VDI Engineer (TS/SCI required) - Innovative Data Solutions LLC
Springfield, VA
About the Job
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced VDI Engineer to support an IC customer/contract in the Springfield, VA area. This position will support the design, configuration, and maintenance of a large, globally accessed virtual desktop environment. This role will be the SME in troubleshooting all related performance issue across the organization. Security requirements are a TS/SCI clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI polygraph.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide TIER 3/4 support to system administrators in order to resolve VDI issues.
- Provide guidance on optimization of desktops for platform interoperability and act as liaison between Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) technologies.
- Offers endpoint support on issues and trouble resolution tasks on Virtual Desktop related tasks.
- Maintains an Advanced knowledge relative to administration, engineering, and implementation of virtual desktop infrastructure-related technologies.
- Operate across multiple and complex production environments with multiple stakeholders.
- Applies extensive technical expertise and has full knowledge of other related disciplines.
Required Skills and Experience:
- 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)
Desired Skills:
- 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
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
- 5 years IT experience
Benefits and Perks
Compensation
- Industry competitive salary well above market average
- 401K plan with 4% company match, immediately fully vested
- Referral bonuses up to $5,000
100% company-paid benefits
- Cigna Medical plan for employee family
- Vision and Dental plan for employee family
- Short Term Disability for employee
- Long Term Disability for employee
- Life Insurance for employee
Flexible Paid Time Off Policy
- 180 hours (minimum) per year of PTO with additional time at manager discretion
- 10 Company Holidays per year
- 6 weeks paid maternity and paternity leave
- Flexible work environment to accommodate commuting, family and personal schedules
Career Growth
- Company sponsored training and certifications
- No questions asked professional/business/technical book reimbursement
- Company paid training and conference attendance and travel expenses
Company Overview
Innovative Data Solutions (IDS) is a small business specializing in engineering and supporting mission critical IT infrastructure for the US Government Intelligence, Defense and Homeland Security communities.
Established in 2008, IDS has 15 years of experience delivering IT solutions to the Federal market. We’re a small company of technology enthusiasts and we thrive on exceeding expectations. We specialize in Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Storage, High Performance Computing, Cybersecurity and Data Analytics. Across these technology areas we provide full lifecycle services: strategy, design, implementation and operations.
IDS engineers are based in Washington, DC and St. Louis, MO and are experienced working with US Government installations across the US, Europe and Asia.
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