Freelance job Windows Server vulnerability remediation SME

Key Responsibilities * Managing Windows servers including windows 2003/2008/2012 & 2022* Managing & Configuration of Active Directory, OU structures, Group Policies, DNS, DFS, DHCP, IIS,Managing and configuration includes* Ensure availability of the servers without any vulnerability* Tenable One (Vulnerability reporting tool) report analysis for servers * Prepare remediation plan for Windows Servers as recommended in Tenable One report* Remap the Nessus agent to Tenable One server for supported Windows ServersPatching of Windows Server* Established remediation process (patching) and implement the same * Co-ordinate and perform Zero-day patching to remediate High / Critical vulnerabilities* Co-ordinate with vendors if remediation involves upgrading of apps on Wintel environment * Report the updates on vulnerabilities* Commission/Decommission of Windows server based on request* PKI/Certificate management* Co-ordinate with Vendors to troubleshoot infrastructure/backup related issues* Significant experience managing Windows servers and infrastructure, including Active Directory.* Significant experience of Windows system administrators to support a production IT environment consisting of more than 200 servers.* Hands on Experience in Windows 2012 to Windows 2016 /2019 OS upgrades.* Good understanding of Active Directory, OU structures, Group Policies, DNS, DFS, DHCP, IIS and WSUS.* Strong understanding and experience in an enterprise environment including backup and restore procedures.* Knowledge of Microsoft Cluster functionalities for High Availability* Maintain & perform periodic testing and upgradation of DR environment.* Participate in defined team projects and activities (such as new deployments, patch management).* Install and Configure ESXI and building VMWare infrastructure from Scratch.* Hands on experience in configuring DRS, HA, VMware Networking, Datastores and VMWare Cluster* Hands on experience on vCenter Install and configuration.* Experience in P2V, VMotion and VMware virtual center.* Good hands-on command line of ESX.* Good hands-on Experience in diagnostics & troubleshooting of ESX server environment.* Experience in performance tuning of ESX VMWare and resource management between virtual machines.* Experience in backup and recovery of Virtual machines. * Knowledge of Microsoft Hyper-V Hypervisors.* Take responsibility for resolving problems in most effective way possible within SLA reaching root cause and preventing problems. Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.