Job ID: 2404361
Location: QUANTICO, VA, US
Date Posted: 2024-03-25
Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: IT Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required: Top Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI
Potential for Remote Work: No
Description

Introduction

Make a difference for national security by joining a team of dedicated IT professionals who will sustain, modernize and transform the enterprise IT capabilities of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). The Air Force and Combatant Commands Business Group of SAIC is seeking a Senior Virtual Desktop Engineer to support a transformational infrastructure program for DCSA.

SAIC is proud to be supporting DCSA in safeguarding our nation's information. DCSA is the designated oversight authority on the accreditation of classified facilities, information systems, and the insider threat program. This involves security oversight of more than 10,000 companies and approximately 13,000 facilities involved in classified work throughout the DoD and 31 Federal agencies.

Specifically, on the DCSA One IT program, SAIC will provide an enterprise IT solution that delivers highly secured and adaptable IT infrastructure, provides customer support, an cutting-edge technologies that support operations and advance the DCSA mission under a single IT environment (i.e., One IT).

Job Description

- Architects, plans, engineers, and implements desktop virtualization technology and solutions.
- Manages end-user applications and software for desktops/laptops and applications hosted in the VDI environment.
- Coordinates with network, server services, and security teams to resolve issues and ensure a consistent and compatible configuration across the client infrastructure.
- Facilitates automated software deployment as well as image creation and compatibility.
- Ensures security compliance through patching, encryption, configuration management, remote device management, and reporting/visibility.
- Resolves issues involving end-user hardware or software in the virtual environment.
- Provides technical support for computing platforms for desktops, laptops, and mobile devices; device configuration, technical refresh, and migration of customer data from one machine to another; and cradle-to-grave service activities.
- Coordinates with technicians to develop and maintain Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and performs/directs testing.
- Researches, maintains, and applies expertise in emerging technologies, and industry developments, trends, best practices, and principles of virtualization.
- Develops knowledge articles related to virtualization and VDI environments.
Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

It is required that the Senior Virtual Desktop Engineer have the following qualifications:

• BA/BS
• Five (5) or more years of related experience.
• Four (4) additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Top Secret clearance (SCI Eligible)
• Certification in one of the following areas: CCNA Security, CSA , GICSP, GSEC, Security CE, SSCP

Desired Qualifications

• TS/SCI

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.