VDI Engineer

Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency is seeking a VDI Engineer to join our team at our client’s site in Colorado Springs, CO or Huntsville, AL.

Description of Duties:

The VDI/Virtualization Engineer supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).

The candidate will:

• Design, deploy and support MDA's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and Server Virtualization infrastructure.
• Design and document installation and configuration solutions.
• Manage the Citrix VDI, VMware VDI, server virtualization, and RHEL virtualization environments.
• Deploy multi-server solutions to MDA's Cloud environments.
• View and respond (as appropriate) to events reflected in the various administration and monitoring devices.
• Attend various meetings (crew/team, staff, change, configuration, etc.).
• Perform administration of VDI and virtual environments to include troubleshooting, break-fix activities, the patching and remediation of servers, and system audit log reviews as necessary.
• Coordinate efforts with other work centers and personnel to resolve Remedy incidents related to systems and supporting infrastructure, troubleshoot any system errors or user issues, track resource utilization and performance of systems, and perform modifications and upgrades as needed.

 The successful candidate will:

• Quickly adapt to new situations.
• Have a deep commitment to a team environment
• Have the capacity to work with moderate supervision
• Have the willingness to learn new technologies
• Have excellent communication skills

Basic Requirements:

• Must have one of the following combinations of education and experience: HS Diploma (or GED) and 12 years of general experience; Associate’s degree and 10 years of general experience; Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of general experience; Master’s degree and 6 years of general experience
• Must have 7 years of experience as a systems administrator/engineer in a medium to large Enterprise environment supporting a variety of operating systems.
• Must have 1 year of experience working in a management or leadership role.
• Must have experience with Enterprise level Virtualization products or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) products.
• Must have a current DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II Certification such as CompTIA Security+ CE Certification or higher.
• Must have an active DoD Secret security clearance.

 Desired Requirements:

• Have current Citrix, VMware, or RHEL certifications.
• Have experience with Citrix or VMware VDI products.
• Have experience with VMware or RHEL virtualization products.
• Have experience with Cloud Environments such as AWS and Azure.
• Have experience using Remedy software.
• Have experience supporting a DoD customer.
• Have experience documenting designs and performing installations of enterprise-level infrastructure.
• Have experience with implementing Cyber-Security best practices.

Security Clearance Required: Secret

Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.

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