Job summary:


Title:
Windows Infrastructure Consultant

Location:
Phoenix, AZ, United States

Length and terms:
Long term - W2 or C2C


Position created on 01/26/2022 07:48 pm

Job description:


** Webcam interview.** Initial PO for 12 months; usually projects with this customer goes for 3+ years *** Initial remote due to covid then onsite.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Technology Services Division of the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Systems Engineer to fill a role within our Enterprise Infrastructure Services (EIS) Team for several top-priority projects.

Please note: Do not apply for this position without experience and skills outlined below. This position is not a day-to-day/operational system administrator working on existing, in-place systems.

Candidates must have extensive, expert-level experience analyzing, designing, building, testing and deploying complex systems related to the following technologies:

  • Enterprise Windows File Servers with an emphasis on network file shares, DFS, NTFS permissions for least-privileged access.
  • Role-based access controls (RBAC) leveraging nested Active Directory groups for clean control over rights management/authorization of applications and file server permissions.
  • Auditing, analyzing and reporting on all of the above using tools such as Icacls, Quest Change Auditor and the like.
  • Powershell for automation and data analysis.

Selected candidate will be dedicated to developing and deploying solutions on the following projets:

  • ASRS intends to start from scratch with a brand new file server architecture, security model and associated policies, processes and procedures. Candidates shall have experience with designing/building/deploying new file servers according to best practices that strike an acceptable balance between usability and security.
  • ASRS has a role-based active directory groups security model in place today; however, a re- org was performed and now, this structure must be analyzed and corrected to reflect the current state of the agency. A method to update groups to change in-step with future organizational changes will also be development and implemented.

Note: Depending on the effort level and run rate of the aforementioned project, additional infrastructure-related projects may be assigned to the selected candidate.

THE POSITION DUTIES INCLUDE:

  • Serve as technical Infrastructure SME/practitioner on an agency-wide projects to:
  • Re-architect the ASRS file server infrastructure using best practices for data classification, tree design and least-privileged access.
  • Adjust/re-architect role-based Active Directory groups governing file server and application authorization to match current organizational structure and job functions.
  • Develop change auditing and alerting mechanisms to detect unauthorized/incorrect permission conditions.
  • Develop data-owner access attestation process.
  • Establish/update policies and procedures governing unstructured data storage.
  • Establish multifactor authentication for critical systems access.
  • Assist project manager and ASRS management in creating project vision documents to define the project requirements, solutions, benefits, costs, risks, etc.
  • Research technologies related to project solutions and present recommendations/pros/cons/costs for available options.
  • Perform hands-on system creation/configuration/troubleshooting/issue resolution forb assigned projects.
  • Regularly report status/progress/risks/issues.
  • Daily/weekly - Record time spent on project assignments in JIRA System.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Minimum 7 years experience creating and operating Microsoft Windows File Servers including DFS, DFS replication, ABE, EFS, SMB Shares/NTFS, folder structures in an enterprise business environment with multiple data owners.
  • Minimum 7 years experience with Microsoft Active Directory, especially in the area of role- based groups and thoughtful group nesting to govern access to applications and files.
  • Minimum 5 years experience with PowerShell to query large data sets and automate bulk commands/functions.
  • Minimum 5 years experience creating/managing login scripts and Active Directory Group Policy.
  • Experience working on medium-large scale infrastructure projects, especially related to Windows file servers and active directory groups.
  • Ability to organize, analyze and interpret large, complex data sets.
  • Proven ability to multi-task on concurrent projects.
  • Ability to document status/progress on project activities and record time spent in a timely, accurate and complete manner.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

  • Certifications in relevant technologies are desirable.

Contact the recruiter working on this position:



The recruiter working on this position is Abaka Kartik(Shaji Team)
His/her contact number is +(1) (571) 2812089
His/her contact email is karthik.abaka@msysinc.com

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