Lead Secure Virtual Desktops Engineer

Peraton; United States; On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to lead Secure Virtual Desktops (VDI) design, deployment, and operations for a national intelligence program. The role requires guiding engineers, ensuring secure VDI services, and coordinating across data centers and cloud environments.

The position emphasizes hands-on VDI implementation, performance monitoring, security, and thorough documentation, with travel in NCR as needed and contingent on contract award.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to pass a Poly clearance.
• 8+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree (Master's degree and 6 years; High School Diploma and 12 years).
• Certifications: SEC+ or CISSP.
• Proven experience designing/implementing VDI.
• Familiarity with COTS solutions and their integration into enterprise environments.
• Experience working in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, deploy and maintain secure VDI environments and solutions.
• Manage session hosts, master images, golden images, application layers, profile containers, and policy configurations.
• Design and develop enterprise IT solutions across co-locations, data centers, and cloud environments.
• Evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies into the VDI to enhance server performance.
• Evaluate VDI user and client needs and experiences for enhancements.
• Monitor VDI performance and resolve issues.
• Monitor tools providing insights into workloads, resource depletion, and peak server loads.
• Ensure data accessibility and security.
• Test and troubleshoot hardware and software issues to resolve root causes.
• Assess network and server architecture for efficiency, improvements, or upgrades.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation of the data center's layout, systems, and processes.

Skills

VDI expertise

Team leadership

Cloud experience

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Visio

Salesforce

Job description

Peraton seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to lead Secure Virtual Desktops (VDI) design, deployment, and operations for a national intelligence program. The role requires guiding engineers, ensuring secure VDI services, and coordinating across data centers and cloud environments.

The position emphasizes hands-on VDI implementation, performance monitoring, security, and thorough documentation, with travel in NCR as needed and contingent on contract award.