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General Dynamics Information Technology · 20 hours ago

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Administrator

USA VA Falls Church

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$123K/yr - $167K/yr

5+ years exp

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Administrator to support the Army National Guard in Falls Church, VA. The role involves managing and enhancing the VDI environment, collaborating with server and application teams, and ensuring compliance with security standards.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingConsultingCyber SecurityInformation Technology

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Apply high skill with commands, utilities and understand advanced aspects in the engineering and administration of VMware vSphere 8 and Horizon View 8.x

Collaborate with the other server and application teams, identify operational characteristics, determining the presence of a problem, identifying possible solutions, selecting the most appropriate solution, and implementing that solution in a timely manner in accordance with Change Control processes

Develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures; contribute to and maintain system standards, policies, and procedures

Maintains system performance by performing system monitoring and analysis, performance tuning, troubleshooting, system hardware, installation, firmware patching, and VMware software patching

Designing and supporting Microsoft infrastructure solutions including Azure Virtual Desktop, on-prem, cloud and hybrid

Interacting with Government regarding technical considerations for problems, issues, or conflicts

Engineering, implementing, mitigating, monitoring, and tuning VDI environment and management software to obtain Authorize To Operate (ATO) for new VDI solutions

Responsible for the health of the production server infrastructure

Mentor and train junior team members on troubleshooting, maintenance, and administration of the Enterprise VDI environment

Develop and document SOPs to be followed by 24x7 operations teams

Continuously evaluate the system for improvement opportunities and make recommendation for enhancement

Maintain the security compliance (STIG) and configuration management of the VDI system

Qualification

CybersecurityVMware Horizon ViewVMware vSphereDISA STIGVDI technologiesWindows ServerVRealize Operation ManagerCisco UCSCommunication skillsDocumentation skills

Required

Secret clearance level must currently possess

Secret clearance level must be able to obtain

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required

Demonstrated ability to take initiative, prioritize tasks, and deliver high-quality results with minimal supervision

Strong hands-on experience with Horizon View, Connection Servers, Dell Wyse Management Server (or similar), and Load Balancers

Strong hands-on experience with vSphere systems administration and support including vMotion, HA, DRS, VDS, Affinity rules, vCenter, and storage migrations

Hands-on experience with vSphere problem determination, capacity planning and root cause analysis

Strong hands-on experience with Cisco UCS server infrastructure

Have an in-depth understanding of how the VDI system interacts with and is dependent on other core IT infrastructure and systems

Capable of managing multiple priorities while applying strong technical, communication, and documentation skills

Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams

Consistently demonstrate reliability, professionalism, and attention to detail

An in-depth knowledge of Windows Server and Desktop Environments (Windows 11, Windows Server 2019/2022)

A thorough understanding of VDI desktop image build and deployment technologies

Experience with hyper-converged virtualizations platforms, specifically VMware, Application Virtualization in a VDI environment, Engineering, Designing, testing, implementing, maintaining, securing, Citrix XenDesktop and NetScaler solutions deployed in the large Enterprise environment, managing printers and file sharing in a VMware VDI environment, performance monitoring tools, specifically vROPS and SolarWinds, security and hardening of systems following STIG compliance

Broad, high-level understanding of system hardware, software, configurations, and technologies

Preferred

Bachelor's degree in IT preferred

High School Diploma; AA/AS/BA/BS preferred or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience

5-8 years of overall experience in Server and Desktop Virtualization

In-depth knowledge of VDI technologies, experience directing system-level design and configuration of products including determination of hardware, OS, and other platform specifications, demonstrated professional expertise managing and operating VMware Horizon View and Composer Server, and VMware ESXi 7/8 experience

Must meet DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II baseline certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+ CE) prior to start

Must obtain a computing environment certification (e.g., VMware Horizon 8.x Professional\VMware Certified Professional, Core VMware technology including VMware vSphere, vCenter, Application Virtualization, and Horizon View) within six months of hire

When 8140 requirements are implemented on program/contract, employees will need to conform to 8140 certification standards

Active SECRET security clearance required and must be maintained

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages

401K with company match

Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts

Dental plan options

A vision plan

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

Company

General Dynamics Information Technology

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General Dynamics Information Technology is an IT consulting company that specializes in cyber security, AI, and quantum computing. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.

Founded in 1999

Falls Church, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees