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This role pays less than
51%
of similar roles. Most pay
$142,206–$208,000
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$173k
versus about
$175k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About General Dynamics
General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.
General Dynamics currently has
1377 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$124,093–$150,385
across 1184 roles with salary data.
VDI Engineer - TS/SCI
The VDI Engineer joins the IT Infrastructure and Operations team to support Government activities by engineering and maintaining virtual desktop technologies. This role involves managing the full life cycle of complex Citrix XenDesktop and NetScaler solutions within a large enterprise environment. Key responsibilities include designing, testing, and securing Microsoft infrastructure solutions such as Azure Virtual Desktop across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid platforms. The engineer will perform Tier 3 support, execute scripts in PowerShell or Python, and mitigate risks to obtain Authorize to Operate status for new solutions. Required technical skills include VMware VDI, SQL Clustering Failover, and Windows 10/11 Standard Operating Environments. The position addresses the technical challenge of providing secure, scalable, and high-performing virtual infrastructure for critical government desktop application packaging and deployment.
Citrix XenDesktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
VMware VDI
PowerShell
Python
Citrix ADC
NetScaler
Windows Server 2019/2022
Windows 10/11
SQL Clustering
App Layering
ELM
Virtualization
Systems Design
Root Cause Analysis
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
Citrix ADC
NetScaler
VMware vSphere
Microsoft Hyper-V
Nutanix
Citrix Xenserver
Active Directory
Group Policy
DNS
DHCP
PowerShell
Microsoft FSLogix
Liquidware ProfileUnity
SQL Server
Terraform
Ansible
DSC
Splunk
Microsoft SCOM
ControlUp
Citrix Director
SAN
NAS
HCI
CI/CD
STIG
VDI