Windows Systems/Security Administrator

Our client is looking for a Windows Systems / Security Administrator to be responsible for administering, securing, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise infrastructure across on-premises, virtualized, hybrid, and cloud environments. Candidate focuses on vulnerability management, remediation, patch compliance, and security across Windows, Linux, VMware, and cloud platforms. Tasks: - Infrastructure Security: Administer Windows, Linux, VMware, and cloud infrastructure. Implement security baselines, access controls, and hardening standards. - Vulnerability Management: Identify, prioritize, track, and remediate vulnerabilities across servers, virtual machines, and cloud resources. Validate fixes and coordinate remediation timelines. - Patching: Coordinate OS and infrastructure patching, validate deployments, maintain compliance, and minimize disruption. - Security & Compliance: Assess configurations against security standards, correct weaknesses, and support audits and compliance reporting. - Cloud & Virtualization: Secure and maintain VMware, virtual machines, cloud services, configurations, and access controls across hybrid environments. - Security Tools: Support asset discovery, endpoint management, vulnerability assessment, patching, and remediation using Tanium or similar platforms. - Automation: Develop PowerShell, Bash, or Python scripts and workflows to automate patching, remediation, security validation, and reporting. - Troubleshooting: Resolve infrastructure, configuration, patching, and security issues. Maintain incident and change records in the IT service management system. - Documentation & Collaboration: Document configurations, security standards, patching, and remediation procedures. Work Schedule: County business hours required; flex time optional. Occasional after-hours work for maintenance, patching, and security remediation. Environment: Works in a hybrid enterprise environment spanning on-premises, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure, focusing on vulnerability management, security, hardening, and remediation NOTE: Hybrid position requiring two in-office days per week. Location: Pontiac, MI Contract: 6+ months ### Skills Required: 5 years of experience in the following: - Experience with Windows Server - Experience with Linux - Experience with troubleshooting - Experience with access management - Experience with storage - Experience with Networking - Experience with Identity and endpoint systems - Experience with Vulnerability scanning, remediation tracking, patching, risk prioritization, and configuration compliance - Experience with VMware vSphere - Experience with virtual machines - Experience with cloud platforms - Experience with Endpoint management & asset discovery - Experience with PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, and Terraform - Experience with Incident/change management, documentation, reporting, and cross-team collaboration. ### Skills Desired -- A plus to have: - Tanium or similar tools