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# VDI Administrator

- **Company:** VAE, Inc.
- **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Bash Shell, Desktop Virtualization, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Session Management, User Environment Management, VMware Horizon View, Scripting, System Availability, Low Latency, Vmware
- **Published:** August 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/59149974-vdi-administrator

## About the Role

* 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.

## Description

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.


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