Systems Engineer - Expert (SQL)

KDA Consulting is a Disabled Veteran, Woman-Owned, Certified Disadvantaged Small Business, comprised of a diverse team of professionals driven to tackle the demanding National Defense and Intelligence challenges through IT solutions.  We emphasize teamwork and focus on achieving goals to complete deliverables efficiently, on-time, and under budget. 

We are currently seeking a SQL Systems Engineer - Expert to join our team.

Primary Job Duties

·        Support multiple domains with a 1000+ user load on each network.

·        Duties will include user account management, account and group policy management, installation and configurations of server and software, scripting, upgrade management, Tier3 and Tier4 O&M troubleshooting, responsible for trouble shooting server network, and system issues.

·        Have the ability to identify complex problems, document, and clearly articulate option of resolution to the customer, as this is a complex and widely heterogeneous IT environment requiring engineering solutions for physical and virtual environments, with a goal to responsibly virtualize systems that are compatible for cloud environment services.

·        Be a proactive self-starter requiring minimal supervision who can monitor existing infrastructure, identify and coordinate implementation changes to address problems or engineering changes with little to no impact to the end users

·        Candidate will play a vital role in researching and engineering a new system to manage the distribution of updates and hotfixes across domains.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

·        Experienced SQL Systems Engineer with a minimum of 11 years' experience. A bachelor's or master's Degree are preferred

·        Ability to demonstrate of Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier4 troubleshooting skills

·        Ability to demonstrate expert experience with Server OS 2008R2, 2012R2, 2016, 2019

·        Expert knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP

·        Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and experience with cloud technologies.

·        Microsoft SCCM/SQL Experience with 1906+

·        Have to know SQL 

·        Understanding of Images, Manage Image, Build Image, and Deploy the Image

·        Configure, manage, and deploy software updates to required groups.

·        Experience with scripting in PowerShell, VB, C#

·        Ability to effectively prioritize and execute task 

·        Candidate must be able to work independently or with a team 

·        Candidate must have the ability to adjust and learn new technologies 

·        Experience writing enterprise level technical standards documentation and diagrams

·        Strong Customer service skills

Certification

·         MCSE/MCITP

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills:

·        Microsoft Azzure Pack

·        PowerShell

·        Understanding of Enterprise Networking best practices​

Job Requirements

·        Active TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly U.S. Government Security is required.

·        Education and Years of Experience Requirement: candidate must possess a minimum of 11 years' relevant work experience plus a bachelor’s degree -OR- 9 years’ relevant work experience and a master’s degree. 

·        Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality.

·        Strong interpersonal skills, especially the ability to network and establish professional relationships.

·        Ability to prioritize, demonstrated strong organizational skills, and ability to meet or exceed deadlines.

Physical Demands: Position will require frequent sitting, standing, and/or mobility within an office setting.  Employee must be able to use hands to complete work at a workstation/computer, be able to reach, type and manipulate with hands, fingers, and arms; lift and/or move up to 20 pounds; talk, see and hear.

Work Environment: Work is performed on client site in a professional office environment with moderate stress and noise levels.  Position requires employee to effectively use a computer, potentially for long periods of time, and to accommodate potentially frequent interruptions.  Candidate should be both customer-focused and present a team approach to overall work.

Schedule:  Business core hours are Monday through Friday, 0930AM -1430PM.

Standard work hours may vary for this position based upon contract requirements. Position will be located onsite at a customer facility in Herndon, VA. 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): KDA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, KDA will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations in the hiring process. We encourage qualified individuals with disabilities to apply. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our hiring team by email [email protected].  For persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or deaf-disabled, KDA will provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter where needed as a reasonable accommodation for the hiring processes.

EEOC: KDA is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.