General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.
• $96K — $130K *Qualifications
Responsibilities
Benefits
Type of Requisition:
PipelineClearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret SCI + PolygraphClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret SCI + PolygraphPublic Trust/Other Required:
NoneJob Family:
IT Infrastructure and OperationsJob Qualifications:
Skills:
Cluster, Enterprise IT, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Thin Client SupportCertifications:
NoneExperience:
8 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required:
YesJob Description:
NextGenerationDesktop (NGDE)Systems Administrator
YOUR IMPACT
Own your opportunity to support national defense. Your work will help keep critical operations secure and connected across the global enterprise directly, contributing to a mission that protects our nation every day.
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
AsaNextGenerationDesktop (NGDE)Systems Administrator supporting CIO Infrastructure Services, you willmaintain, secure, andoptimizea largescalethin clientand virtual desktop ecosystem that delivers multidomain access across distributed environments. You will ensure resilient,high performancedesktop delivery platforms, sustainenterprise wideavailability, and support modernization efforts that enhance user productivity and mission readiness. Your work enables fast, secure access to critical resources across a modern, virtualized desktop enterprise.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Administer,operate, and maintain NGDEthin clientand virtual desktop systems, ensuring reliable access to multiple networks and virtualized environments
Monitor NGDE infrastructure health, availability, storageutilization, network routing, and console status, resolving alerts and addressing performance degradations
Manage enterprise distribution consoles, licensing, session management, routing assignments, authentication sources, and cluster/cell configurations
Support integration and sustainment ofserver sideand backend components including connection brokers, certificates, device firmware, and virtualization platforms
Troubleshoot complex NGDE issues including session failures, connectivity problems, certificate issues, authentication errors, andclient to clusterrouting challenges
Implement configuration updates, version changes, hardware improvements, and operational adjustments tomaintainsecure, optimized NGDE environments
Maintain documentation, system inventories, SOPs, and configuration artifacts supporting change control, sustainment, and continuous improvement
Collaborate with engineering, network, cybersecurity, endpoint, and virtualization teams to integrate new capabilities, support modernization efforts, andmaintaincross domainaccessibility
Apply security patches, client updates, firmware changes, and backend platform fixes across NGDE systems tomaintaincompliance with security and configuration baselines
Identifyand remediate noncompliant NGDE components by reviewing vulnerability and compliance reports, resolving patch exceptions, andvalidatingcorrective actions across multinetwork environments
WHAT YOU27LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
NGDE Systems Administrator Senior - Requires a Bachelor27s degree in an ITrelated field or 8+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree.
NGDE Systems Administrator Principal - Requires a Bachelor27s degree in an ITrelated field or 10+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree.
NGDE Systems Administrator Sr. Principal - Requires a Bachelor27s degree in an ITrelated field or 12+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree.
CLEARANCE: Active TS/SCI clearance with a favorable polygraph
Meet DoD 8140 Information Assurance Workforce certification requirements (e.g.Security+ CE)
Additionalrequired certification &training Forcepoint Trusted Thin Client(40hrs course)
Hands on experience administeringthin client, VDI, or multinetwork desktop delivery environments
Strongproficiencywith virtual desktop platforms, session management, certificate services, client imaging, routing rules, and remote administration
Experience with secure configuration practices, desktop hardening, and compliance enforcement
Familiarity with patching processes, version updates, vulnerability remediation, and configuration compliance auditing
Ability to diagnose and resolve complex NGDE, authentication, connectivity, and routing issues
Strong documentation, communication, andcross teamcollaboration skills
US citizenship required
LOCATION: Onsite
The likely salary range for this position is $96,569 - $130,651. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Travel Required:
NoneTelecommuting Options:
OnsiteWork Location:
USA MD Annapolis JunctionAdditional Work Locations:
USA CO Colorado Springs - 8610 Explorer Dr (COC036), USA DC Washington, USA VA Springfield - 7770 Backlick Rd (VAS110)Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
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