VDI Engineer – Hyper-V, VMware

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assist in the design and execution of VDI solutions that are in line with the organization's objectives, encompassing scalable, reliable, and secure hardware and software components.

• Implement and uphold VDI security best practices.

• Monitor VDI performance, detect issues, suggest and apply solutions, and enhance infrastructure for cost-effectiveness, performance, and scalability.

• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and resource utilization challenges.

• Create and maintain automation scripts and templates for provisioning, configuration management, and deployment.

• Collaborate with developers, DevOps engineers, and system administrators to facilitate application development and deployment.

• Keep documentation updated for architectures, configurations, and operational procedures.

• Diagnose and rectify networking, computing, and security challenges.

• Execute network maintenance and operations.

• Document and convey technical information to clients.

• Engage in planning, backlog refinement, prioritization, retrospectives, deployment, and validation efforts.

• Work alongside the manager to synchronize requirements, priorities, and objectives with the overall solution.

⛳️ Requirements

• Active DoD Secret clearance.

• Microsoft Server Administrator Associate Certification.

• Over 15 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor’s Degree in a pertinent field can be substituted for 5 years of relevant experience.

• More than 5 years of experience in setting up and managing cloud infrastructure, preferably with Azure and Kubernetes.

• At least 5 years of experience in integrating and securing ADDS, ADCS, ADFS, Windows AD-integrated PKI, and SSO implementation.

• Over 5 years of experience in managing logs and metrics at high scale.

• More than 5 years of experience with Azure, virtualization, Windows Servers, Windows 11, M365, networks, storage, and Active Directory.

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in creating, analyzing, and automating Linux scripts using Python, Command, Bash, C, and Ansible.

• 3+ years of cumulative experience with Hyper-V and VMware.

• 3+ years of cumulative experience in log management, network firewalls, and testing.

• Practical experience in cloud migration.

• Familiarity with securing systems according to STIGs, NIST 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, and other governmental/compliance standards.

• Experience in systems administration within Linux environments (RHCE equivalence) or Windows Server environments.

• System administrator-level knowledge of Windows Server.

• System administrator-level knowledge of RHEL/Linux Server.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Capacity to quickly adapt to changing priorities and work efficiently under pressure.

• Desired certifications include Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Security Engineer Associate, CISSP, CCNA, CCNP, VMware VCP 7.0+, and Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE).

• Preferred: 2+ years of recent cumulative Azure Cloud Computing experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance plans.

• Retirement savings plans with company matching.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• Flexible work schedules and remote work options.

• Generous paid time off and holidays.