Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly

Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government27s mission and our client27s business? Do you have a desire to change how people work? Are you interested in helping to protect our nation27s cyber interests? Join our growing team as a Citrix Software Virtualization Engineer, supporting the NGA customer mission.

• Development of Virtualized Packages for Mission Baseline Applications
• Applications will be consumed both by VDI sessions and thick clients
• Applications include those with plugins and advanced graphics requirements
• Work with application testers and mission SMEs to validate mission application behavior
• Incorporate any required sequencing changes into the app sequencing process
• Identify facets of user application settings (registry, AppData, etc.) that need to be persisted across sessions in a non-persistent VDI environment
• Identify automation opportunities for application sequencing and work with the engineering team to streamline the sequencing process for mission applications, once established
• Assist the virtualization team and VDI team with application delivery infrastructure configuration, as needed
• Improve backup/Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations
• Articulating knowledge, discoveries, designs, etc. rapidly and concisely in written detailed designs, test plans and test cases, implementation plans, operational guides, and training guides under project management time and cost-constrained deadlines
• Performing work without appreciable direction and exercising considerable latitude in the determination of technical objectives of assignments
• Working with VMware software defined data center products and tools for troubleshooting and performance tuning
• Analyze, test, and apply regular security patches and software update as required
• In-depth and up-to-date knowledge of Virtualization products and capabilities
• Ability to analyze and apply virtualization product capabilities to changing program requirements
• Good work ethic and active desire to learn
• Skillful time management and organizational skills to set and meet deadlines
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Create and maintain technical documentation and provide training to other team members
• Incident resolution and fulfillment of software requests
• Performs all other work as assigned

Clearance Required: Active TS clearance (with SCI Eligibility) and eligibility to obtain CI Poly

Certification Required: DoD 8140.01M IAT Level II certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+ or equivalent)

Education/Experience:

• Requires Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
• 5+ years of experience with Systems Administration/Virtualization
• 3+ years of experience with VDI technologies, including VMware Horizon, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, or Microsoft Remote Desktop Services

• 2+ years of experience with Citrix XenApp or comparable application virtualization technology (Microsoft App-V, FlexApp, App Volumes, etc)

• Experience with Windows Desktop (10/11) and Server (2012+) Operating Systems
• Utilize scripting and automation tools (e.g., PowerShell) to automate tasks and manage deployments.
• Experience with non-persistent desktop environments
• Experience with profile management solutions such as VMware DEM or Liquidware Labs' Profile-Unity
• Familiarity with ActiveDirectory, specifically Group Policy
• Understanding of load-balancing application delivery services
• Understand principles of ITIL
• Able to create architectural design documents and presentations
• Able to test and apply hardware and software updates
• Understand architectural frameworks such as TOGAF
• Virtualization compute environment certification, i.e. VMware Certified Associate for Data Center Virtualization (VCA-DCV)
• Familiarity with ticketing systems (Service+, ServiceNow, Remedy, etc)
• Occasional trips to the customer site in St. Louis, MO required

What is ideal?

• Intelligence Community Experience preferred

• Recognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by bcore through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonuses
• You27ll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence community
• The expected salary range within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $122,000- $147,000. Final compensation is unique to each individual and will be determined based on factors such as experience, education, geographic location, and contractual requirements. This is not a guarantee.
• Benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more.