Virtual Desktop Infrastructure – VDI – Engineer – Hyper-V

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure – VDI – Engineer – Hyper-V

Requirements

• Current and Active DoD Secret clearance
• Bachelors Degree (will consider 5 additional years of experience in lieu of degree)
• 10 or more years of system administration, engineering or related experience
• 5+ years’ experience setting up and managing cloud infrastructure, preferably Azure and Kubernetes
• 5+ years’ experience integrating, securing, and understanding Microsoft platform services
• 5+ years’ experience in handling logs and metrics at a high scale
• 5+ years’ experience with Azure, Virtualization, Windows Servers, M365, Networks, Storage and Active Directory
• 3+ years’ cumulative experience with Hyper-V (implementing, managing, configuring)
• 3+ years’ cumulative experience with log management, network firewalls, and testing
• Demonstrated experience tracking down root cause of a service/application failure using logs and CLI-based tools
• Hands on cloud migration experience
• Experience with securing systems by following STIGs, best practices, and government/compliance requirements
• Knowledge of systems administration in Linux environments and/or Windows Server environments, ideally both.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and implementation of VDI solutions that align with the organization’s goals and requirements
• Implement and maintain security best practices for VDI
• Build and maintain the VDI infrastructure and supporting base images
• Implement best practice configurations that optimize the virtual infrastructure, network, storage, and overall environment of the solution
• Troubleshoot and resolve problems, performing network maintenance and operations
• Document and communicate technical information to clients
• Monitor VDI performance, identify potential issues, and recommend and implement solutions
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and templates to streamline provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, DevOps engineers, and system administrators
• Maintain documentation of architectures, configurations, and operational procedures
• Participate in Planning, Backlog refinement and prioritization, and Retrospectives
• Participate in the full life cycle of activities including deployment and validation efforts

Preferred Qualifications

• One of the following certifications: Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Security Engineer Associate
• 2+ years’ recent (within the past 3 years) cumulative experience with Azure Cloud Computing
• One of the following certifications: CISSP, CCNA, CCNP, MSCE, RHEL
• 5+ years’ hands-on experience creating, analyzing, and automating Linux scripts (Python, Command, Bash, C, Ansible)
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with a strong attention to detail
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and clients
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and work well under pressure
• System admin level understanding of Windows server