# VDI Engineer

**Company**: GDIT
**Location**: Annapolis Junction, MD
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $153,000 - $207,000
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

As a VDI Engineer at GDIT, you will design, implement, and sustain secure virtual desktop environments leveraging Citrix technologies, Azure Virtual Desktop, and other enterprise-scale virtualization platforms.

Responsibilities:

- Designing, implementing, and sustaining Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix ADC (NetScaler), Provisioning, and Virtual Apps/Desktops in large-scale environments.

- Engineering and supporting Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) solutions across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.

- Automating processes using PowerShell or Python.

- Performing Tier 3+ troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and optimization of VDI infrastructure.

- Maintaining engineering documentation, processes, and procedures for VDI lifecycle management.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree in a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certification or training, or work/military experience.

- Minimum of 10 years' relevant experience designing, developing, maintaining, and testing desktop virtualization infrastructure.

- Hands-on experience with Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop, App Layering, ELM, Azure Virtual Desktop deployments on Windows Server 2019/2022, Windows 10/11 SOE, imaging, evergreen methodologies, scripting (PowerShell and/or Python), SQL Clustering Failover (preferred), and enterprise networking, cloud, and virtualization architectures.

- Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

- CompTIA Security+ CE certification.

Benefits:

- 401K with company match

- Comprehensive health and wellness packages

- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you build your skills and own your career

- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

- Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

- Rest and recharge with paid vacation and 10 company-paid holidays

## Skills

### Required
- Citrix XenDesktop
- Azure Virtual Desktop
- PowerShell
- Python
- SQL Clustering Failover
- CompTIA Security+ CE

### Nice to have
- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
- CWS-215
- Managing Modern Desktops
- Azure Virtual Desktop specialty certs

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