VDI Engineer

Ho'olaulima Government Solutions LLC (HGS) is a Small Business Administration-certified, Native Hawaiian Organization-Owned, 8(a) Small Business which provides services and solutions in the areas of Cybersecurity Services, Information Technology Services, Professional and Technical Services, Environmental Services, and Healthcare Services to the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies.

HGS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Kina'ole Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit established to benefit Native Hawaiian communities.

You will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Professional training reimbursement
• 401K
• Disability insurance
• ...and much, much more

Job Description: The VDI Engineer / SME will assist the Lead Engineer working directly with senior PA-CAF/DoD/PACOM staff and project managers by compiling data, providing additional support and experience for implementation/coordination/and installation of all virtual components across PACAF. Engineer will be experienced in working with DoD/AF personnel in architecting and deploying large, virtualized solutions.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in managing a Virtualized Multi-Tenant Data Center and various secure hybrid Cloud Computing solutions, virtualized storage, networks, and desktops in the Pacific Theater or other theater-wide DoD deployments to include server-accelerating RAM-based VDI data storage, with server RAM as the primary storage tier, virtualized server acceleration and SecureView.
• Provide assistance in determining technical requirements to support AF/DoD mission-sets, planning and coordinating virtualization configurations with enterprise technicians to include storage, memory, compute, and network infrastructure configurations with the local base. Plan and coordinate servers chosen for physical to virtual at the base with base enterprise -technicians and primary staff personnel.
• Provide assistance in engineering and deploying technologies in coordination with and technically in line with the Air Force (AF) current enterprise Microsoft-centric environment and the Air Force Base Area Network Functional Specification which is a part of the continuing evolution of the common-user data network into a fully unified, Air Force-centric enterprise. In depth understanding of unclassified common-user internet protocol network that plays a key role in enabling the convergence of other stovepipe networks into a single, common IP environment.
• Provide assistance in engineering and deploying technologies in coordination and technically in line with the AF Reference Architecture Designs. This includes Network Normalization, Mobility, and data center architectures which include a virtualization baseline from data center to desktop/mobile device.
• Maintain virtual capabilities, to include the storage, network, server (applications and databases) aspects and the software required to centrally manage this architecture. Software may include VMWare vSphere, Citrix Xen, and Microsoft Hyper-V platforms and extends to desktop management and deployment of the VDI otherwise referred to Thin, Zero, Multi-Level, or Trusted Thin Clients.
• Develop test and training plans for Airmen to manage the complex backend virtual environment to include Cisco's Unified Computing Systems (UCS), EMC VNX storage area network, VMware vCenter, and VMware Horizon View.
• Review and provide sizing, engineering, and managing strategies for storage area networks (SAN) to include EMC, with the broad understanding of other SAN leaders to include NetApp and Dell Compellent. Engineer should possess the broad understanding of Hyper-Converged solutions such as Nutanix and EVO. Engineer should possess a broad understanding of pure flash storage VDI-specific solutions such as Tintri and Nimble Storage.
• Provision virtual servers to support Unified Computing (i.e. virtual call managers) and Share-Point deployments to include the conversion from Physical-to-Virtual (P-to-V) on a virtualized data center platform.
• Deploy networks, servers, and storage on SIPRNet to include configuration of said equipment to Air Force specifications in conjunction with Virtualization Lead Engineer. Experience should include leading a team in the seamless connection to a Virtual Desktop Environment.
• Develop test and training for Airmen to provision, Zero/Thin/Multi-level/Trusted Thin Clients to include knowledge transfer of experience in deploying this capability on existing infrastructure (category 5e cable and fiber).
• Assist with the technical development and implementation of a VDI Operational Test/Checklist and VDI System Test Plan, to include System Stability Test, Zero Client Power Test, Functionality of Email, SharePoint, Task Management Tool, and Server Power Test.
• Assist in the deployment of virtual capabilities in large areas and land masses that are disconnected and separated.
• Provide Customer support and troubleshooting for Virtual Servers and VDI client hardware and software and coordinating with Government Network Control Centers and Higher Headquarters.
• Plan and coordinate virtualization configurations with enterprise technicians and network infra-structure configurations with the local base. Plan and coordinate servers chosen for physical to virtual at the base with base enterprise technicians and A3/6 personnel.
• Perform management of Teradici PC over Internet Protocol (PCoIP) technologies. The PCoIP compresses, encrypts and rapidly transports image pixels to PCoIP end-user devices. They in turn decrypt, decompress and display the image on a screen. Includes adding new devices, updating firmware, adding policies.
• Perform daily VDI Health Checks which includes the systematic and daily monitoring of the backend infrastructure and desktop performance. This includes demonstrated proficiency with Stratusphere or like technologies. Stratusphere provides the visibility required to more effectively manage desktop performance and the user experience. Stratusphere provides the visibility necessary for machine boot and login process troubleshooting and optimization, health checks, platform validation, and more streamlined management functionality of the host environment.
• Provide guidance for installation, configuration, and management of Atlantis iLio or like technologies. iLio allows a datacenter to use Server read-access-memory (RAM) as primary storage as op-posed to traditional storage solutions. This increases Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS) while in-creasing the number of desktops supported by up to ten times while, at the same time, improving performance.
• Assist with VMWare vRealize installations, configuration, and management. vRealize provides complete visibility in one place, across applications, storage and network devices, with an open and extensible platform supported by third-party management packs.
• Perform first line trouble-shooting activities (if required) for installed environments in conjunction with remote enterprise technicians and local base technicians.
• Create baseline Gold Images
• Create Network and/or Admin Gold images as necessary.
• Perform operational testing and develop procedures using a test / laboratory environment made up of on-hand servers, network devices and client machines as necessary.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education/Certification Requirements:

• Possess experience with virtual capabilities, to include the software required to centrally manage this architecture. Software may include VMWare vSphere, Citrix Xen, and Microsoft Hyper-V platforms and extends to desktop management and deployment of the VDI otherwise referred to Thin, Zero, Multi-Level, or Trusted Thin Clients.
• Possess formal VMWare View Training and extensive experience. View delivers virtual or hosted desktops and applications through a single platform.
• Possess formal VMWare vSphere Training and extensive experience configuring and deploying vSphere in a DoD environment. vSphere reduces the complexity of backend storage systems and enables the most efficient storage utilization in cloud infrastructures.
• Security + or higher.
• Active Secret clearance.

HGS is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.