Next Generation Desktop (NGDE) 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
3 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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This role $114k
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This role pays less than 87% of similar roles. Most pay $132,431–$215,690 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $114k versus about $174k 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.

General Dynamics currently has 439 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Next Generation Desktop (NGDE) Systems Administrator

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As a Next Generation Desktop (NGDE) Systems Administrator at GDIT, you will join the CIO Infrastructure Services team to maintain and optimize a large-scale thin client and virtual desktop ecosystem. Your daily tasks include monitoring infrastructure health, managing enterprise distribution consoles, troubleshooting complex issues, implementing configuration updates, and collaborating with various teams to integrate new capabilities and support modernization efforts. You must be proficient in virtual desktop platforms, session management, certificate services, and remote administration, with experience in secure configuration practices and compliance enforcement. This role requires hands-on expertise in thin client and VDI environments, as well as the ability to diagnose and resolve intricate NGDE issues across multiple networks.

Skills

Thin_Client VDI Virtualization_Platforms Session_Management Certificate_Services Client_Imaging Routing_Rules Remote_Administration Patch_Management Vulnerability_Assessment Configuration_Compliance DoD_8140 Forcepoint_Trusted_Thin_Client CI/CD SOP Multidomain_Access Enterprise_IT

What you'll do

  • Administer and maintain thin client and virtual desktop systems for secure, reliable access.
  • Monitor infrastructure health, resolving alerts and performance issues to ensure high availability.
  • Manage enterprise distribution consoles, licensing, session management, and cluster configurations.
  • Troubleshoot complex NGDE issues including session failures, connectivity problems, and authentication errors.
  • Implement configuration updates, security patches, and hardware improvements for optimized environments.
  • Maintain documentation, system inventories, SOPs, and configuration artifacts supporting change control.
  • Apply security patches and backend platform fixes to maintain compliance with security baselines.

What we're looking for

  • US citizenship and TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
  • Bachelor's degree in IT or equivalent experience.
  • Experience administering thin client, VDI, or multinetwork desktop environments.
  • Proficiency with virtual desktop platforms, session management, certificate services.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills for complex NGDE issues.
  • Familiarity with secure configuration practices and compliance enforcement.
  • Completion of Forcepoint Trusted Thin Client 40-hour course.

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