Virtual Desktop Engineer (VMware)

Location: Onsite in San Antonio, Texas, United States.

Salary: $140,000–$165,000 annually.

Company

hirify.global delivers IT services and solutions that support government agencies and government operations.

What you will do

• Engineer, deploy, configure, administer, and sustain Omnissa Horizon VDI with VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, and vSAN.
• Create and maintain Windows and Linux golden images, instant-clone desktop pools, provisioning workflows, application delivery, and user environments.
• Troubleshoot provisioning failures, logon delays, profile issues, application delivery, session connectivity, and dependencies across compute, storage, networking, authentication, and display protocols.
• Monitor performance and capacity, implement tuning and corrective actions, and maintain service availability.
• Apply patches, upgrades, STIGs, and TCNO requirements; remediate vulnerabilities and document compliance.
• Automate administration with PowerShell, PowerCLI, Ansible, Bash, or Python while maintaining architecture diagrams, configuration baselines, operating procedures, and recovery documentation.

Requirements

• Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) access eligibility.
• IAT Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+ or equivalent, and applicable contract and work-role qualifications.
• At least 10 years of relevant enterprise IT infrastructure, virtualization, systems engineering, or VDI experience, including substantial hands-on Omnissa Horizon engineering and administration.
• Hands-on experience with vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, Horizon Connection Servers, Windows and Linux master images, instant-clone desktop pools, image versioning, snapshots, Horizon Agent integration, publishing and push operations, provisioning failures, application virtualization, and profile or environment management.
• Working knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, NTP, TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, storage dependencies, and PCoIP and Blast display protocols.
• Enterprise Linux administration experience, including command-line troubleshooting, patching, repository and service management, and system hardening.
• Experience applying STIGs, managing TCNO compliance, remediating vulnerabilities, and maintaining secure production configurations.
• PowerShell scripting experience for VDI or Windows infrastructure administration, including developing, modifying, troubleshooting, and maintaining production scripts.
• Ability to maintain technical documentation, communicate clearly, prioritize mission support requirements independently, and serve as an escalation resource for complex VDI issues.
• High school diploma with 10 or more years of relevant experience, or commensurate experience.

Nice to have

• Department of Defense network and mission-system experience, including upgrades, migrations, backup and restore operations, and recovery testing.
• Five or more years of hands-on Horizon engineering or administration, plus advanced PowerShell and VMware PowerCLI automation experience.
• Ansible, Bash, Python, Red Hat Satellite, content management, and Hammer CLI experience.
• Experience creating and sustaining RHEL-based Omnissa Horizon instant-clone pools, including master image preparation, Horizon Agent configuration, Active Directory or SSSD integration, publishing, and authentication or session troubleshooting.
• Experience with Citrix or comparable virtual desktop platforms, storage area networks, and performance monitoring.
• Working knowledge of the Elastic Stack for Linux-hosted service support.
• VMware Certified Professional, RHCSA, RHCE, or relevant Microsoft certifications.
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a collaborative environment focused on government IT services.
• Employee Assistance Program, corporate discounts, pet insurance, and a flexible work environment.
• Learning and Development platform, including certification preparation content.
• Training, education, and certification assistance is available to full-time employees.
• Referral Bonus Program and Internal Mobility Program.

Hiring process

• Virtual video interview with the hiring manager and/or team; camera must be on and valid photo identification must be presented.
• Enhanced biometric identity verification screening.
• Background check covering criminal history for the past seven years and verification of education and employment history for the past seven years.