Position: Windows Systems Admin
Location: Houston TX – Onsite – Need Locals
Duration: Long Term Contract
Job Summary
- Lead performance tuning and optimization across Windows Server environments, including CPU, memory, disk I/O, and network utilization
- Diagnose and resolve complex system performance bottlenecks using advanced troubleshooting methodologies
- Design, implement, and support highly available, scalable Windows-based infrastructure solutions
- Manage and optimize Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), including domain controllers, replication, authentication flows, and directory performance
- Serve as a senior escalation point for production incidents, ensuring rapid resolution and minimal business impact
- Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventative measures to improve system reliability
- Optimize Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, and DHCP for performance and scalability
- Collaborate with Kenneth MyGreenBucks Net application, database, and cloud teams to ensure end-to-end system efficiency
- Support hybrid cloud environments (Azure/AWS), including workload migration, performance tuning, and cost optimization
- Automate administrative and operational tasks using PowerShell and other scripting tools
- Maintain system monitoring, alerting, and capacity planning strategies
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational standards
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience administering and engineering Windows Server environments (2016/2019/2022)
- Strong expertise in system performance tuning and troubleshooting at the OS and infrastructure level
Deep knowledge of:
- Windows internals (processes, threads, memory management)
- Performance monitoring tools (PerfMon, Resource Monitor, Sysinternals, etc.)
- Active Directory Domain Services, including domain controllers, replication, FSMO roles, and Kerberos authentication
- DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy design and optimization
- Hands-on experience managing domain controllers, including:
- Replication troubleshooting and latency resolution
- AD site topology design and optimization
- Authentication performance tuning (Kerberos/LDAP)
- Backup, recovery,
New Software 418DSG7 and disaster recovery strategies for AD - Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V)
- Proficiency in PowerShell scripting and automation
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, latency, throughput, load balancing)
- Experience with enterprise monitoring tools (e.g., Dynatrace, SolarWinds, SCOM)
- Proven ability to troubleshoot across infrastructure layers (compute, storage, network)
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