# System Administrator – Windows Desktop Admin

What Success Looks Like (Objectives): Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview. Managing and standardizing enterprise Windows endpoints requires driving operational efficiency and maintaining peak ecosystem security. The position focuses on executing OS patching, software distribution, and Group Policy administration while resolving top-tier desktop escalations. High-level PowerShell scripting and automated workflows streamline routine maintenance to eliminate hardware reliability bottlenecks across the fleet. What Success Looks Like (Objectives): Own the end-to-end testing and execution of monthly Microsoft OS patching to maximize enterprise system readiness and security Drive fleet-wide automation using advanced PowerShell scripting in conjunction with MECM to optimize software deployment and routine maintenance Resolve top-tier escalation issues beyond frontline support capabilities; document technical solutions to ensure knowledge transfer across IT support teams Leverage AI Application tools to analyze system logs, automate repetitive troubleshooting workflows, and predict hardware reliability issues across endpoints Lead cross-departmental

- **Id**: 4245365
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/echostar-system-administrator-windows-desktop-admin>
- **Role**: DevOps
- **Role family**: DevOps
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Englewood, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-09T19:46:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T12:29:26Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 34
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 9050
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Satellite Communications, Internet Service Providers

## Company

- **Id**: 1846584
- **Name**: EchoStar
- **Domain**: echostar.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/echostar>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Jibe

## Salary

- **Min**: 83950
- **Max**: 119900
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 119900

## Technologies

- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **PowerShell** — Optional: no
- **Windows** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 34

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T12:25:59Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 16
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.45
- **P room**: 0.35
- **Age days**: 34
- **Expected fill days**: 13
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:tail, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T13:58:10Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 119900
- **Is top pay**: no

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