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
79 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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This role $114k
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This role pays less than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $126,750–$180,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $114k versus about $153k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

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

Next Generation Desktop (NGDE) Systems Administrator - TS/SCI with Poly will join the CIO Infrastructure Services team to maintain, secure, and optimize a large-scale thin client and virtual desktop ecosystem. The role involves managing infrastructure health, storage utilization, network routing, and console status while ensuring high performance across distributed environments. Key responsibilities include administering distribution consoles, managing licensing and session management, troubleshooting complex connectivity and authentication issues, and implementing configuration updates or firmware changes. The candidate will utilize skills in cluster management, enterprise IT, and standard operating procedures to support multi-network desktop delivery. Technical requirements include experience with VDI platforms, certificate services, client imaging, and security patching. This role addresses the technical challenge of providing secure, resilient, and high-performance access to critical resources across a modern, virtualized desktop enterprise in a multinetwork environment.

What you'll do

  • Administer and maintain NGDE thin client and virtual desktop systems to ensure reliable access across multiple networks.
  • Monitor infrastructure health, storage utilization, network routing, and console status while resolving performance degradations.
  • Manage distribution consoles, licensing, session management, and cluster configurations for the enterprise environment.
  • Support backend components including connection brokers, certificates, device firmware, and virtualization platforms.
  • Troubleshoot complex issues involving session failures, connectivity problems, certificate errors, and routing challenges.
  • Implement configuration updates, version changes, and hardware improvements to maintain secure systems.
  • Maintain technical documentation, system inventories, and standard operating procedures for change control.
  • Apply security patches and firmware updates to ensure compliance with established security baselines.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a United States citizen.
  • Must possess an active Top Secret clearance with a favorable polygraph.
  • Must have a Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field or 8 to 12 years of relevant experience depending on the specific role level.
  • Must meet DoD 8140 Information Assurance Workforce certification requirements, such as Security+ CE.
  • Must complete the Forcepoint Trusted Thin Client 40-hour course.
  • Must have hands-on experience administering thin client, VDI, or multinetwork desktop delivery environments.
  • Must be proficient in virtual desktop platforms, session management, certificate services, and remote administration.
  • US Citizenship.

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