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. Be part of an exciting opportunity to contribute to one of the nation's most critical intelligence organizations. Your work directly impacts national security and global issues, you will have the chance to contribute to missions that are of paramount importance to the United States and its allies, know that that the environments and programs you support are making a difference on a global scale. Our customers operate at the forefront of technology, dealing with some of the most advanced defense, geospatial, and intelligence systems in the world.
VDI Engineer
Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation's safety and security. As a VDI Engineer at Blackspoke, you will support the design, configuration, and maintenance of a large, globally accessed virtual desktop environment. Your expertise will ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.
What you will be working on:
As the VDI Engineer, you will:
Provide Tier 3/4 support to system administrators to resolve VDI issues.
Provide guidance on the optimization of desktops for platform interoperability.
Act as a liaison between Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) technologies.
Offer endpoint support on issues and trouble resolution tasks related to Virtual Desktops.
Maintain advanced knowledge relative to administration, engineering, and implementation of VDI-related technologies.
Operate across multiple and complex production environments with multiple stakeholders.
Apply extensive technical expertise and knowledge of other related disciplines.
Conduct trade studies and make recommendations on solutions and "make buy" decisions.
What you will bring to us (Must):
Experience providing engineering support for legacy and current versions of Citrix products.
5+ years of experience with a BS degree or a combination of years of experience and education.
Experience progressing from Administrator to Senior Engineer.
Proficiency with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops v7.15 and later, Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS) and Machine Creation Services (MCS), Citrix Cloud Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD), Citrix Netscaler / ADC / VPX, Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM), Citrix App Layering, Liquidware Profile Unity, and Hyper-V, VMware VDI (Microsoft or Citrix NetScalers / ADCs).
Would be nice if you bring the following (Highly Desired):
Experience managing and administering Windows Server clustering.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, etc.
Familiarity with System Center Virtual Machine Manager/VMware vCenter 6.7.
Knowledge of Active Directory/Group Policies, Home Directory and Profile management, and Desktop Software provisioning and Support Services.
What you will get:
The opportunity to work on critical, high-impact projects that contribute to national security.
A high-growth environment with numerous opportunities for professional growth.
A collaborative team environment that values innovation and efficiency.
A competitive benefits package that underscores our commitment to attracting and retaining top talent.
Location: St. Louis, MO
US Citizenship Required
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans or veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply. If you need assistance applying outside of the online application, please contact recruiting@blackspoke.com for more information.
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Technology, Information and Internet
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