Next Generation Desktop Systems Administrator

General Dynamics

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Work type: On-site
Location: Annapolis Junction, MDColorado Springs, COWashington, DCMacDill AFB, FLSpringfield, VA
Salary: $96,569–$130,651 / yr
Posted: 125 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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TL;DR · Next Generation Desktop Systems Administrator

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The Next Generation Desktop (NGDE) Systems Administrator joins the CIO Infrastructure Services team to maintain, secure, and optimize a large-scale thin client and virtual desktop ecosystem. This role involves managing multidomain access across distributed environments by administering NGDE thin client systems and virtual desktop platforms. Key responsibilities include monitoring infrastructure health, managing enterprise distribution consoles, overseeing session management, and troubleshooting complex connectivity, authentication, and routing issues. The successful candidate will implement configuration updates, apply security patches, and manage backend components like connection brokers and certificates. Required skills include experience with VDI, cluster configurations, and desktop hardening. The position focuses on ensuring resilient, high-performance desktop delivery and maintaining cross-domain accessibility while resolving noncompliant components through vulnerability reports and configuration compliance auditing within a virtualized desktop enterprise.

Skills

NGDE VDI Thin Client Cluster Virtual Desktop Enterprise IT Session Management Certificate Services Network Routing Firmware Vulnerability Remediation SOP Remote Administration Forcepoint Trusted Thin Client

What you'll do

Administer and maintain NGDE thin client and virtual desktop systems across multiple networks.
Monitor infrastructure health, storage utilization, network routing, and console status to resolve performance issues.
Manage enterprise distribution consoles, licensing, session management, and cluster configurations.
Troubleshoot complex session failures, connectivity problems, certificate issues, and authentication errors.
Implement configuration updates, version changes, and hardware improvements to optimize the desktop environment.
Apply security patches, firmware changes, and backend platform fixes to maintain compliance.
Identify and remediate noncompliant components by reviewing vulnerability reports and validating corrective actions.
Maintain system inventories, SOPs, and configuration artifacts to support change control and sustainment.

What we're looking for

US citizenship is required.
Must currently possess an active Top Secret SCI clearance with a favorable polygraph.
Must meet DoD 8140 Information Assurance Workforce certification requirements, such as Security+ CE.
Must complete the Forcepoint Trusted Thin Client 40-hour course.
Requires a Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field or 8+ years of relevant IT experience.
Requires 10+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree for the Principal level.
Requires 12+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree for the Sr. Principal level.
Active TS/SCI clearance with a favorable polygraph.

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