Senior Citrix VDI Architect for DoD Enterprise

TekSynap; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K plan

Life insurance

Job summary

TekSynap seeks a Senior Systems Architect, VDI (Citrix) to support the DLA EIA and JETS 2.0 program at Fort Belvoir, VA. This role leads Citrix VDI architecture, planning, and project management across multi-site environments, including OCONUS considerations and Zero Trust coordination.

Candidates must have extensive VDI and government contract experience, be prepared to sign a commitment letter, and be ready to start December 1, 2026 if awarded.

Qualifications

• Ten years of IT experience with five years in project management and five years in VDI engineering.
• Experience supporting government agencies or federal environments (DoD, IC, Civil agencies, military).
• Willing to sign a Letter of Commitment and start by December 1, 2026.
• Prior experience with the same or similar contract environments is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, engineering and project management for DLA's Citrix VDI and Desktop as a Service.
• Plan and lead VDI patch and image releases by POD and region with pilot rollouts.
• Direct Tier 3 VDI troubleshooting and weekly trend reviews with Enterprise Service Desk leads.
• Plan VDI capacity and integration with Azure and future cloud options.
• Lead the Task 2 team of Citrix/VDI administrators and systems engineers.
• Manage VDI project schedules, risks and status reporting to the Government.
• Maintain STIG compliance, RMF documentation and architecture diagrams for VDI.
• Coordinate VDI changes with the Zero Trust team to support related activities.

Skills

VDI engineering

Project management

Government contracts

Security clearance readiness

Tools

Citrix VDI

Azure

RMF

STIG

Job description

TekSynap seeks a Senior Systems Architect, VDI (Citrix) to support the DLA EIA and JETS 2.0 program at Fort Belvoir, VA. This role leads Citrix VDI architecture, planning, and project management across multi-site environments, including OCONUS considerations and Zero Trust coordination.

Candidates must have extensive VDI and government contract experience, be prepared to sign a commitment letter, and be ready to start December 1, 2026 if awarded.