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This individual will provide desktop maintenance of mission-critical systems and infrastructure, includingWindows Servers,Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL),and Nutanix hyper-converged platform solutions.\nThe successful candidate will serve as a member of a dynamic team responsible for ensuring the performance, reliability, and security of a large-scale enterprise IT environment. The Systems Administrator II - Desktop Support will be responsible for desktop administration, patch management, system troubleshooting, and the implementation of new capabilities to meet operational and mission requirements. 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