VMware Virtual Desktop Engineer

SAIC

Quantico, VA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Air Force, Application Hosting, Best Practices, CompTIA Security+, Configuration Management, Cryptography, Desktop PC, Desktop Virtualization, DoD Directive 8140, DoD Directive 8570, Emerging Technology, Federal Government, IAT - Information Assurance Technical, Industry/Trade Analysis, Information Technology & Information Systems, Intel Product Family, Laptop PC, Leading Edge Technology, Maintain Compliance, Microsoft Windows NT Group Policy, Network Operations Center, Operational Support, Problem Solving Skills, Security Compliance, Security Monitoring, Security Patches, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), System Integration (SI), Systems Engineering, Technical Support, Testing, Top Secret Clearance, United States Citizen, United States Department of Defense (DoD), VMWare Certified Professional (VCP), VMWare View, Virtualization, Virtualization Software, Work From Home
LOCATION
Quantico, VA
POSTED
Today
Job ID: 2610841

Location: Quantico, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-03-31

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: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

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 Space and Intel 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, and cutting-edge technologies that support operations and advance the DCSA mission under a single IT environment (i.e., One IT). This position is onsite in Quantico.

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.
- 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 VDI architectures.
- Develops knowledge articles related to VDI environments.

Qualifications

?Required Qualifications

It is required that the Virtual Desktop Engineer Senior 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.
  • U.S. citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance.
  • DoD 8570 IAT Level II (ex. Comp TIA Security + w/CE.
  • VMware Certified Professional certification (Data Center v7 .x) with an emphasis on the Omnissa suite of offerings.



SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .

About the Company

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SAIC

SAIC is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's digital transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, IT modernization, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions. We are a team of 26,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2013
WEBSITE
https://jobs.saic.com/