Senior Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and modernization efforts for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments supporting DoD missions.
• Drive requirements analysis, solution design, and lifecycle documentation in alignment with DoD 5000.02 processes.
• Engineer, manage, and optimize enterprise VDI platforms VMware Horizon 2512, with hands-on expertise in image creation, application layering, profile management, and performance tuning.
• Administer and enhance VDI components, including Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM), App Volumes, Instant Clone Pools, FSLogix for O365, and associated user experience optimization tools.
• Troubleshoot complex VDI issues, including pool configuration changes, vCenter related desktop failures, image related defects, and performance degradation across distributed environments.
• Maintain and update VDI Gold Images, executing monthly patch cycles, application updates, and secure baseline enforcement to ensure consistent, mission-ready desktop delivery.
• Ensure technical integrity and compliance of all VDI engineering deliverables across ISO/IEC 15288 Technical, Enterprise, and Agreement process areas.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation, including VDI architecture diagrams, system design documents, engineering plans, requirements specifications, and interface control documents.
• Ensure cybersecurity, regulatory, and configuration compliance, including STIG implementation, RMF artifact development, secure baseline management, and continuous monitoring of VDI systems.

Requirements

• BA/BS in a field relevant to VDI engineering or systems engineering (additional experience may be substituted for degree requirements).
• High School diploma plus 4 years of additional experience, or an Associate’s degree plus 2 years of additional experience, may substitute for a Bachelor’s degree.
• A relevant Master’s degree may count for 2 years of experience; a relevant PhD may count for 4 years.
• Five (5) or more years of systems engineering or VDI engineering experience.
• Eight (8) or more years of information technology experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise with enterprise VDI platforms such as VMware Horizon (including Horizon 2512), ESXi, vCenter, and enterprise storage technologies.
• Experience with cloud-based or hybrid VDI solutions, systems modeling, automation frameworks, and enterprise monitoring/observability tools.
• Familiarity with RMF, STIGs, secure baseline management, and cybersecurity compliance requirements for virtualized and distributed environments.
• Experience with key VDI ecosystem components including Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM), App Volumes, Instant Clone Pools, FSLogix for O365, VDI Gold Image management, and troubleshooting vCenter-related desktop issues.
• Professional certifications such as VCP-DT, INCOSE CSEP/ESEP, DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II, ITIL Foundation, PMP, or Agile certifications.
• Experience working within a DoD Combatant Command (e.g., SOUTHCOM, NORTHCOM, CENTCOM, CYBERCOM, INDOPACOM, EUCOM, AFRICOM, STRATCOM, TRANSCOM, SOCOM, SPACECOM).

Qualifications

• Must have a current/active secret clearance.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position up to 50% of the time.
• Must be able to move within the office to access equipment, communicate with coworkers and customers, and support presentations or meetings.