Senior Windows Systems Administrator — VDI & Remote Access

Insight Global; Starkville (MS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Starkville, MS seeks a Windows Systems Administrator II/III to design, build, and support a large-scale VDI environment that enables remote access to critical research computing resources. You will administer Windows servers across physical and virtual environments, manage AD, Group Policy, and security, and mentor junior admins while expanding virtualization infrastructure.

Join a fast-paced, highly technical team delivering HPC-enabled research computing and enterprise

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of hands-on Windows systems administration experience.
• Experience with both physical and virtual environments and VDI platforms.

Responsibilities

• Administer Windows OS across physical and virtual environments.
• Design, build, and maintain enterprise VDI infrastructure.
• Manage VMs and virtualization tech for remote desktop.
• Perform upgrades, migrations, lifecycle management.
• Monitor performance and propose improvements.
• Troubleshoot system, hardware, and app issues.
• Implement and maintain security best practices.
• Package software and support automated remote deployments.
• Create and maintain technical documentation.
• Provide mentorship to junior administrators.
• Support research computing environments.

Skills

Windows Server administration

Active Directory

Group Policy

VDI design/management

Virtualization architecture

Security management

Mentoring junior staff

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Omnissa Horizon

VMware Horizon

Hyper-V

Job description

Insight Global in Starkville, MS seeks a Windows Systems Administrator II/III to design, build, and support a large-scale VDI environment that enables remote access to critical research computing resources. You will administer Windows servers across physical and virtual environments, manage AD, Group Policy, and security, and mentor junior admins while expanding virtualization infrastructure.

Join a fast-paced, highly technical team delivering HPC-enabled research computing and enterprise