Virtualization Engineer (Systems Engineer II - VDI)

Edgewater Federal Solutions; Pocatello (ID); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Virtualization Engineer (Systems Engineer II - VDI) to design, deploy, and maintain FBI VDI environments across Windows and Linux. You will implement Citrix Xen Desktop and VMware vSphere, document configurations, and ensure security and performance for large-scale desktops.

The role requires U.S. citizenship for Top Secret clearance and hands-on experience with VDI, hyperconverged storage, and integration with MECM/MSCSP tools in federal programs.

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience designing and implementing virtual platforms for desktop, applications, and server virtualization solutions.
• U.S. Citizenship is required to obtain/maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance.
• Hands-on experience in Citrix Xen Desktop, VMware vSphere, AD, and GPO for large-scale VDI deployments.

Responsibilities

• Engineer all VDI design, deployment, and maintenance for FBI VDI systems.
• Install, patch, upgrade, document environments; design upgrades and provide on-site expertise for Citrix and VMware VDI.
• Design and implement printing between classification levels and ensure data security for FBI VDI systems.
• Develop automation scripts and deploy orchestration to support VDI, workstations, and CI environments.
• Maintain system documentation and support accreditation/monitoring activities.

Skills

Citrix Xen Desktop

VMware vSphere

Hypervisor Management

Active Directory

GPO Management

VDI Deployments

Load Balancers

VSAN Administration

Microsoft SQL

MECM

MSCSP

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MECM

MSCSP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Virtualization Engineer (Systems Engineer II - VDI)

Job Locations: US-ID-Pocatello | US-AL-Huntsville

Contract Type: Full Time

Overview

Are you a Virtualization Engineer with VDI expertise looking to support critical national missions while advancing your career? Edgewater Federal Solutions is actively building a pipeline of talented professionals for future full-time Virtualization Engineer (VDI Systems Engineer II) opportunities across our growing federal programs.

Locations:

• Pocatello, ID
• Huntsville, AL

We're seeking skilled virtualization professionals who thrive in complex enterprise environments, enjoy solving challenging infrastructure and VDI-related problems, and want their work to make a meaningful impact.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for engineering all VDI design, deployment, and maintenance of VDI systems and components within the FBI.

• Install, patch, upgrade, update, and document the current environments, design, document and deploy upgrades, and provide on-site expertise for both Citrix and VMware VDI environments currently in use by the FBI.

• Responsible for engineering and configuring printing between various classification levels and ensuring security of data for all FBI VDI systems.

• Proactively address performance and anticipated user requirements

• Shall be able to support both Windows and Linux mixed environment.

• Design overall VDI solutions, conduct planning, requirements analysis, pre and post implementation support, training, and maintenance.

• Responsible for ensuring that the client's performance, security, user experience, reliability, availability, and all other functional and non-functional requirements are met.

• Shall maintain system documentation.

• Shall assist with system accreditation and monitoring.

• Engineer and configure printing between various classification levels and ensuring security of data for all FBI VDI systems.

• Engineer, deploy, and O&M the Microsoft operating system baseline images for use on all FBI enterprise endpoints. All baseline images must meet DISA STIG and internal FBI Security recommendations. Incremental baseline releases are due Quarterly, NLT the 15th of each month (January, April, July, and October).

• Provide engineering, deployment, and transition to O&M services for a broad range of current and future Microsoft applications and technologies, or other third- party tools that integrate with Microsoft products. Currently utilized technologies include but are not limited to: Microsoft End Point Configuration Manager (MECM), Microsoft System Center Software Portal (MSCSP), and Microsoft Office products.

• Create automation scripts and deploy orchestration and automation processes and products to support the FBI's VDI, workstation and Controlled Interface environments which are expected to provide reduced spin up / spin down times, standardized deployments, business process automation, self-service portals, user and customer experience enhancements, automated patching, and maintenance.

• Proactively address performance and anticipated user requirements.

• Support both a Windows and Linux mixed environment.

• Responsible for the engineering, deployment and O&M of hyper converged server and storage solutions for use in the FBI's VDI environments. Current implemented hyper converged technologies include but are not limited to Nutanix, Dell, and VMware.

Qualifications

• 6 years of relevant experience designing and implementing virtual platforms for desktop, applications, and server virtualization solutions is required.

• U.S. Citizenship is required per contract to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance
• Hands on experience in implementing and supporting Citrix Xen Desktop, VMware vSphere, Hypervisor Management, Active Directory, GPO Management, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Deployments.
• The Candidate shall have expert experience in implementing and supporting Citrix Xen Desktop, Application Virtualization, Load Balancers, VMware vSphere, Hypervisor Design, Hyper Converged Deployments, VSAN Administration, Microsoft SQL, Active Directory, GPO Management, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Deployments of 50000+ Desktops, and VMware VDI environments.

Desired:

• Citrix Certified Associate (CCA-V), VMware Certified Professional 6 - Desktop and Mobility (VCP6-DTM), and/or Nutanix Platform Professional (NPP).
• Bachelor's degree
• Active TS clearance

About Us

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 to present.

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.