Virtual Desktop Engineer Senior

Description

Introduction

Make a difference for national security by joining a team of dedicated IT professionals who will sustain, modernize and transform the enterprise IT capabilities for theDefense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). The National Security & Space Sector of SAIC is seeking a Virtual Desktop Engineer Senior to support a transformational infrastructure program for DCSA.

SAIC is proud to be supporting DCSA in safeguarding our nation's information. DCSA is the designated oversight authority on the accreditation of classified facilities, information systems, and the insider threat program. This involves security oversight of more than 10,000 companies and approximately 13,000 facilities involved in classified work throughout the DoD and 31 Federal agencies.

Specifically, on the DCSA One IT program, SAIC will provide an enterprise IT solution that delivers highly secured and adaptable IT infrastructure, provides customer support, and cutting-edge technologies that support operations and advance the DCSA mission under a single IT environment (i.e., One IT).

Job Description

Provides engineering support to virtualization management of the desktop/laptop operating systems as part of the overall strategic objective of the customer's IT modernization and IT initiatives to provide an improved flexible and evolving enterprise IT environment to support the their mission IAW DoD policies and procedures and commonly utilized industry best practices. Architects, plans, engineers, and implements desktop virtualization technology and solutions. Integrates approved images into the customer's virtual desktop/laptop environment to allow direct connection to the cloud. Manages end-user applications and software for desktops/laptops, and applications hosted in the VDI environment. Coordinates with network, server services, and security teams to resolve issues and ensure a consistent and compatible configuration across the client infrastructure. Facilitates automated software deployment, as well as image creation and compatibility. Ensures security compliance thru patching, encryption, configuration management, energy management, remote device management, and reporting/visibility. Resolves issues involving end-user hardware or software in the virtual environment. Provides technical support for computing platforms for desktops, laptops, and mobile devices; device configuration, technical refresh, and migration of customer data from one machine to another; and cradle-to-grave service activities. Coordinates with technicians to develop and maintain Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and performs/directs testing. Creates Gold Images for E-VDI. Researches, maintains, and applies expertise in emerging technologies, and industry developments, trends, best practices, and principles of virtualization. Develops knowledge articles related to virtualization and VDI environments.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

It is required that the Virtual Desktop Engineer Senior have the following qualifications:

• BA/BS
• 5 to 8 years of experience in virtual desktop
• TS (SCI Eligible)

• Certification in one of the following areas, CCNA Security, CSA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP

Desired Qualifications

• MA/MS with 3 to 6 years of experience

• TS/SCI
• IAT Level II

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.