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Systems Engineer (Virtualization)

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Delta Tactical 365

Systems Engineer (Virtualization)

Pocatello, ID
Full Time
Paid
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  • Responsibilities

    We are hiring a Systems Engineer II (Virtualization Engineer) VDI to support a contract in Pocatello, Idaho. Candidate must have an active Top Secret Clearance and be eligible for an SCI.

    Position Summary:

    The Systems Engineer shall be responsible for all VDI design, deployment and maintenance of VDI systems and components within the Agency. The Systems Engineer shall install, patch, upgrade, update, and document the current environments, design, document and deploy upgrades, and provide on-site expertise for both Citrix and VMware VDI environments currently in use by the Client

    POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

    • Responsible for engineering and configuring printing between various classification levels and ensuring security of data for all Client VDI systems.
    • Proactively address performance and anticipated user requirements
    • Shall be able to support both a Windows and Linux mixed environment.
    • Hands on experience in implementing and supporting Citrix Xen Desktop, VMware vSphere, Hypervisor Management, Active Directory, GPO Management, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Deployments.
    • Able to design overall VDI solutions, conduct planning, requirements analysis, pre and post implementation support, training and maintenance
    • Responsible for ensuring that the client’s performance, security, user experience, reliability, availability, and all other functional and non-functional requirements are met.
    • Shall maintain system documentation.
    • Shall assist with system accreditation and monitoring.
    • The Systems Engineer shall engineer and configure printing between various classification levels and ensuring security of data for all Client VDI systems.
    • The Systems Engineer shall engineer, deploy and O&M the Microsoft operating system baseline images for use on all enterprise endpoints. All baseline images must meet DISA STIG and internal Agency Security recommendations. Incremental baseline releases are due Quarterly, NLT the 15th of each month (January, April, July, and October).
    • The Systems Engineer shall provide engineering, deployment and transition to O&M services for a broad range of current and future Microsoft applications and technologies, or other third party tools that integrate with Microsoft products. Currently utilized technologies include but are not limited to: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), Microsoft System Center Software Portal (MSCSP), and Microsoft Office products.
    • The Systems Engineer shall create automation scripts and deploy orchestration and automation processes and products to support the Client’s VDI, workstation and Controlled Interface environments which are expected to provide reduced spin up / spin down times, standardized deployments, business process automation, self-service portals, user and customer experience enhancements, automated patching and maintenance.
    • The Systems Engineer shall proactively address performance and anticipated user requirements
    • The Systems Engineer shall be able to support both a Windows and Linux mixed environment.
    • The Systems Engineer shall have expert experience in implementing and supporting Citrix Xen Desktop, Application Virtualization, Load Balancers, VMware vSphere, Hypervisor Design, Hyper Converged Deployments, VSAN Administration, Microsoft SQL, Active Directory, GPO Management, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Deployments of 50000+ Desktops, and VMware VDI environments.
    • The Systems Engineer shall be responsible for the engineering, deployment and O&M of hyper converged server and storage solutions for use in the Client’s VDI environments. Current implemented hyper converged technologies include but are not limited to Nutanix, Dell, and VMware.
    • The Systems Engineer shall be responsible for the engineering, deployment and O&M of enterprise sever virtualization solutions supporting the Client’s VDI, print and application and OS delivery environments. Current implemented server virtualization technologies include but are not limited to VMware and Hyper-V.
    • The Systems Engineer shall design overall VDI solutions, conduct planning, requirements analysis, pre and post implementation support, training and maintenance
    • The Systems Engineer shall ensure that the client’s performance, security, user experience, reliability, availability, and all other functional and non-functional requirements are met.
    • The Systems Engineer shall ensure technical documentation exists for all systems and is kept up to date to include inventory and patch levels of all systems to include hostnames, property numbers, IP addresses, enclave, number of cores, number of processors, admin passwords, certificates, and service accounts on a monthly interval.
    • The Systems Engineer shall assist with system accreditation and monitoring.
    • The Systems Engineer shall provide timely problem resolution.
    • The Systems Engineer shall provide recommendations for future hardware requirements, as well as benchmarking and testing of hardware prior to Client adoption. Hardware categories include but are not limited to workstations and components, printers and components, hyper converged infrastructure and peripherals.
    • The Systems Engineer shall install, configure, test and maintain system management tools for all data center network components.
    • The Systems Engineer shall proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
    • The Systems Engineer shall monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with developers to implement those fixes
    • The Systems Engineer shall maintain security, recovery, and redundancy strategies.
    • The Systems Engineer shall write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks, such as automated provisioning virtualized resources.
    • The Systems Engineer shall participate in the design of information and operational support systems
    • The Systems Engineer shall provide 3rd level support
    • The Systems Engineer shall install, configure, test and maintain system management tools for all data center network components.
    • The Systems Engineer shall proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
    • The Systems Engineer shall monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with developers to implement those fixes
    • The Systems Engineer shall maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies
    • The Systems Engineer shall write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks, such as automated provisioning of addresses and VLans with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
    • The Systems Engineer shall participate in the design of information and operational support systems
    • The Systems Engineer shall liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution
    • The Systems Engineer shall ensure technical documentation exists for all systems and is kept up to date to include inventory and patch levels of all systems to include hostnames, property numbers, IP addresses, enclave, number of cores, number of processors, admin passwords, certificates, and service accounts on a monthly interval.
    • The Systems Engineer shall provide real time alerts and dashboard information on system performance and availability.
    • The Systems Engineer shall document system configurations to include passwords, access controls, version number, and revision numbers, patch levels, and inventory to include hostnames, TCP/IP addresses, number of processors, and number of cores, memory, and license keys.
    • The Systems Engineer shall continually transition knowledge to the government staff through training and assistance on how to use the technology using industry best practices.
    • The Systems Engineer shall provide real-time reporting of provisioned and non-provisioned resources such as bandwidth utilized to include performance metrics for availability, performance and trends.
    • The Systems Engineer shall continually transition knowledge to the government staff through training and assistance on how to use the technology using industry best practices. Author step by step solutions for Tiers 1 and Tiers 2 for frequently asked questions and problem resolution references.

     

    Education/Experience:

    • Bachelor’s degree preferred.
    • 6 years of relevant experience designing and implementing virtual platforms for desktop, applications, and server virtualization solutions preferred.
    • Citrix Certified Associate (CCA-V), VMware Certified Professional 6 – Desktop and Mobility (VCP6-DTM), Nutanix Platform Professional (NPP) preferred.