SharePoint Operations Support Administrator

General Dynamics Information Technology is a top-tier IT integrator that provides information technology, systems engineering and professional services to customers in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, federal civil and commercial sectors. With 16,000 professionals worldwide, the company has the customer knowledge, domain expertise and proven performance to manage large-scale, mission-critical IT programs. The SharePoint Operations Support Administrator will be responsible for the administration and maintenance of the Enterprise SharePoint environment. The administrator will have a complete understanding of SharePoint architecture, as well as extensive experience in system integration, performance monitoring, and securing and managing a SharePoint environment. Further duties include assisting with system design, and maintaining farm availability, reliability, and stability. In addition, the administrator will install and deploy SharePoint services, perform system upgrades and patching, make recommendations for system improvements, and ensure the integrity of the SharePoint Farm data in accordance with NAVAIR and DISA policy, and industry best practices. Specific duties may include, but are not limited to: ? Installing, configuring, and managing the Windows Server operating systems and related tool sets supporting NAVAIR Data Center. ? Apply service packs and cumulative updates to all SharePoint farms. ? Ensure appropriate auditing, quotas and usage information and search settings are consistently maintained throughout the organization. ? Provide hardware and infrastructure SharePoint support. ? Track and optimize system performance, security and storage utilization and perform capacity planning for necessary hardware or software upgrades to support the environment. ? Building new infrastructure servers. ? Ensure datacenter compliancy per NAVAIR and DISA policies to include backup and disaster recovery requirements, anti-virus protection, and implementing security server lockdown ? Managing and monitoring all SharePoint Farms, including virtual machines that run on VMWare ESX Server 4.0 ? Producing documentation that details and describes the systems, procedures, events, and any associated processes. ? Reviewing all system logs, including operating system event logs, SharePoint logs, supplying fixes, and adjusting scopes to eliminate errors. Requires BS/BA degree. Security + certification within 180 days. Requires 8-10 years experience or equivalency. ? Experience with Windows 2003/2008 Server to include the build, maintenance, and troubleshooting, as well as addressing service requests, routine sever maintenance (firmware, failures, hardening, etc.), and server consolidation ? Experience with Active Directory ? Ability to work independently and on a virtual team ? Proven excellent written and verbal communication skills ? Knowledgeable of hardware and software troubleshooting methods. ? Knowledgeable of networking encompassing DNS and IP addressing. ? Extensive experience administering enterprise-scale MOSS deployments. ? Ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives or activities, and effectively make judgements in prioritizing and time allocation in a high-pressure environment. ? Ability to deal with changes and adapt to a changing environment. ? Desire to take on new IT technology challenges ? Willingness to learn ? Highly self motivated and directed ? Microsoft SQL Server, preferably SQL 2005/2008 ? Microsoft SharePoint Certification

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Category:	Biotech/Pharmaceutical
	> Operations
Location:	Patuxent River, MD
County:	Saint Marys County
ZIP Code:	20670
Pay Rate:	Open
Job Terms:	full time
Company:	GENERAL DYNAMICS NETWORK SYSTEMS
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