Software Virtualization Engineer

Job Title: Software Virtualization Engineer

Location: Springfield, VA

Eligibility: Candidate must possess an active TS/SCI clearance

Job Description:

We are looking for a Software Virtualization Engineer to support the
virtualization of a variety of mission applications supporting the
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency systems. You’ll be at the
forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving the
operation of the systems that matter most.

Responsibilities:

- 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 SME's 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
updates 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

- Create and maintain technical documentation and provide training to
other team members

- Incident resolution and fulfillment of software requests

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of experience with Systems
Administration/Virtualization. (Additional Education, Training,
Certifications or Work Experience can be substituted in lieu of
degree or work experience)

- 8140.01M IAT Level II certification

- 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)

Desired Qualifications:

- 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)

Travel Required:

Occasional trips to the customer site in St. Louis, MO

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite only, work tasks require access to customer networks