Systems Administrator, Desktop Application Packaging-TS/SCI w/Poly

About the role

Your impact will be to support national defense by ensuring stability, security, and performance of enterprise desktop applications across a globally distributed environment. You will also contribute to the mission of strengthening continuity and driving innovation.

Responsibilities

• Pack, test, and deploy enterprise desktop applications using approved deployment technologies such as MECM, Intune, and automated task sequences
• Standardize desktop operating system builds, ensuring configurations, baselines, drivers, and imaging processes remain current and compliant
• Manage application versioning, update cycles, EOL planning, and controlled rollout of new or refreshed application packages across multiple networks
• Troubleshoot application deployment, OS build, and packaging issues involving dependencies, profiles, permissions, and network related elements
• Support virtualized and physical client environments, including thick, thin, and VDI based clients, ensuring consistent delivery of approved applications
• Maintain packaging documentation, SOPs, and submission packages for approval, accreditation, and operational use
• Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, endpoint management, and operations teams to validate requirements and maintain secure, compliant deployments
• Implement and validate application, OS, and client-side security patches in accordance with vulnerability management and change control timelines
• Monitor systems for patch and configuration compliance; identify noncompliant endpoints and support remediation and POA&M documentation

Requirements

• Experience requirements: Systems Administrator (Senior)-Desktop Application Packaging requires a Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field or 8+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree. Systems Administrator (Principal)-Desktop Application Packaging requires a Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field or 10+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree.
• Certification: Meet DoD 8140 Information Assurance Workforce certification requirements (e.g. Security+ CE, etc.)
• Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance with a favorable polygraph
• Hands-on experience administering enterprise desktop applications, client services, or endpoint management platforms
• Strong understanding of application deployment, configuration baselines, software lifecycle, and secure implementation practices
• Maintain proficiency with required toolsets, including Windows Desktop OS, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), Active Directory and Group Policy, PowerShell and Batch scripting, AppV, and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager to support enterprise application packaging and deployment
• Familiarity with patching processes, vulnerability management, and compliance requirements across enterprise desktop environments
• Strong documentation, communication, and cross-team collaboration skills
• Ability to support CONUS/OCONUS travel as required
• US citizenship required

Qualifications

• Client Services
• Endpoint Management
• Enterprise Desktop Management
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Windows Desktop Operating Systems

Skills

• Systems Administrator (Senior)-Desktop Application Packaging
• Systems Administrator (Principal)-Desktop Application Packaging

Benefits

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. Other benefits include short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance.

Pay

$72,877 - $98,599

Schedule

40 hours per week

Location

Onsite