Sr Windows Engineer
Senior Windows Engineer
We are seeking a skilled Senior Windows Engineer to design, operate, and maintain a mission-critical Windows infrastructure supporting analysts and scientists. This role offers the opportunity to work across virtual desktops, servers, and enterprise applications while driving automation, ensuring security compliance, and resolving complex issues in a dynamic environment. If you are an experienced Windows professional with strong problem-solving skills and a passion for stable, secure systems, we want to hear from you.
What you will be doing:
- Designing, maintaining, and supporting Windows infrastructure for desktops, servers, and enterprise workloads.
- Configuring and managing domains, Active Directory, Group Policies, and access controls.
- Scripting and automating policies and configurations to ensure consistent provisioning, system stability, and security.
- Capturing, reviewing, testing, and deploying vendor patches and upgrades to minimize risks and ensure compliance.
- Troubleshooting and resolving incidents by analyzing issues, identifying root causes, and implementing fixes.
- Supporting and integrating COTS and GOTS applications into the Windows environment based on user requirements.
- Collaborating with security teams to ensure accreditation of environments and adherence to security posture.
What you need:
- Experience:
- 8–10 years of hands-on experience as a Windows Systems Administrator/Engineer.
- Proven expertise managing Windows Workstations and Servers in a tiered support environment.
- Strong background with Active Directory and Group Policy management.
- Experience with server roles such as file servers, web servers, application servers, and domain controllers.
- Skilled in deploying, patching, monitoring, and supporting enterprise applications.
- Hands-on experience with virtualization platforms (VMWare, Nutanix, etc.).
- Additional Skills (Preferred):
- Linux OS knowledge.
- Experience with Tanium (strongly desired).
- Citrix StoreFront deployment and management experience.
- Security & Compliance: Direct experience working with security teams to accredit operational environments.
- Mindset: Adaptable, collaborative, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
- Education & Professional Experience:
- M.S. degree with 6+ years of professional experience, OR
- B.S. degree with 9+ years of professional experience, OR
- Relevant certification with 6+ years of professional experience, OR
- No degree with 12+ years of professional experience.
Clearance:
Active TS/SCI with an appropriate polygraph is required to be considered for this role
Salary range:
$151,789.00 - $212,160.00 (Annually)*
REQ#: PRX-25-823
*The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Who are we?
Praxis Engineering* was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Annapolis Junction MD - with growing offices in Chantilly VA and Aberdeen MD.
Praxis Engineering is a consulting, product, and solutions firm dedicated to the practical application of software and system engineering technologies to solve complex problems.
With over 50 contracts (Prime + SubK), Praxis brings together world class engineers with proven engineering best practices, domain expertise, commercial technologies and proven agile management approaches to create high value solutions aimed at helping our customers meet their most critical business and mission objectives.
*Praxis Engineering is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics IT.
Why Praxis?
We are focused on continual learning and evolution. We don’t do things because “that’s the way we’ve always done things”; we listen to our employees and adapt to the changing marketplace. We look at the big picture and encourage our engineers to get training and certifications in emerging technologies that will help shape our customer’s mission. We've been profitable year after year. We're always on the lookout for great engineers to join the team and we recognize that our employees are the heart and soul of what we do. We focus on recruiting talented people, treating them right, and then allowing them to do what they do best. No red tape. No micromanagement. Smart people want to work with smart people, and we love people who are passionate about what they do, and finding ways to do it better.
And then there is the...
Benefits
- Attractive total compensation package to include competitive salary and medical benefits!
- Office perks such as free soft drinks and snacks (both healthy and not-so-healthy)
- Praxis swag (annual gift certificate to purchase top brand Praxis apparel)
- 401K contribution/match.
- 4 weeks Paid Time Off + 10 holidays
- Training is a priority! Take advantage of our endless in-house training opportunities - or seek out vendor offered (paid) training opportunities like conferences, certification courses and seminars.
- Conferences (recently attended by Praxis employees): AWS Summit, IoT World, Black Hat and DefCon.
- Training & Certifications: Splunk, AWS, Big Data/Cloudera, VMWare, Scrum Master...the list of certifications goes on and on!
- Praxis University: Cyber Research, Data Analytics, IoT, AWS and RedHat course offerings and hands-on training.
- Tuition reimbursement!
- Opportunity for career advancement - Grow with the company!
- Employee Discounts!
- We truly believe the right work-life balance can exist, and it's here at Praxis. Our work is extremely important, but your job is just a part of who you are. When you enjoy your life outside of our walls, you're at your best the next time you walk through our doors. We do all we can to assure that happens every day.
Praxis Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans.