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Dayton, OH Position Title:

VDI Engineer -

Azure Virtual Desktop & Omnissa Horizon Position Type:

Full-time on-site/hybrid

Position Location:

Dayton, OH Clearance Required:

Active TS w/SCI eligibility Primary Platform Focus Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Omnissa/VMware Horizon Description Waypoint's client is seeking a VDI Engineer - Azure Virtual Desktop & Omnissa Horizon to support implementation, management, maintenance, security compliance, testing, and documentation of a multi-cloud Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and thin-client endpoint environment. The selected engineer will focus on Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Omnissa/VMware Horizon as part of a four-person VDI engineering team structured for technical redundancy and continuity across all supported platforms. Responsibilities Build and maintain AVD gold images, multi-session host pools, FSLogix profile containers, and cost-saving auto-scaling rules. Provision and optimize Horizon instant clones, virtualization storage layers, Horizon Connection Servers, and hybrid extensions. Establish pilot groups, collect latency, logon-time, and peripheral-compatibility metrics, and refine virtual desktop templates from user feedback. Apply DISA STIGs across VDI operating-system templates, Active Directory policies, endpoint firmware, and supporting cloud resources. Collaborate with ISSOs on compliance packages, continuous monitoring, POA&Ms, patch compliance, and vulnerability mitigation. Author, test, and gather technical evidence supporting CTO and ATO packages. Develop and maintain CONOPS, SOPs, technical design documentation, and architectural whitepapers. Provide Tier-3 escalation support and standardized technical instructions and training to operations personnel. Provide recommendations on cloud-consumption optimization, hardware lifecycle planning, and Zero Trust security architectures. Coordinate with integration, security, and operations stakeholders to align VDI templates, applications, and networks with enterprise R D guidelines and deployment pipelines. Required Qualifications CompTIA Security+ meeting the DoD 8570 / 8140 IAT Level II baseline, or a globally recognized equivalent certification (mandatory). Hands-on VDI administration experience with at least one primary platform: Microsoft

AVD, AWS

WorkSpaces, or Omnissa/VMware Horizon. Experience configuring and operating 10ZiG Manager or an equivalent thin-client deployment console. Proficiency with PowerShell, Bash, or Python for template deployment, cloud-resource scheduling, and user-profile automation. Documented experience executing STIG checklists and supporting CTO/ATO documentation packages in highly regulated enterprise environments. Strong technical communication skills, including SOPs, technical design blueprints, and system whitepapers.

Desired Qualifications Microsoft Certified:

Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty. AWS Certified Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator. VMware Certified Professional - Desktop and Mobility (VCP-DTM) or Omnissa Horizon credentials. Experience supporting multiple VDI platforms across cloud-native and hybrid environments.

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