VDI Engineer (Azure Virtual Desktop & Omnissa Horizon)

Waypoint Human Capital; Dayton (OH); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Waypoint Human Capital is seeking a VDI Engineer to support the implementation, management, and security of a multi-cloud VDI environment centered on Azure Virtual Desktop and Omnissa Horizon in Dayton, OH. The role includes building gold images, cloning, applying DISA STIGs, and collaborating with ISSOs to ensure compliance, with on-site or hybrid work and an active TS w/SCI eligibility.

You will contribute to design, documentation, and training for operations teams, delivering scalable, secure

Qualifications

• Must have CompTIA Security+ or equivalent DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II baseline.
• Hands-on VDI administration with MS AVD, AWS WorkSpaces, or Omnissa Horizon.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain AVD gold images, host pools, FSLogix profiles, and auto-scaling rules.
• Provision and optimize Horizon instant clones, storage layers, Connection Servers, and hybrid extensions.
• Establish pilot groups, measure latency and logon performance, and refine VDI templates.

Skills

VDI administration

Azure Virtual Desktop

Omnissa Horizon

PowerShell

STIGs & DoD compliance

Documentation

Tools

10ZiG Manager

Job description

• Dayton, OH

Primary Platform Focus Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Omnissa/VMware Horizon

Description

Position Title: VDI Engineer - Azure Virtual Desktop & Omnissa Horizon
Position Type: Full-time on-site/hybrid
Position Location: Dayton, OH
Clearance Required: Active TS w/SCI eligibility Primary Platform Focus Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Omnissa/VMware Horizon

Description

Waypoint’s client is seeking a VDI Engineer - Azure Virtual Desktop & Omnissa Horizon 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 Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Omnissa/VMware Horizon as part of a four-person VDI engineering team structured for technical redundancy and continuity across all supported platforms.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain AVD gold images, multi-session host pools, FSLogix profile containers, and cost-saving auto-scaling rules.
• Provision and optimize Horizon instant clones, virtualization storage layers, Horizon Connection Servers, and hybrid extensions.
• 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.