VDI Administrator

VAE, Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

VAE, Inc. is seeking an experienced VDI Administrator to support a DISA program at Fort Meade, MD.

This role administers, tunes, and architects a complex Teradici PCoIP and VMware Horizon based VDI, ensuring high availability and reliable desktop delivery for a diverse user base. You will manage clustered environments, validate failover readiness, optimize PCoIP for varying bandwidth, and collaborate with network and systems teams.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to work on Fort Meade, MD, five days a week.
• Experience administering complex clustered VDI environments with HA.
• Expertise deploying and tuning Teradici PCoIP and VMware Horizon.

Responsibilities

• Administer complex, clustered VDI environments and ensure high availability.
• Configure and manage Teradici PCoIP and VMware Horizon components.
• Tune PCoIP for bandwidth, latency, and frame rates across user profiles.
• Collaborate with network and systems teams to optimize end-to-end user experience.
• Document architecture, configurations, and operational procedures.

Skills

Teradici PCoIP

VMware Horizon

High Availability design

Clustered environments

PCoIP protocol tuning

Security+ / DoD 8570 familiarity

Scripting (PowerShell, Bash)

Education

DoD 8570 baseline certification (Security+ or equivalent)

Tools

PowerShell

VMware Horizon administration tools

Job description

OVERVIEW:

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.

JOB TYPE:

Full-time

LOCATION:

Fort Meade, MD 20755 US (Primary)

JOB 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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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.

The VAE,Inc. pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

CLEARANCE LEVEL:

TSSCI

CERTIFICATIONS:

Security+/8570

Equal Opportunity Employer:

VAE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.