NIH - Windows Systems Administrator
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Administer and maintain Windows Server infrastructure and security baselines for the NIH. Manage vulnerability remediation, system hardening, and compliance with FISMA and NIST standards.
cFocus Software seeks a Window System Administrator to join our program supporting the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This position is fully remote. This position requires a Public Trust or the ability to obtain a public trust clearance.
Qualifications:
Qualifications:
- Public Trust Clearance
- B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- 5+ years administering enterprise Windows Server environments in a federal or similarly regulated enterprise.
- Experience with Windows Server 2019/2022, Active Directory, Group Policy, PowerShell, WSUS/SCCM/MECM, Microsoft Defender, DNS, DHCP, PKI, virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V), vulnerability remediation, backup and recovery, and configuration management.
- Preferred Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Security+, CISSP, MCSA/MCSE (legacy), or equivalent.
- Administering and maintaining Windows Server infrastructure in accordance with NIH security baselines.
- Supporting enterprise vulnerability scanning activities and validating remediation of security findings.
- Deploying operating system and application patches to reduce cybersecurity risk.
- Performing Windows system hardening using Microsoft and NIST security best practices.
- Managing Active Directory, Group Policy Objects (GPOs), DNS, DHCP, file services, and Windows authentication services.
- Supporting Microsoft Defender, endpoint protection, BitLocker, and other data protection technologies.
- Remediating findings from vulnerability scanners and coordinating with cybersecurity personnel to close POA&M items.
- Supporting secure configuration management, change management, and documentation updates.
- Assisting with disaster recovery, backup validation, and Windows system recovery procedures.
- Maintaining compliance with FISMA, NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, NIH/HHS security policies, and enterprise vulnerability management requirements.
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