- Log aggregation: SIEM integration for centralized event tracking and alerting.