VDI Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

GD Information Technology • Sterling, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

At GDIT, you are trusted to deliver secure, reliable virtual desktop capabilities supporting critical Government missions. Join a team where your engineering expertise drives innovation across Citrix, Azure Virtual Desktop, and enterprise-scale virtualization platforms. You will lead engineering enhancements, design modern virtual desktop solutions, and solve complex challenges that directly impact our customers and national security operations. You will be responsible for engineering, securing, and optimizing enterprise VDI platforms. In this role, a typical day will include: Designing, implementing, and sustaining Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix ADC (NetScaler), Provisioning, and Virtual Apps/Desktops in large-scale environments. Engineering and supporting Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) solutions across on‑prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. Automating processes using PowerShell or Python Performing Tier 3+ troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and optimization of VDI infrastructure. Maintaining engineering documentation, processes, and procedures for VDI lifecycle management.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with poly
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II compliance (Security+ CE, SSCP, GSEC, CySA+, or CCNA Security, etc.)
• 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 designing, developing, maintaining, and testing desktop virtualization infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with: Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop, App Layering, ELM
• Azure Virtual Desktop deployments on Windows Server 2019/2022
• Windows 10/11 SOE, imaging, evergreen methodologies
• Scripting (PowerShell and/or Python)
• Enterprise networking, cloud, and virtualization architectures

Nice To Haves

• SQL Clustering Failover (preferred)
• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (1Y0-312)
• CWS-215: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Administration On-Premises and in Citrix Cloud
• Managing Modern Desktops (MD-101)
• Azure Virtual Desktop specialty certs

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and sustaining Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix ADC (NetScaler), Provisioning, and Virtual Apps/Desktops in large-scale environments.
• Engineering and supporting Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) solutions across on‑prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Automating processes using PowerShell or Python
• Performing Tier 3+ troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and optimization of VDI infrastructure.
• Maintaining engineering documentation, processes, and procedures for VDI lifecycle management.

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, 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 are provided or available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior