Senior VDI Engineer - Top Secret

About the role

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a VDI Engineer supporting an intelligence customer in Springfield, VA or Arnold, MO. This position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a polygraph (sponsorship available). The VDI Engineer serves as the subject matter expert for troubleshooting performance issues across a large, globally accessed virtual desktop environment, with responsibilities spanning system design and integration, identity life-cycle management, and process automation and improvement. U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and maintain a large-scale virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environment
• Provide Tier 3/4 support to system administrators to resolve VDI issues
• Optimize desktops for platform interoperability and act as liaison between VDI technologies
• Offer endpoint support and trouble resolution for Virtual Desktop related tasks
• Maintain advanced knowledge of administration, engineering, and implementation of VDI-related technologies
• Operate across multiple complex production environments with multiple stakeholders
• Apply extensive technical expertise with full knowledge of related disciplines
• Conduct trade studies and make recommendations on solutions and "make vs. buy" decisions

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph (polygraph sponsorship available)
• 5+ years of related experience with a BS degree, or equivalent combination of experience and education
• Progressive roles from Administrator to Senior Engineer
• Experience providing engineering support for legacy and current versions of Citrix products
• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops v7.15 and later
• Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS) and Machine Creation Services (MCS)
• Citrix Cloud Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD)
• Citrix NetScaler / ADC / VPX
• Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM)
• Citrix App Layering
• Liquidware Profile Unity
• Hyper-V, VMware VDI (Microsoft or Citrix NetScalers / ADCs)
• Familiarity with HP AnyConnect and Leostream

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing and administering Windows Server clustering
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, etc.
• System Center Virtual Machine Manager / VMware vCenter 6.7
• Active Directory / Group Policies
• Home Directory and Profile management Support Services
• Desktop Software provisioning and Support Services

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $125,800 – $170,200. Salary will be set based on experience, geographic location, and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Schedule

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Travel Required: None
• Telecommuting Options: Onsite

Location

• Primary: Springfield, VA, USA
• Additional: Arnold, MO, USA

Benefits

• Medical plan options (some with Health Savings Accounts), dental plan options, vision plan
• 401(k) plan with pre-tax and post-tax contribution options up to IRS annual limits and company match
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• Paid time off plans including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance
• AI-powered career tool identifying career steps and learning opportunities
• Internal mobility team focused on career goals
• Award-winning culture of innovation and military-friendly workplace