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DP Professionals specializes in placing highly trained IT professionals for contract employment and direct placement in industries such as banking, healthcare, insurance, utilities, manufacturing, as well as government and non-profit organizations. DP Professionals is headquartered in Columbia, SC with over 100 information technology employees serving the South Carolina market. DP Professionals also serves major metropolitan and surrounding areas such as Charleston, Greenville, Florence, Spartanburg and Charlotte, NC. DP Professionals has been certified as a woman-owned business by the South Carolina Governor's Office and by the National Women Business Owners Corporation.

We are seeking an experienced Senior System Administrator to fill a permanent position in Columbia, SC.

The Senior System Administrator is responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining operating system servers, including web servers, in support of business processing requirements with a heavy focus on systems security. Performs software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages. Schedules installations and upgrades and maintains them in accordance with established IT policies and procedures. Monitors and tunes the system to achieve optimum performance and security levels. Ensures server data integrity by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions. Develops and promotes standard operating procedures. Performs security related administration task with industry standard software and hardware tools.

• 4 year degree in Computer Science or related field
• 3 years experience in technical servers, networking, or system administration
• Technical expertise in systems administration and security tools, combined with security best-practices and procedures
• Organizational skills for planning & prioritizing work
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to express to users technical information in a non-technical manner
• Ability to write logical & comprehensible procedures and forms
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Extensive technical knowledge of Microsoft Operating Systems and related configuration toolsets. 
• Extensive knowledge industry best practices for systems security and implementation practices. 
• Ability to use detailed knowledge of Microsoft systems to effectively troubleshoot system level issues. 
• Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), GIAC Security Engineer (GSEC), Security+ or similar industry certification. 
• Experience with web filtering, host based intrusion prevention and security scanning tools. E.g. Websense, Symantec Endpoint Protection, and Qualys
• US Citizenship/Green Card status

No third party candidates will be considered.