VDI Engineer
$147,000–$147,000 year
On-siteWashington, District of Columbia, United States or Washington, United States
Job Summary
Analyze user requirements, CONOPS documents, and high-level system architectures to develop virtual system requirements specifications and lead design activities for VDI and virtualized environments. Guide users in requirements formulation, recommend alternative technical approaches, and conduct feasibility studies while providing technical leadership for the integration of virtualization requirements, system design, and enabling technologies. Incorporate new virtual system designs and capabilities into existing operational environments, develop and maintain virtual system architecture and system design documentation, and guide system development and implementation planning including Systems Engineering Management Plans and System Integration and Test Plans. Interface with government stakeholders regarding virtualization engineering considerations, risks, and issues to ensure the technical integrity of all work products and deliverables associated with the Virtual Systems Engineering scope. Communicate technical status, risks, and recommendations to Program personnel, Government overseers, and Senior executives while supporting troubleshooting and optimization of VDI performance, availability, and scalability. Ensure virtualization solutions comply with DoD and IC security and operational requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance
- 8+ years of experience engineering and supporting Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and virtualized environments within Department of Defense (DoD) or Intelligence Community (IC) environments
- Strong knowledge of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) architectures, Systems engineering lifecycle (SELC) processes, and Requirements analysis and traceability
- Experience developing Virtual system architecture and design documentation and Integration and test plans for virtual environments
- Experience with virtualization platforms and technologies, including one or more of the following Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), and VMware virtualization solutions
- Experience supporting enterprise or classified virtual desktop environments
- Familiarity with Performance tuning and optimization, Capacity planning, and High-availability and fault-tolerant VDI architectures
- Experience leading technical teams and coordinating engineering efforts across multiple functional areas
- Willingness to support after-hours or on-call operations as required
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Must be compliant with DoD 8140 certification and training requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Must have enough mobility, including bending, reaching, and kneeling, to complete daily duties in a prompt and efficient manner, and that may include lifting up to thirty pounds, as necessary
Desired Qualifications
- IAT II–level certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+ CE)
- Citrix Certified Associate – Virtualization (CCA-V)
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals or equivalent industry certification
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