System Administrator
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Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
As a System Administrator, you will join our Enterprise-Information Display System (E-IDS) team supporting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The team supports the FAA’s Enterprise Information Display System (E-IDS) platform, which replaces multiple legacy Information Display Systems (IDSs) in over 500 air traffic control facilities. It provides static and real-time consolidated data to controllers, including weather, airport runway status/visibility, maps, and facility directives aimed at improving efficiency.
Job Duties:
The team supports the FAA’s Enterprise Information Display System (E-IDS) platform, which replaces multiple legacy Information Display Systems (IDSs) in over 500 air traffic control facilities. It provides static and real-time consolidated data to controllers, including weather, airport runway status/visibility, maps, and facility directives aimed at improving efficiency.
Job Duties:
- Design and administer enterprise thin client VDI infrastructure as second level engineering support by:
- Organize the lifecycle of 10ZiG Zero Client (thin client) endpoints (or equivalent) and master images.
- Optimize VDI thin client configuration, VDI pool to ensure seamless user experiences.
- Support operational deployments and facility configurations, such as creating instructions for first level support operators to deploy the thin clients.
- Optimize connection to Omnissa Horizon VDI infrastructure and virtual machine storage, ensuring performance tuning, system hardening and seamless desktop delivery to endpoints.
- Develop and maintain scripts to automate system tasks and configuration management.
- Manage and maintain network and hardware infrastructure, such server racking, cable, and lab systems, such as 10ZiG Zero Clients, Raritan Dominion KVMs and ZPE Console servers.
- Execute enterprise-wide patch management strategies for all endpoints and lab hardware.
- Monitor and maintain hardware inventory throughout its lifecycle.
Education & Experience Requirement:
- Associates degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Programming or similar science/technology degree.
OR
- A Certificate of Training in a two-year Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Programming or similar curriculum from a community college, vocational education school, or military training may be substituted in lieu of the associate of science degree, depending on other qualifications or experience.
- 9 years of experience is required.
Required:
- Design and implement configurations for thin clients, including management of devices such as 10ZiG Zero Clients.
- Design, administer, and configure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments using VMware Omnissa Horizon.
- Experience with scripting languages, including PowerShell, Python, and Bash.
- Knowledge of enterprise network infrastructure and connectivity.
- Capable of managing responsibilities independently while contributing to team success in a fast-paced setting.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage complex workflows and adapt to new technologies.
- Professional verbal and written communication.
Preferred:
- Working experience in patching, firmware and software asset management systems, hardening version control (e.g. git), server racking, cable management, and maintaining lab environments.
- National Airspace Systems (NAS) experience.
This position may require ~10% travel. It is a full-time position and will generally be in a cubicle environment.