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We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.\nIf this sounds like a mission you want to be a part of, keep reading!\nLeidos is seeking a Senior System Administrator to support a large enterprise IT contract for the DOD. The Administrator will provide operations support to customers across multiple geographic locations. They will provide operations and maintenance support to existing virtual desktop environments across multiple enclaves and assist with the implementation of new solutions. The administrator will help drive adoption of trusted thin-client platforms and virtual desktops across a diverse user base by focusing on improving the reliability, functionality, and user experience of the systems. This individual will work in a team environment to ensure mission needs are met for internal and external customers.\nPrimary Tasks:\nIndividuals in this role will be required to perform remote administration of servers located in offsite data centers.\nProvide Tier 2 and Tier 3 operations support and be able to rapidly distinguish isolated user problems vs service outages for Citrix technologies to include Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix XenApp, Citrix NetScaler, and Citrix StoreFront in addition to Microsoft M365 Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).\nMonitor infrastructure and identify system anomalies before they impact customers to include storage availability/capacity, network connectivity, database health, and other daily health checks as required.\nWork closely with Engineering staff to plan out future modernization efforts to meet customer and administrator requirements.\nCollaborate to perform network latency analysis to address slow connections and user experience issues with alacrity.\nImplement version and architectural changes to existing, approved, systems to maintain operability and security of the environment\nImplement major system upgrades as designed and approved\nCoordinate with other Tier 2 and Tier 3 teams for testing and deployment of Group Policy modifications\nPerform periodic backup and restoration of servers\nMonitor desktop capacity to size the environment based on typical usage trends\nMonitor License and Certificate status on the systems and coordinate the renewal and installation as needed.\nCoordinate with customers and stakeholders to collect data, conduct analysis, develop, and implement solutions associated with incident tickets and requirements.\nEstablish comprehensive availability and capacity management solution using lessons learned\nDevelop solutions to technical issues.\nProvide follow-up reports (technical findings, feedback, resolution steps taken) for root cause analysis, engineering technical assessment and process improvement initiatives. \nPeriodically review, update, and generate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for systems and services under your control.\nUpdate operations and monitoring documentation for 24/7/365 IT Operations Center (ITOC) personnel. \nRespond to after-hours outages when deemed mission critical by ITOC government rep. \nConduct routine maintenance following customers prescribed maintenance windows which may include evening and/or weekend maintenance to minimize impact on customers and their mission.\nProvide mentorship and training for junior team members. \nBasic Qualifications\nExperience with interacting with customers to handle service inquiries and problems.\nExperience working as a Tier 2 and Tier 3 system administrator: familiar with using desktop software applications such as web browsing and client software, and IT Service Management software such as ServiceNow.\nKnowledge of IC IT standards and best practices.\nExtensive knowledge of Citrix technologies to include, XenDesktop, XenApp, NetScaler, and StoreFront.\nExperience managing Microsoft M365 Azure Virtual Desktops (AVD).\nExtensive experience with patch and upgrade methodology for front-end and back-end systems based on Citrix technology.\nExperience with rapid testing, validation, and deployment of new baseline images\nExtensive experience with conducting incident and trend analysis via log review, performance baselining/review, and other incident/problem management techniques to develop solutions to ongoing issues impacting customer experience\nExperience with Scripting/Automation\nExperience troubleshooting issues in a growing environment.\nTime management skills.\nStrong oral and written communications skills.\nTrack record of working effectively within a team and support to peers toward improved processes and results.\nExperience with support ticket management systems. \nExperience mentoring others and/or supervising others. \nCertifications\nCandidate must, at a minimum, meet DoDM 8140.03 (previously DoD 8570) - IT System Admin Intermediate certification requirements (Cloud+, GICSP, SSCP, Security+ CE, GSEC, or higher).\nEducation\nCandidate must have a Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience, Master’s degree with 6 years, Associate's with 10 years, or High School Diploma with 12 years. \nClearance\nDue to the nature of the government contracts we support, US Citizenship is required.\nTS/SCI with Poly required for Position or TS/SCI and willingness to obtain and maintain a polygraph.\nIf you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nOctober 19, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.\nPay Range:\nPay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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