
Senior Systems Engineer – Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, VDI
General Dynamics Information Technology
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $97,968 - $116,150 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Operational support of all Windows system administration within the EUC space including Windows Server and Windows Desktop Operating systems.
- Deploy and maintain secure desktop images in the Omnissa / VMWare virtual desktop Infrastructure in accordance with policies and industry standards.
- Centrally store, manage, and maintain user preferences and data.
- Manage and maintain Omnissa / VMWare AppVolumes managers, databases, App Stacks and writable volumes.
- Work independently with minimal supervision or as part of a team.
- May be required to create time sensitive deliverables.
- May lead project teams within assigned unit developing, planning and managing project tasks.
- Participate in the preparation of materials and oral presentations for customers and management.
- Respond promptly to incidents in ServiceNow.
- Will be assigned responsibility for advanced technical issues in the environment for problem resolution.
- Diagnose and repair system problems working closely with vendor support for all servers, software and other hardware directly or with the team members.
- Define, monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot system performance of all EUC systems.
- Ability to develop and maintain IT documentation.
- Independently analyzes and develops innovative resolutions for complex problems involving availability and/or performance at the component level.
- Develop plans and manages project tasks.
- Provides training for less experienced team members of the IS department.
Requirements
- 8+ years of hands-on experience
- Omnissa / VMware Certifications (VCP) - preferred but not required
- Nutanix (NCP), or similar server virtualization certs – preferred but not required
- A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is preferred.
- Four (4) years’ additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
- MUST have direct experience installing, configuring, and managing Omnissa / VMWare software products including but not limited to Horizon View, App Volumes, User Environment Manager, Workspace ONE, ThinApp, and vRealize Operations for Horizon
- Basic understanding of data center networking (TCP/IP, switching/routing, ports and protocols, firewall concepts, load-balancing)
- Strong, demonstrable scripting experience in one or more of the following: PowerShell, VBScript, C++, Unix Shell, Python, Perl, Ruby, JavaScript, etc.
- Basic understanding of storage protocols (e.g. NFS, SMB, S3, FC, iSCSI, NVMe)
- Good knowledge of Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Group Policy.
- Knowledge of MS Windows desktop operating systems including Windows 10 and MS Server 2012 & 2012 R2.
- Experience with hardening and improving the security of Windows operating systems and hardware platforms, local area networks, wide area networks, messaging, and client-server applications.
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Hard Skills & Tools
Windows ServerWindows Desktop Operating SystemsOmnissaVMwareHorizon ViewApp VolumesUser Environment ManagerWorkspace ONEPowerShellActive Directory
Soft Skills
independent workteam collaborationproject managementproblem resolutiontrainingcommunicationanalytical thinkingtime managementpresentation skillsinnovative thinking
Certifications
Omnissa / VMware Certifications (VCP)Nutanix (NCP)