VDI Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
About The Position
GDIT is seeking a VDI Engineer to support Government activities in Sterling, VA or Annapolis Junction, MD. This role involves engineering new and improved enhancements for existing and emerging virtual desktop technologies within a people-focused and customer-centric environment. The VDI Engineer will be responsible for the full lifecycle management of complex Citrix XenDesktop and NetScaler solutions, as well as designing and supporting Microsoft infrastructure solutions including Azure Virtual Desktop. Key activities include engineering, designing, testing, implementing, maintaining, securing, and managing VDI environments. The role also involves interacting with Government stakeholders, mitigating and monitoring VDI environments for Authorize to Operate (ATO), managing Citrix and Azure products, utilizing scripting skills in PowerShell or Python, and providing Tier 3 support. Documentation of VDI solutions, processes, and procedures is also a critical part of the role.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph.
- Must meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements including one of the following: Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA Security.
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certification or training, or work/military experience.
- Minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience.
- Experience performing engineering work associated with the design, development, maintenance, and testing of infrastructure for desktop application packaging and deployment technologies.
- Knowledge of Citrix XenApp, AppLayering, and/or Enterprise Layer Manager (ELM).
- Hands-on experience with SQL Clustering Failover.
- Knowledge of cloud, networking, and enterprise architectures.
- Expertise in the Windows 10/11 – Standard Operating Environment (SOE), imaging, evergreen, etc.
- Experience with Remote Desktop Service (RDS) on Windows Server 2019/2022.
- Ability to deploy Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) on Windows Server 2019/2022.
Nice To Haves
- Managing Modern Desktops (MD-101)
- CWS-215: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Administration On-Premises and in Citrix Cloud
- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (1Y0-312)
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop
Responsibilities
- Engineering, designing, testing, implementing, maintaining, securing, and managing the full life cycle of complex Citrix XenDesktop and NetScaler solutions deployed in a large Enterprise environment.
- Designing and supporting Microsoft infrastructure solutions, including Azure Virtual Desktop, on-prem, cloud and hybrid.
- Interacting with Government stakeholders regarding technical considerations for problems, issues, or conflicts.
- Engineering, implementing, mitigating, monitoring, and tuning VDI environment and management software to obtain Authorize to Operate (ATO) for new VDI solutions.
- Managing Citrix products (Virtual Apps, Virtual Desktops, ADC, Provisioning).
- Managing Azure products (Azure Virtual Desktops).
- Operating and executing scripting skills in PowerShell or Python.
- Providing Tier 3 and above support as needed (troubleshooting, problem resolution support, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)).
- Preparing and maintaining documentation for VDI solutions, processes, and procedures related to engineering projects.
Benefits
- Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan
- 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Paid military leave
- Paid bereavement leave
- Paid jury duty leave
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Business travel and accident insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
