Senior VDI Engineer - TS/SCI Poly | Citrix & AVD Expert

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Health packages

Internal mobility program

Education & certifications

Cutting-edge technology

Paid holidays

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking a skilled VDI Engineer to design, implement, and maintain large-scale Citrix XenDesktop and Azure Virtual Desktop environments for government clients. The role emphasizes automation, troubleshooting, and documentation to support secure, reliable virtualization infrastructure.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years of desktop virtualization experience, TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, and relevant DoD 8570 IAT Level II certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline or equivalent combination of education, certification, or experience.
• 10+ years designing, developing, maintaining, and testing desktop virtualization infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop, App Layering, and Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Scripting in PowerShell and/or Python.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certifications (Security+ CE, CCNA Security, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, etc.).
• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (preferred) and MD-101/Cloud certs welcome.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and sustaining Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix ADC (NetScaler), Provisioning, and Virtual Apps/Desktops in large-scale environments.
• Engineering and supporting Azure Virtual Desktop deployments 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.

Skills

Citrix XenDesktop

App Layering

Azure Virtual Desktop

Windows Server 2019/2022

PowerShell

Python

SQL Clustering Failover

Networking & Cloud

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related technical discipline

Tools

Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking a skilled VDI Engineer to design, implement, and maintain large-scale Citrix XenDesktop and Azure Virtual Desktop environments for government clients. The role emphasizes automation, troubleshooting, and documentation to support secure, reliable virtualization infrastructure.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years of desktop virtualization experience, TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, and relevant DoD 8570 IAT Level II certifications.