Senior Engineer-Greenbelt, MD - Georgia IT Inc.
Greenbelt, MD
About the Job
Senior Engineer
Greenbelt, MD
8+ Months Contract
US Citizen, Green Card & H1B Transfer
Description:
The Sr. Engineer provides subject matter expertise in support of critical infrastructure projects; with experience designing, implementing, and Tier 3 Operation Support for the VDI Virtualization Technologies. The Sr. Engineer will be responsible for developing architectures, designs, and implementation and verification plans.
Responsibilities:
· Provide engineering leadership and subject matter expertise in the evaluation, development, and documentation of the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and hosted/streamed applications
· Maintains current knowledge of relevant hardware and software applications as assigned. Participates in special projects as required
· Build and maintain product and service standards for VDI capabilities that align with technology strategies
· Assist in the development of requirements, design specifications, and security considerations for the field office physical architecture
· Provide network requirements to support business and operational activities (e.g., data networks, backbone/core networks, storage networks, software defined networking, and interoperability with IPv4 and IPv6, external connectivity to cloud)
· Collaborate with Office Service Architect to support design for replica remote office production environments which simulate the environments found at remote offices for testing purposes
· Support implementation and maintain remote office replica of production environments (e.g., Regional Client Center (RCC), Area Client Office (ACO), and Data Capture Centers)
· Assist in the assessment of the current state of the office services architecture/design
· Lead implementation of VDI infrastructure solution
· Close collaborate with infrastructure architecture and engineering teams to meet program ATO and implementation schedule
· Lead the definition of the direction and strategy for VDI design to ensure the operational needs are being addressed against aggressive schedules
· Oversee end to end System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) of VDI architecture/design through to system deployment and operations
· Designs and documents VDI architecture and associated designs by analysing requirements; constructing workflow charts and diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing specifications.
· Provide enhancements or improvements to Office Services architecture by studying current designs and determining areas for improvement.
· Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies
Required Skills:
· Technical certifications a plus – VMware VCP, Citrix CCP, Citrix CCE, Microsoft MCSA, Cloud computing
· Expereince as a Lead VDI Systems Engineer or Chief Engineer on a Large-Scale Mission Critical System of Systems Development and Integration Program.
· Expert level knowledge of VDI and supporting technologies required for the delivery of virtual desktop services
· Experience integrating workplace technologies including but not limited to Printing, Email, Collaboration tools, MDM, Wi-Fi, and Identity management
· Broad knowledge of data and infrastructure technologies such as storage, virtualization, and directory services
· Knowledge of architecture frameworks and methods
· Ability to plan, prioritize, organize, schedule and execute assignments
· Strong analytical skills, with strong problem-solving capability
· Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
· Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
· Ability to lead moderately complex initiatives and solutions
· Knowledge of cloud infrastructure environments such as Amazon AWS
· Experience developing and integrating complex systems through the full system development life cycle
Greenbelt, MD
8+ Months Contract
US Citizen, Green Card & H1B Transfer
Description:
The Sr. Engineer provides subject matter expertise in support of critical infrastructure projects; with experience designing, implementing, and Tier 3 Operation Support for the VDI Virtualization Technologies. The Sr. Engineer will be responsible for developing architectures, designs, and implementation and verification plans.
Responsibilities:
· Provide engineering leadership and subject matter expertise in the evaluation, development, and documentation of the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and hosted/streamed applications
· Maintains current knowledge of relevant hardware and software applications as assigned. Participates in special projects as required
· Build and maintain product and service standards for VDI capabilities that align with technology strategies
· Assist in the development of requirements, design specifications, and security considerations for the field office physical architecture
· Provide network requirements to support business and operational activities (e.g., data networks, backbone/core networks, storage networks, software defined networking, and interoperability with IPv4 and IPv6, external connectivity to cloud)
· Collaborate with Office Service Architect to support design for replica remote office production environments which simulate the environments found at remote offices for testing purposes
· Support implementation and maintain remote office replica of production environments (e.g., Regional Client Center (RCC), Area Client Office (ACO), and Data Capture Centers)
· Assist in the assessment of the current state of the office services architecture/design
· Lead implementation of VDI infrastructure solution
· Close collaborate with infrastructure architecture and engineering teams to meet program ATO and implementation schedule
· Lead the definition of the direction and strategy for VDI design to ensure the operational needs are being addressed against aggressive schedules
· Oversee end to end System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) of VDI architecture/design through to system deployment and operations
· Designs and documents VDI architecture and associated designs by analysing requirements; constructing workflow charts and diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing specifications.
· Provide enhancements or improvements to Office Services architecture by studying current designs and determining areas for improvement.
· Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies
Required Skills:
· Technical certifications a plus – VMware VCP, Citrix CCP, Citrix CCE, Microsoft MCSA, Cloud computing
· Expereince as a Lead VDI Systems Engineer or Chief Engineer on a Large-Scale Mission Critical System of Systems Development and Integration Program.
· Expert level knowledge of VDI and supporting technologies required for the delivery of virtual desktop services
· Experience integrating workplace technologies including but not limited to Printing, Email, Collaboration tools, MDM, Wi-Fi, and Identity management
· Broad knowledge of data and infrastructure technologies such as storage, virtualization, and directory services
· Knowledge of architecture frameworks and methods
· Ability to plan, prioritize, organize, schedule and execute assignments
· Strong analytical skills, with strong problem-solving capability
· Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
· Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
· Ability to lead moderately complex initiatives and solutions
· Knowledge of cloud infrastructure environments such as Amazon AWS
· Experience developing and integrating complex systems through the full system development life cycle
Source : Georgia IT Inc.
