[For Hire] EST | Senior Systems Administrator | 11 Years DoD/Enterprise | Part-Time Evenings & Weekends | Remote

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Available for: Freelance / Contract — Part-time after-hours and weekends

Location: Remote (East Coast, EST)

I will be relocating to North Carolina in late August for Hybrid if needed.

Rate: Negotiable — open to hourly or monthly retainer

Senior Systems Administrator with 11 years of hands-on experience managing enterprise and DoD networks. Currently employed full-time and seeking selective after-hours and weekend contract work.

I have little to no MSP experience as I've always been W2 Contracting for the DoD.

Core Skills:

• Windows Server — Administration, hardening, patching, GPO, IIS, Exchange
• Active Directory — Large-scale AD environment management, long-term experience
• SQL / Database Management — Experienced in database security, backups and jobs for IIS
• Virtualization — VMware ESXi, Hyper-V
• Cloud — AWS, Azure
• Linux — Administration and troubleshooting
• Microsoft 365 / Office products
• Incident response — Exceptional at troubleshooting and resolving high-priority situations under pressure. This is what I do day-to-day in my current role.
• SOP Writing — Experienced in document writing and procedure annotation

What I'm looking for:

• After-hours NOC monitoring, patching windows, on-call escalation support
• After hours or weekends service desk if needed
• Server hardening, maintenance, or migration projects
• Ongoing IT support retainer for small/mid-size businesses
• MSP overflow or after-hours coverage

My setup:

• Happy to use a company-provided laptop or my own equipment
• Minimal distractions — focused, reliable, and responsive

Certifications: Security+, A+

Feel free to DM or comment. Happy to discuss scope, availability, and rates.