VDI Systems Engineer: VMware Horizon, vSphere & HyperFlex

Staffed4U; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Staffed4U is seeking a skilled Systems Engineer to support a mission-focused customer in Chantilly, VA. The role covers design, deployment, and optimization of a secure VMware Horizon-based VDI environment using vSphere and Cisco HyperFlex, with emphasis on automation and secure practices.

Responsibilities include administering VMware Horizon, vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter, managing HyperFlex, and developing golden images for Windows 11 and Linux desktops.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with VMware Horizon, vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter.
• Hands-on experience with hyperconverged infrastructure, particularly Cisco HyperFlex, in support of VDI environments.
• Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy Objects, DNS, DHCP.
• Linux administration experience, including CentOS and Ubuntu.
• Experience with Teradici technology and PCoIP protocol optimization.
• Strong troubleshooting, systems administration, and technical documentation skills.
• Ability to support secure, mission-critical enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, optimize, and maintain a secure VMware Horizon-based VDI platform.
• Support the architecture and administration of VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, and VMware Horizon environments.
• Manage and optimize Cisco HyperFlex hyperconverged infrastructure, including compute, storage, and network stack components.
• Design, manage, and optimize standardized golden images for Windows 11 and Linux virtual desktops.
• Create and maintain secure, performance-optimized virtual desktop images.
• Implement GPU virtualization to enhance the performance of Android emulators within the VDI environment.
• Develop and deploy automation scripts and workflows to streamline virtual desktop provisioning, deployment, updates, and maintenance.
• Support technical risk assessments involving IT systems, networks, cloud technologies, and configuration scripts.
• Evaluate, extract, and analyze relevant data in support of technical risk assessment activities.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, engineering, and mission stakeholders to improve system performance, security, and reliability.

Skills

VMware Horizon

vSphere

ESXi

vCenter

Cisco HyperFlex

Windows Server

Active Directory

Group Policy

DNS

DHCP

Linux Admin

CentOS

Ubuntu

Teradici

PCoIP

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Automation

Tools

Teradici

PCoIP

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Job description

Staffed4U is seeking a skilled Systems Engineer to support a mission-focused customer in Chantilly, VA. The role covers design, deployment, and optimization of a secure VMware Horizon-based VDI environment using vSphere and Cisco HyperFlex, with emphasis on automation and secure practices.

Responsibilities include administering VMware Horizon, vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter, managing HyperFlex, and developing golden images for Windows 11 and Linux desktops.