Systems Administrator​/VDI Admin; Principle Consultant

1986

Springfield or Chicago

IFSOE

$64,322 - $109, 467

Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

August 19, 2026

Reporting to a Supervisor, this position serves as a System Administrator responsible for the installation, configuration, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise systems and services. A significant portion of this role focuses on supporting and administering the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment, including its associated software, security configurations, and operations. The position contributes to VDI-related projects and ongoing system improvements, while also supporting other assigned systems as needed.

Responsibilities include ensuring system stability, performance, and security in alignment with established standards and procedures.

• Administers, supports, and maintains the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment and related systems.
• Assists with the execution of VDI-related projects, including task implementation, progress tracking, and testing to verify completion.
• Participates in cross-training efforts related to back-end VDI non-administrative processes.
• Supports the implementation and maintenance of persistent desktop solutions.
• Interacts with external vendors as needed to support VDI-related technologies.
• Provides technical support guidance, and assists in developing and maintaining documentation for processes, procedures, and user/IT instructions.
• Works collaboratively with IT staff to configure, implement, and maintain software components and technical configurations supporting VDI and other assigned systems and services, with a focus on platform stability and security.
• Administers VDI back-end configurations including security settings, group policies, multifactor authentication, and user pools.
• Implements and maintains a least-privilege environment through security elevation rules based on hash, publisher, path, or executable.
• Creates and manages virtual desktops within VMware environments and performs daily operations related to VDI, including application delivery using VMware App Volumes and persistence management using Dynamic Environment Manager.
• Schedules and performs maintenance and upgrades to VDI-related systems and supporting software to ensure system performance, availability, and security.
• Monitors system uptime, performance, resource utilization, and security posture to ensure operational requirements are met.
• Participates in technical research, training, and professional development to support continuous improvement of VDI and related systems.
• Provides technical assistance and clear communication to IT staff, management, and end users as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Networking, or a closely related field and three (3) years of experience administering enterprise VDI environments within the last eight (8) years; or Bachelor's degree in any field and four (4) years of experience administering enterprise VDI environments within the last eight (8) years; or Associate's degree in any field and six (6) years of experience administering enterprise VDI environments within the last eight (8) years.
  
  (COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION)
• Experience administering and supporting enterprise Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments, including virtual desktop provisioning, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Experience administering Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy, Windows Server operating systems, multifactor…