VDI Administrator

VAE, Inc. is seeking an experienced VDI Administrator to support a DISA program. This role is responsible for administering, tuning, and architecting a complex, highly available virtual desktop infrastructure built on Teradici PCoIP and VMware Horizon. The successful candidate will ensure reliable, high-performance desktop delivery across a diverse user base by managing clustered environments, validating failover readiness, and optimizing the PCoIP protocol for varying bandwidth and latency conditions., * Administer complex, clustered environments supporting enterprise virtual desktop infrastructure.

• Implement and test High Availability (HA) configurations to ensure continuity of VDI services.
• Administer the Teradici PCoIP VDI environment, including host/client configuration, licensing, and connection brokering.
• Administer the VMware Horizon environment, including desktop pools and session management.
• Configure, tune, and troubleshoot the PCoIP protocol to optimize bandwidth, frame rates, and latency for diverse user profiles.
• Architect VDI environments to meet evolving mission and user requirements.
• Monitor VDI performance and proactively resolve session, connectivity, and display-quality issues.
• Collaborate with network and systems administration teams to optimize end-to-end user experience.
• Document VDI architecture, configuration standards, and operational procedures.

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• DoD 8570 baseline certification (e.g., Security+ or equivalent).
• Ability to work in Fort Meade, MD 5 days a week. No opportunities for telework.
• Experience administering complex cluster environments.
• Demonstrated ability to implement and test High Availability configurations.
• Expertise administering a Teradici VDI PCoIP environment.
• VMware Horizon administration experience.
• Strong understanding of the PCoIP protocol and VMware to configure, tune, and troubleshoot bandwidth, frame rates, and latency for diverse user profiles.
• Demonstrated ability to architect VDI environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• VMware Horizon or Teradici certification.
• Experience with GPU-accelerated VDI environments.
• Scripting/automation experience (PowerShell, Bash) for VDI provisioning and monitoring.
• Experience supporting DoD or federal VDI environments.

VAE, Inc. is a full service IT Infrastructure Solutions Company focused on building, securing and supporting our clients’ mission critical enterprises. We provide a distinctive array of design, integration and implementation services as well as fully managed service offerings. VAE is at the forefront of leveraging multi-tenant capable technologies and shared IT services to create secure, reliable and cost-effective end-to-end services and solutions. We deliver exceptional infrastructure solutions with extremely talented employees using a client-focused partnering approach.