Senior VDI Engineer
ClearFocus is looking for a Senior VDI Engineer for one of our federal programs in Suitland, MD to provide design, installation and support services for VDI services. We are looking for a “high energy” candidate of high integrity that is excited to grow with a fast pace company. All applicants must have an active Public Trust and US Citizenship. No third parties!!!
This opportunity is onsite in Suitland, Maryland.
Primary Responsibilities:
Install/configure hardware and software to provide Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions for our federal client. The projects may span:
- Design and deploy virtualization solutions
- Create and maintain desktop images
- Deploy and maintain application delivery solutions
- Monitoring VDI performance
- Deploy and update applications on physical desktop PCs.
Primary Skills Required:
- At least seven (7) years of Systems Engineering experience.
- Experience with enterprise application deployment systems (e.g., Citrix App Layering, Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune).
- Experience in performing VDI design and troubleshooting with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) / Citrix Cloud Government (CCG), or similar systems.
- Deploy and integrate applications into the VDI.
- Experience providing system administrative functions to the VDI.
- Maintain desktop image repository by uploading and deploying multiple VDI images, e.g. one administrative and one standard user image.
- Maintain and manage hardware, server equipment operation and connectivity, and physical and virtual machine technical support services and network devices (in coordination with networks team).
- Maintain VDI images, to include patching and monitoring.
- Provision VDI desktops, diagnose protocol errors, support load balancers, configure and support user profiles, diagnose Operating System and application errors.
- Understand networking, including TCP/IP and QoS.
- Assist with Information Assurance Vulnerability patching as required.
Desired:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Citrix Certification
- Expert knowledge of Citrix and VMWare virtualization technologies and VDI technologies
Position Requirements
Experience Requirements (Years):
7 years of System Engineering experience (20 years is preferred)
Clearance Requirements:
Public Trust
Education Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, Social Science, or other related analytical, scientific, or technical disciplines, or equivalent experience.
Certification Requirements:
Not required. Citrix preferred.
Travel Requirements:
If required, Travel Expectations (Description/Details):
If required, Travel Reimbursement:
Travel is on the contract, but none expected