VDI Engineer - TS​/SCI CI Poly

VDI Engineer - Active TS/SCI with CI

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As a VDI Engineer supporting the Government, you will be trusted to engineer new and improved enhancements for existing and emerging virtual desktop technologies. A typical day will include:

• Engineering, designing, testing, implementing, maintaining, securing and managing the full life cycle of the complex Citrix Xen Desktop and Net Scaler solutions deployed in the large Enterprise environment.
• Designing and supporting Microsoft infrastructure solutions, including Azure Virtual Desktop, on-prem, cloud and hybrid.
• Interacting with Government stakeholders 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.
• Managing Citrix products (Virtual Apps, Virtual Desktops, ADC, Provisioning).
• Managing Azure products (Azure Virtual Desktops).
• Operating and executing scripting skills in Power Shell or Python.
• Providing Tier 3 and above support as needed (troubleshooting, problem resolution support, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)).
• Preparing and maintaining documentation for VDI solutions, processes, and procedures related to engineering projects.

• Must have High School Diploma and 10+ years of experience or Associate's degree and 8+ years of experience or Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of experience.
• Must have an Active TS/SCI; willing to obtain a CI Poly.
• Experience performing engineering work associated with the design, development, maintenance, and testing of infrastructure for desktop application packaging and deployment technologies.
• Knowledge of Citrix Xen App, App Layering, and/or Enterprise Layer Manager (ELM).
• Hands‑on experience with SQL Clustering Failover.
• Knowledge of cloud, networking, and enterprise architectures.
• Expertise in the Windows 10/11 - Standard Operating Environment (SOE), imaging, evergreen, etc.
• Experience with Remote Desktop Service (RDS) on Windows Server 2019/2022.
• Ability to deploy Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) on Windows Server 2019/2022.

• CWS-215:
  Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Administration On-Premises and in Citrix Cloud.

• Managing Modern Desktops (MD-101)
• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (1Y0-312)
• Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop

Essential Network Security (ENS) Solutions, LLC is a service-disabled veteran owned, highly regarded IT consulting and management firm. ENS consults for the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) providing innovative solutions in the core competency area of Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM), Software Development, Cyber and Network Security, System Engineering, Program/Project Management, IT support, Solutions, and Services that yield enduring results.

Our strong technical and management experts have been able to maintain a standard of excellence in their relationships while delivering innovative, scalable and collaborative infrastructure to our clients.

• Free Platinum-Level Medical/Dental/Vision coverage, 100% paid for by ENS.
• 401(k) Contribution from Day 1.
• PTO + 11 Paid Federal Holidays.
• Long & Short Term Disability Insurance.
• Group Term Life Insurance.
• Tuition, Certification & Professional Development Assistance.
• Workers' Compensation.
• Relocation Assistance.