Staff Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Engineer

Description

Leidos is seeking an experienced Staff Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Engineer to join our Defense Enclave Services (DES) team, who will support an extensive digital modernization program critical to Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Fourth Estate Agencies. Program link: www.leidos.com/des

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: Must possess and active DoD Secret clearance or higher to be considered for this position. (US Citizenship required)

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain virtual desktop infrastructures within the Azure IL5 and IL6 cloud and connectivity with DoD Fourth Estate Agency environments

• Support the development and maintenance of privileged access workstations (PAW)

• Manage VDI resource pools within the Azure IL5 and IL6 environments

• Create custom virtual desktop images for each DoD agency

• Monitor and mitigate issues within the VDI infrastructure, working closely with Tier 1-2 service desk personnel

• Identify opportunities for improvement, including innovations within the VDI domain, aimed at improving the user experience, improving efficiencies through repeatable offerings, and lower sustainment costs

• Adhere to security best practices and guidelines, leveraging your knowledge of security policies, network security, and data security

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Master's degree with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience

• Must possess and active DoD Secret clearance or higher to be considered for this position. (US Citizenship required)

• Demonstrated expertise designing, building and maintaining VDI environments as such as Azure Virtual Desktop, VMware Horizon, Amazon Workspace, Citrix or other platforms

• Understanding of Federal Government application, server, and network security requirements such as NIST, FedRAMP, and FISMA

• Ability to work effectively within a distributed technical team, aided by strong written and verbal communication skills

• Familiarity with the Atlassian suite, including Jira and Confluence

• Current IAT Level II (or higher) Certification such as Security + or CISSP

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering VDI solutions for U.S. Government customers

• Recognized certification such as Microsoft Certified Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty, VMware Certified Professional - End-User Computing

DISADES

External Referral Eligible

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.