Apply to VDI Engineer (10ZiG and Azure VD)

Position Title: VDI Engineer - 10ZiG & Azure Virtual Desktop
Position Type: Full-time on-site/hybrid
Position Location: Dayton, OH
Clearance Required: Active TS w/SCI eligibility

Primary Platform Focus

10ZiG Endpoint Management (AWS-hosted) and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)

Description

Waypoint’s client is seeking a VDI Engineer - 10ZiG & Azure Virtual Desktop 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 10ZiG Endpoint Management (AWS-hosted) and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) as part of a four-person VDI engineering team structured for technical redundancy and continuity across all supported platforms.

Responsibilities

Maintain 10ZiG Manager in AWS VPC; manage endpoint profiles, firmware, certificates, enrollment, and legacy hardware conversion.
Build and maintain AVD gold images, multi-session host pools, FSLogix profile containers, and cost-saving auto-scaling rules.
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.