Virtual Desktop Engineer

Peraton; Alabama; On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is looking for an experienced Virtual Desktop Engineer to support national intelligence programs. The role involves managing user profiles, optimizing system performance, and ensuring data security compliance.

The ideal candidate should possess active TS/SCI clearance, relevant certifications, and experience with systems engineering practices. This position may involve collaboration with network engineers and a commitment to deliver solutions for global missions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree.
• Current CISSP or Security + Certification necessary.
• Strong understanding of data center networking.

Responsibilities

• Manage user accounts, permissions, and monitor system performance.
• Analyze data to improve infrastructure performance.
• Ensure data security and compliance with standards.

Skills

Active Top Secret/ Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance

CISSP or Security + Certification

Data analysis tools

Systems engineering experience

User Profile administration

Scripting (PowerShell, Python, etc.)

Knowledge of MS Windows Server and SQL

Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

VMware

Job description

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/ Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with ability to pass and obtain a Poly Clearance.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experiencewithbachelor’s degree; Minimum of 3 years with master’s degree; Minimum of 0 years with PhD or 9+ years of relevant work experience can be used in lieu of a degree.
• Current CISSP or Security + Certification.
• Proven work experience as a SystemsEngineer, SystemsAdminor similar rolein a large, distributed computing environment.
• Experience with data analysis tools, knowledge of system performance metrics,and familiarity with infrastructure managementsystems.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding ofUser Profileadministration.

Desired Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Poly clearances.
• Current VMware, Nutanix, or similar Certificatione.g.VCP, NCP, etc.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Terraform or Ansible.
• Experience with DellPowerFlex.
• Experience working in a large enterprise environment.
• Knowledge of storage area networks to include network operating systems, SAN protocols, SAN management, and SAN physical configuration.
• Minimum of 8-12 years’ experience, in supporting virtualization technologies preferred.
• Strong understanding of data center networking (TCP/IP, switching/routing, ports and protocols,firewallconcepts, load-balancing).
• StrongScripting experience in one or more of the following: PowerShell, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, VBScript, C++, Unix Shell, Python, Perl, Ruby, JavaScript,etc.
• Strongunderstanding of storage protocols (e.g.NFS, SMB, S3, FC, iSCSI,NVMe).
• Good knowledge of Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Group Policy.
• Knowledge of MS Windows Server operating systems including Server 2016, 2019, and 2022 as well as RHEL and SLES operating systems.
• Knowledge of MS database server SQL Server 2008 R2 and later.
• Knowledge of container technologies including but not limited to Docker, Kubernetes, and Rancher.
• Knowledge of IaaS in cloud using MS Azure, AWS, or GCP.

Security Clearance

This Positionrequiresan Active TS/SCI and the ability to obtain a Poly, US Citizenship isrequiredTo hold this clearance.

Job Description

Peraton is seeking an experienced systemsVirtual Desktop Engineer to join our national intelligence program that delivers engineering, application development, deployment, operations, upgrades and sustainment of products and services to achieve our client’s global missions.

Virtual Desktop Engineer will have an emphasis onUser Profiles.

Responsibilities

• Manage user accounts, permissions, licenses, and monitoring of system performance to proactively resolve technical issues.
• Analyze and interpret datato improve infrastructure performance,identifyareas forimprovement, and implement solutions, to include monitoring system performanceand troubleshooting issues to ensure compliance with performance standards.
• Ensure data security and compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network engineers.
• Monitor and manageenterprisesystem resources, including CPU usage, disk usage, and response times tomaintainoperating efficiency.
• Assess and remediate the enterprise design and implementation to mitigateperformance andcybersecurity risks.
• Perform systems security administration functions, including creating user profiles and accounts.
• Provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution of problems.
• Configure operating systems and supportenterpriseservers.
• Install and configure database and application software.
• Perform database backups and system restoration,monitordatabase performance, and perform troubleshooting.
• Interact with users and interfacing applications.
• Provide hardware and software backup recovery.
• Other duties may include setting up administrator accounts,maintainingsystem documentation, tunesystem performance, installing system wide software, andallocatingmass storage space.
• Develop,implementandmaintainprocesses, procedures, test cases, test results, issue resolutions, performance analysis, and user guidelines/ instructions documentation.

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