Description & Requirements
ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer oriented Senior VDI Architect to join our team in Chantilly, VA.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Design and develop Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments, including virtual machines, networking, and storage
Establish technical standards for VDI environments, enforce architectural standards, and identify areas for improvement
Manage and maintain VDI environments to ensure they are secure and perform well
Perform troubleshooting to identify and fix issues that affect VDI performance
Optimize VDI solutions, by focusing on properly allocating resources, to improve the performance and scalability of the solutions
Implement security measures for remote desktop services and user access
Build, migrate and test AWS & Azure cloud environments and integrations
Perform VDI technical evaluations and proof-of-concepts that often include collaboration with vendors
Offer technical guidance and training to system administrators
Analyze system requirements and end user needs to plan future development of integrated infrastructure systems
Coordinate with technical teams responsible for cloud hosting infrastructures to establish and maintain the environments used by the program for the development, test, and deployment of the demonstration capability and the final production system
Manage database backups, disaster recovery plans, and data integrity measures
Create VDI implementation plans and schedules
Basic Qualifications:
10+ years of diversified experience applying multiple infrastructure technologies and working in more than one area of infrastructure technology (e.g., VDI, desktop, cloud, network, servers, storage, etc.) in large scale systems integrations.
Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field (Science, technology, engineering, and Mathematics (STEM))
Experience with IT desktop user-facing services within National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Experience with developing, architectural design and implementation of O365 solutions aligned with business objectives
Knowledge on Azure Identity Management, VDI design and implementation and VDI solutions both on prem and cloud native
Linux/Unix systems administration
Windows Server Administration
Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced degrees and certifications (e.g., MS, Security+, CISSP, CCIE, ITILv4)
Cloud professional certifications (e.g., AWS, MS Azure Cloud platform)
Citrix certifications
Clearance Requirements:
Must have an active/current TS/SCI clearance w/ polygraph.