Senior VDI Engineer - TS/SCI (Poly)

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a seasoned VDI Engineer to support government activities in Sterling, VA or Annapolis Junction, MD.

You will engineer, design, test, implement and manage Citrix XenDesktop and NetScaler in a large enterprise environment. You will design and support Microsoft infrastructure solutions including Azure Virtual Desktop, on‑prem, cloud and hybrid, while coordinating with government stakeholders on technical considerations and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• 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 Windows10/11 – Standard Operating Environment (SOE), imaging, evergreen, etc.
• Experience with Remote Desktop Service (RDS) on Windows Server2019/2022
• Ability to deploy Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) on Windows Server2019/2022
• 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 the complex Citrix XenDesktop and NetScaler solutions deployed in the 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 Tier3 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

Skills

Information Technology (IT)

Systems Design

VMware VDI

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related technical discipline

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a seasoned VDI Engineer to support government activities in Sterling, VA or Annapolis Junction, MD.

You will engineer, design, test, implement and manage Citrix XenDesktop and NetScaler in a large enterprise environment. You will design and support Microsoft infrastructure solutions including Azure Virtual Desktop, on‑prem, cloud and hybrid, while coordinating with government stakeholders on technical considerations and risk mitigation.