Senior Platform/Infrastructure Systems Engineer (Citrix VDI focus)
BAE Systems · Sterling, VA
$149,603–$254,317from the description
Jul 6, 2026
Sterling, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior infrastructure engineering role centered on designing, deploying, and optimizing a Citrix Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment running entirely in the cloud. Day-to-day work spans configuring Citrix components, managing desktop image delivery, handling identity and access management, and maintaining cloud-based enterprise computing systems using Infrastructure-as-Code practices within a DevSecOps and Agile framework. Suited to experienced engineers with deep Citrix and cloud infrastructure expertise.
Senior level · 10+ years · National · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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No specific work location or CBSA is stated in the posting; BAE Systems is a defense contractor with many US sites, but the job description does not name a city or state.
The DoDD 8140 Security CE Certification is listed as a hard requirement but is a compliance certification, not a named technology tool — it is not emitted as a skill.
The role sits at the boundary between infrastructure operations (Citrix VDI administration, systems engineering) and IaC/DevSecOps software delivery. SOC 15-1244 was chosen because the primary day-to-day focus is deploying, configuring, and maintaining Citrix VDI infrastructure; however, the IaC/DevSecOps emphasis (Ansible, Terraform, GitLab) makes 15-1252 a credible alternative.
The JD requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM field with no 'or equivalent experience' escape clause, so the degree requirement is set to Bachelors (the minimum).
Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS) and Machine Creation Services (MCS) are mentioned as implementation options in the responsibilities section rather than the requirements section, so they are not emitted as separate required skills.
ServiceNow appears in both the required section (as an example of workflow/ticketing platforms) and the preferred section; it is emitted once as preferred because the required-section mention uses 'such as' framing, indicating it is an illustrative example rather than a hard gate.
FSLogix is mentioned only in the responsibilities narrative, not in the required skills section — emitted as preferred.
The Citrix Certified Professional – Virtualization (CCP-V) certification is listed under Preferred and is not emitted as a skill (it is a certification, not a technology tool).
No security clearance is explicitly required; the posting references a secure/DoDD 8140 environment but does not gate on a specific clearance level.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops.
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