Ntiva is one of the fastest growing, dynamic IT companies in the area, who for the past four years has been named one of the “Best Places to Work in Greater Washington” by Washington Business Journal.   We are currently looking for new talent to join our team as we continue to grow.   If you love IT, helping clients thrive and staying on top of technology this could be a perfect fit for you.  Ntiva was created to offer products and services to its clientele to cover all of their technological needs.  Our staff consists of talented people that have a broad and ever growing spectrum of knowledge of IT in the 21st century.  Additionally, they each specialize in unique aspects of our business creating project teams that are successful at accomplishing clients’ goals in a cost effective and efficient manner.  This specialization allows our team to focus on the latest and greatest technological advancements as well as providing the highest quality service for Ntiva clients.

Ntiva, located in McLean, VA, is currently accepting applications for a Systems Administrator.  In this position you will maintain networks, servers, & systems by proactively managing and troubleshooting network problems.  This challenging technical position requires someone with exceptional organizational, written and verbal communication skills as well as thorough knowledge of IT environments and technologies.  In this position you must be able to understand customer needs and translate requirements into technology solutions; understand and support 24x7infrastructure and business critical applications; work in a highly visible, fast paced environment with minimal supervision and major responsibilities.

Responsibilities: 

• Developing system, application, security, and network configurations (including network and domain migrations and upgrade paths).
• Recommending new technologies and solutions to proactively support the clients’ environment.
• Testing and evaluating network systems to eliminate problems and make improvements.
• Determining  which products or services best fit the customers' needs.
• Recommending and building systems and efficiencies for end-user and overall client site support both remotely and on-site.
• Providing tier-three support for Help Desk Technicians and assists in their training and education.
• Local travel to client sites required as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

 Requirements:

• 3-5  years of related experience.
• Associates degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related field (MSCE, CCNA/E, etc).
• Demonstrated expertise in all aspects of administration for the Microsoft Windows operating system including installation, management, application deployment, and security as well as Exchange (2003/2007).
• Demonstrated expertise in TCP/IPnetwork support, as well as network hardware and routing protocols (Cisco and Watchguard strongly desired)

Experience:

• Microsoft Server Operating Systems.
• Microsoft Workstation Operating Systems.
• Other Microsoft servers (i.e. Exchange, SQL, ISA, SharePoint).
• Cisco Router, PIX and VPN Concentrators
• WatchGuard Firewall Appliances (other brands a plus as well).
• AVAYAIP Telephony

 Certifications: (Desired but not required)

• MCP
• MCSE 
• CCNA 
• Watchguard WCSP or WCSPF
• Dell DCSE

Clearance (not required):

• DSS Secret or TS

Benefits:

• Compensation based on experience. Health, dental, retirement, and profit sharing are available to qualifying applicants

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