Azure Cloud VDI Engineer - TS/SCI w/Poly (Up to $30,000 sign on bonus available)
About the role
This position is eligible for up to a 30k sign on bonus. We are looking for a highly skilled and driven Azure Cloud VDI Engineer to architect, build, and optimize our next-generation global Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution in the Microsoft Azure cloud environment.
Responsibilities
- Architect and deploy Citrix VDI services in the Azure cloud to support global end user computing needs.
- Design, implement, and maintain dynamic scaling and automation to support just-in-time desktop provisioning and efficient resource usage.
- Engineer and optimize Azure cloud resources (compute, networking, storage, identity) to support scalable and secure VDI infrastructure.
- Conduct benchmark testing of VDI images, analyze performance metrics, and implement tuning measures to ensure a high-quality user experience.
- Collaborate with security, network, and support teams to ensure VDI services meet compliance and availability standards.
- Evaluate and pilot alternative VDI platforms (e.g., Azure Virtual Desktop, VMware Horizon Cloud) to compare performance, cost, and manageability.
- Maintain documentation for architecture, deployments, performance baselines, and configuration standards.
- Stay current with industry best practices, emerging technologies, and evolving cloud VDI trends.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
- Experience: 5+ years of related experience with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, including deployment, management, and performance tuning in enterprise environments.
- Technical skills: Strong experience with Microsoft Azure, particularly in deploying and managing VDI-related resources (e.g., Azure Compute, Azure Files, Azure NetApp Files, Azure Monitor).
- Proven ability to implement scalable, cost-effective, and performant virtual desktop solutions in the cloud.
- Experience with image optimization, session performance tuning, and capacity planning for VDI workloads.
- Knowledge of identity management and access control integrations (e.g., Azure AD, Conditional Access) for secure desktop delivery.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
- Must be willing to support an on-call rotation.
- Security clearance level: TS/SCI w/Poly
- US citizenship required.
- Certification Required: 8570 compliant with a Security + certificate.
Qualifications
- US Citizenship Required: Yes
- Job Qualifications: Complex Systems, Desktop Solutions, Systems Design
Skills
- Complex Systems
- Desktop Solutions
- Systems Design
Pay
The likely salary range for this position is $110,500 - $149,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Schedule
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: Less than 10% Telecommuting Options: Onsite Work Location: USA MD Annapolis Junction Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards At GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
About Our Work
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development. Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc.