VDI Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

Clearance Level
Top Secret/SCI
Category
IT Infrastructure and Operations
Locations
Sterling, Virginia
Tampa, Florida
Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(Onsite Workplace)
Key Skills For Success

Security

Technical Support

VMware VDI

REQ#: RQ224300
Public Trust: None
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats.

Job Description

SYSTEMS ENGINEER SENIOR

At GDIT, you are trusted to deliver secure, reliable virtual desktop capabilities supporting critical Government missions. Join a team where your engineering expertise drives innovation across Citrix, Azure Virtual Desktop, and enterprise-scale virtualization platforms.

You will lead engineering enhancements, design modern virtual desktop solutions, and solve complex challenges that directly impact our customers and national security operations.  You will be responsible for engineering, securing, and optimizing enterprise VDI platforms.

In this role, a typical day will include:

  • Designing, implementing, and sustaining Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix ADC (NetScaler), Provisioning, and Virtual Apps/Desktops in large-scale environments.
  • Engineering and supporting Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) solutions across on‑prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
  • Automating processes using PowerShell or Python
  • Performing Tier 3+ troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and optimization of VDI infrastructure.
  • Maintaining engineering documentation, processes, and procedures for VDI lifecycle management.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

  • Active TS/SCI clearance with poly
  • DoD 8570 IAT Level II compliance (Security+ CE, SSCP, GSEC, CySA+, or CCNA Security, etc.)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certification or training, or work/military experience
  • Minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience designing, developing, maintaining, and testing desktop virtualization infrastructure
  • Hands-on experience with:
    • Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop, App Layering, ELM
    • Azure Virtual Desktop deployments on Windows Server 2019/2022
    • Windows 10/11 SOE, imaging, evergreen methodologies
    • Scripting (PowerShell and/or Python)
    • SQL Clustering Failover (preferred)
    • Enterprise networking, cloud, and virtualization architectures

Preferred certification(s):

  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (1Y0-312)
  • CWS-215: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Administration On-Premises and in Citrix Cloud
  • Managing Modern Desktops (MD-101)
  • Azure Virtual Desktop specialty certs

Locations:

  • Colorado Springs, CO
  • Aurora, CO
  • Annapolis Junction, MD
  • Tampa, FL
  • Miami, FL
  • Omaha, NE
  • Sterling, VA
  • Norfolk, VA
  • Quantico, VA

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $144,500 - $195,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
View information about benefits and our total rewards program.

Our Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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