Software Virtualization Engineer

Transform technology into opportunity as a Software Virtualization Engineer with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Software Virtualization Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI Cleared Software Virtualization Engineer joining our team to support our intelligence customer in St. Louis, MO.

HOW A SOFTWARE VIRTUALIZATION ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Job Description:

GDIT is looking for a Software Virtualization Engineer to support the virtualization of a variety of mission applications as part of the User Facing and Data Center Services Contract supporting the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency systems.  

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 update 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
• Good work ethic and active desire to learn.
• Skillful time management and organizational skills to set and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Performs all other work as assigned.

WHAT YOU���LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Requirements:

• 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)
  • A degree may be substituted with additional years of experience

• 8140.01M IAT Level II certification
• 2+ years of experience with Microsoft App-V or comparable application virtualization technology

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) products
• 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)
   
  Travel Required:
  Occasional trips to the customer site in St. Louis, MO
  
  Telecommuting Options:
  Onsite only, work tasks require access to customer networks
  
  Work Location:
  St Louis, MO