Echelon is hiring for a Microsoft Solutions Architect to support the NRO out of Chantilly, VA.

The job duties of the Microsoft Solutions Architect are as follows:

• Develop, plan, implement and manage solutions for the following Microsoft infrastructure:
• Active Directory (AD) Roles, Sites, and Services
• Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
• Domain Name System (DNS) Services
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Services
• Network Time Protocol (NTP) Services
• File and Print Services (Shared home directories, roaming profiles, and distributed file systems)
• AD security
• Windows backup and restoration
• Auditing and security policies, procedures, technologies, and tools to support audit requirements.
• VMWare virtualized environments and technologies
• AD application integration methods and tools (single-sign-on)
• Certificate infrastructure
• Remote access technologies (Remote Desktop Services (RDS), Citrix, VMWare) and integration
• High availability and disaster recovery (load balancing, clustering, etc.)
• Program thin/thick client infrastructure
• Develop System Design Documents (SDDs), architecture diagrams, system and software build documentation, installation guidelines, test plans, and other core architecture documentation
• Report Windows infrastructure status updates to program leads and key stakeholders
• Lead other administrators/engineers in project meetings to meet project deliverables within scope and budget

• Candidate must have 16 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a doctorate and 8 years of experience OR master's and 10 years, bachelor's and 12 years, associate and 14 years or HS and 16 years. Must meet Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2 certification requirements.

Required qualifications include the following:

• Minimum ten years of system administrator infrastructure planning experience
• Microsoft server certifications
• Knowledge of containers such as Docker
• Automation background with Ansible or other tools

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