Senior VDI Engineer - Top Secret
About The Position
GDIT is seeking a VDI Engineer to support an intelligence customer in Springfield, Virginia, or Arnold, Missouri. The role designs, configures, and maintains a large, globally accessed virtual desktop environment and serves as a subject matter expert for troubleshooting performance issues across the organization. It also involves system design and integration, identity lifecycle management, and process automation and improvement. The engineer provides Tier 3/4 support to system administrators, advises on desktop optimization and interoperability, supports endpoints, and administers, engineers, and implements VDI-related technologies. The role works across complex production environments with multiple stakeholders, applies extensive technical expertise, and conducts trade studies and makes solution and make-or-buy recommendations.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph; the employer can sponsor a polygraph.
- U.S. citizenship.
- At least 5 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, or a combination of experience and education.
- Progressive experience in roles from Administrator to Senior Engineer.
- Engineering support experience with legacy and current versions of Citrix products.
- Experience with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops v7.15 and later.
- Experience with Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS) and Machine Creation Services (MCS).
- Experience with Citrix Cloud Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD).
- Experience with Citrix NetScaler / ADC / VPX.
- Experience with Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM) and Citrix App Layering.
- Experience with Liquidware Profile Unity.
- Experience with Hyper-V and VMware VDI, and Microsoft or Citrix NetScalers / ADCs.
- Familiarity with HP AnyConnect and Leostream.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work independently and in a team environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience managing and administering Windows Server clustering.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code technologies such as Terraform or Ansible.
- Experience with System Center Virtual Machine Manager or VMware vCenter 6.7.
- Experience with Active Directory and Group Policies.
- Experience supporting home directory and profile management services.
- Experience supporting desktop software provisioning.
Responsibilities
- Design, configure, and maintain a large, globally accessed virtual desktop environment.
- Troubleshoot virtual desktop performance issues across the organization.
- Provide Tier 3/4 support to system administrators to resolve VDI issues.
- Advise on desktop optimization for platform interoperability and liaise between VDI technologies.
- Provide endpoint support and resolve virtual desktop-related issues.
- Administer, engineer, and implement virtual desktop infrastructure technologies.
- Work across complex production environments with multiple stakeholders.
- Conduct trade studies and recommend solutions and make-or-buy decisions.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Competitive pay and paid time off.
- Medical plan options, including plans with Health Savings Accounts.
- Dental and vision plan options.
- Flexible work weeks where possible.
- Paid vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, and paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
