Systems Administrator

Systems Engineer

Client: State of South Carolina – South Carolina Judicial Branch

Location: Remote – Candidates must currently reside in the Eastern Time Zone

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 12 Months

Extension: Possible

Interview Process: Two virtual interview rounds

Position Overview

Computer Consultants International (CCI) is seeking an experienced Windows Systems Engineer to support an enterprise on-premises infrastructure project for the State of South Carolina.

The selected candidate will work with the Server Operations team on Active Directory administration, Group Policy management, Windows Server lifecycle operations, security hardening, and PowerShell automation.

This role focuses on hands-on implementation, troubleshooting, operational improvements, and automation across a large Windows environment. The engineer will work under the direction of the Server Operations team and collaborate with senior infrastructure administrators to execute technical work items and maintain accurate documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Active Directory, including domain services, replication, delegation, permissions, and domain controller troubleshooting.
• Create, modify, test, troubleshoot, and retire Group Policy Objects (GPOs).
• Manage GPO scoping, filtering, permissions, and change control in a large enterprise environment.
• Implement CIS security benchmarks and other Windows endpoint hardening baselines through Group Policy and PowerShell scripting.
• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot PowerShell scripts for administration, automation, auditing, remediation, and reporting.
• Automate repetitive infrastructure and operational tasks using tested and documented scripts.
• Manage the Windows Server lifecycle, including server builds, configuration, patching, upgrades, troubleshooting, and decommissioning.
• Execute assigned Active Directory, Group Policy, permissions, and security remediation work items.
• Maintain and update work items, technical documentation, and progress records in Azure DevOps.
• Follow established service request, change management, and change control processes.
• Create and maintain SOPs, runbooks, GPO documentation, scripts, and change records while performing the work.
• Collaborate with senior server administrators to share technical knowledge and ensure operational continuity.
• Support additional on-premises infrastructure responsibilities as assigned by the Server Operations Manager.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Active Directory, including domain services, replication, delegation, permissions, and domain controller troubleshooting.
• 5+ years of experience with Group Policy, including GPO design, scoping, filtering, troubleshooting, and change control in a large environment.
• 5+ years of PowerShell experience, including modules, error handling, remote execution, scheduled and unattended scripts, and AD/GPO automation.
• 3+ years of experience implementing CIS benchmarks or equivalent security hardening baselines on Windows endpoints through Group Policy and scripting.
• 5+ years of Windows Server administration and lifecycle management across a large server environment, including builds, patching, upgrades, and decommissioning.
• Experience maintaining technical documentation, including SOPs, runbooks, and change records, as work is performed.
• Experience working with tracked work queues such as Azure DevOps boards.
• Familiarity with formal service request and change control processes.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with task automation and orchestration platforms beyond PowerShell.
• Endpoint patch management experience, including Windows OS and third-party application patching.
• Third-party application packaging and deployment automation, including tools such as PDQ.
• Experience with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Active Directory Certificate Services.

Key Deliverables

• Reduce and track the Active Directory and Group Policy work backlog.
• Implement assigned CIS hardening items and document before-and-after configurations.
• Develop a tested and documented PowerShell script library for recurring administration and remediation tasks.
• Maintain scripts, code, SOPs, runbooks, and technical documentation in Azure DevOps.
• Ensure that operational processes can be performed and supported by multiple team members.
• Maintain current documentation and follow established change management procedures.

Work Arrangement

• 100% remote position.
• Candidates must currently reside in the Eastern Time Zone.
• Two rounds of virtual interviews.
• Initial contract duration of 12 months, with a possibility of extension.

Interested candidates should submit an updated resume highlighting hands-on experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, PowerShell automation, Windows Server administration, and CIS security hardening.